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Intellectual property briefing: a decision of the UK Supreme Court on the test as to whether a variant on a patented item infringes that patent, may have a significant impact on future cases

Agricultural briefing: Scottish limited partnerships set up in connection with an agricultural tenancy are among those caught by new regulations requiring registration of certain controlling interests

Reports relating to David William Nightingale; James Gerad Moore; Paul Thompson

Property briefing: the Property Standardisation Group has revised its offers to sell to take account of community empowerment rights, and in light of advice received on the environmental clauses

Property briefing: an Outer House decision has taken a different line on the requirements for assignation of a standard security to that of the sheriff in OneSavings Bank v Burns

Our in-house interviewee heads an award-winning legal advisory team at a bank which last year completed a demerger from its parent group – the awards recognising the team’s role in the process

Appeal to solicitors to help cut rejection rate

Recent public policy work of the Society's committees, including Brexit: judicial and administrative proceedings; physical punishment of children; civil litigation expenses; moveable transactions

Timings altered for certain procedural steps in All Scotland Court

Move to new status aims to recognise expertise and standards of paralegals

A sole principal follows up his article on doing your own cloud computing with his experience of moving to paperless, and the benefits it brings

The full list of current members, elected, ex officio, co-opted and non-solicitor

It’s time to be getting on with your Master Policy renewal, if you haven’t already. Lockton provides some tips on using the new online process

Advice column: serious pressure of work after returning from maternity is becoming too much for me

The new anti-money laundering regulations impose particular requirements on those who help clients form companies or other legal persons – whether or not client funds are handled in the process

The Word of Gold: in every business, the best ideas are often to be found in the most unexpected places

Advice from the Professional Practice team on cheque clearing changes, and charity bequests

The extended version of this month's opinion article examines the Scottish Law Commission discussion proposals on remedies for breach of contract against the SLC's stated goal of encouraging performance

With a recent EAT case in mind, how might employers adjust recruitment processes in order to be fair to candidates with Asperger's syndrome, and how get the best out of employees with the condition?

The first successful applicants have been chosen for assistance under the Lawscot Foundation's programme, and some of their background stories are “inspirational”

Discussion of the support an organisation can provide for a bereaved employee, and the factors that may be relevant to different individuals in seeking to adopt a sensitive approach

This month's selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor

The SLC Discussion Paper on Remedies for Breach of Contract seeks to encourage continued performance rather than termination of a contract. Would it achieve a better balance than the present law?

Review of Land Registration (Reid and Gretton)