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The policy agenda is pushing public law cases away from the courts: this and nine other key developments are one silk's top 10 for 2013

Recent cases, combined with the recommendations of the Gill and Taylor reports, are set to add complications to the role of the expert witness, and those instructing them

A clear shift in mood has emerged from the Journal's 2013 employment survey, with many more solicitors believing that prospects for their businesses are finally looking up

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission has published analysis of five years' worth of complaints data, along with guidance for solicitors in complaint handling best practice

Latest criminal cases, including murder and culpable homicide; unduly lenient sentences

Rihanna's successful action against Topshop is a rare case of a celebrity succeeding in an action of passing off relating to their image

The Scottish Government's current projects to deliver proposals for reforming the agricultural tenancy sector

The scope of work considered relevant to becoming an accredited specialist in agricultural law

Another case has left open the question of who owns emails sent by an employee in the course of their work

UEFA is steadily imposing more regulatory scrutiny on the finances of football clubs under its Financial Fair Play Regulations

An outline of the Government’s proposals to remedy the legislative defect identified in Salvesen v Riddell

Reports of cases relating to David Haddow Campbell; Scott Campbell; Grant Euan Turner Docherty; Leslie Somerville; Alan James White

As with private practice, the commercial sector can benefit from providing traineeships, as is demonstrated by Standard Life, which has done so for many years

Important changes to mortgage lending rules come into force in April to ensure that borrowers are advised in advance and that their ability to repay their loan is properly assessed

Professional Practice column: taking part in the Cost of Time Survey has benefits beyond the direct feedback provided to the individual practice

Preview of the 2014 Portfolio training programme for family lawyers

No 11 in the tongue-in-cheek series is titled "Lead from the rear" - because generating new business means providing the encouragement and incentive to get everyone involved

Advice column: what should I tell potential employers when harassment forced me to leave my previous post?

A note to highlight the publication of the 12th edition of the Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages

Recent work of the Law Reform Department, including Criminal Justice Bill; Banking Reform Bill; Tribunals (Scotland) Bill; Children etc Bill; Immigration Bill; Anti-social Behaviour etc Bill

'Twas the night before bonus time... but who was going to play Santa?

Appreciation of the Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Dundee

The European Commission has a proposed Directive to harmonise actions for damages for a breach of competition law, but will it be adopted ahead of the European Parliament elections?

Wales now has legislation providing for presumed consent of a deceased person to organ donation. Should Scotland follow suit?