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Separating cohabitants in England & Wales still await legislation to support a financial claim, but the Supreme Court has recently advanced their cause

Latest criminal cases, including police interviews; wilful acts and murder; search warrants; DNA samples

A new Outer House decision has set out the rights of joint landlords in relation to one another, and how resumption may be effected

The first case of its kind to come before the European Court of Justice sheds light on the infringement of community registered design rights

Discussion of Phee v Gordon, on the liability of a golfer and golf club to a player injured by a driven ball

Earn-out clauses are an established feature in the sale of a business, but negotiating their terms is fraught with difficulty

The role of in-house lawyers, and their external advisers, in employment law matters has become much more risk-focused than formerly

Reports of cases relating to Paul Saunders Jardine and Gordon Alexander Phillips; Annaline Webster; Ms A

A new edition of the Combined Standard Clauses for Edinburgh and Glasgow solicitors has been produced only two years after the initial version, to keep up with the ever-changing legal picture (fuller article)

Society working party on course for proposed February consultation

Copyright protection extended for music recordings from 50 to 70 years

Recent work of the Society's Law Reform Department, including Carloway review; UK Bill of Rights; parliamentary procedures

Advice column: my colleague seems jealous over my promotion - how do I deal with her undermining actions?

Fresh thinking is needed in relation to the Diploma, in the wake of the Scottish Government announcement that no more grant-funded places will be available

Despite challenging economic times, there are great benefits to Scottish lawyers in properly planned pro bono work, as experience with the National Autistic Society’s Education Rights Service has shown

Compared with England, Scotland has a reasonably straightforward procedure for correcting errors in a trust deed. A recent case of the authors’ is instructive

HMRC proposals on capital allowances will have a significant effect on all sectors investing in plant and machinery, and mean added due diligence work for property lawyers

Mortgage fraud has become highly sophisticated, requiring lenders, solicitors and others to work together to minimise the risk. A recent conference discussed the latest developments

A comment on the employment tribunal reforms announced last month by Chancellor George Osborne

In its consideration of the European arrest warrant, the Scott Baker review of extradition law makes useful points in some areas but fails to address a number of others

This month's selection of leisure reading chosen by the Journal's Book Review Editor

Reviews of Scottish Debt Recovery – A Practical Guide (Cowan); Scots Criminal Law (Cubie)

This month's Law Society of Scotland Council member profile: Eileen Sumpter

International as well as domestic work has occupied the past month – along with much time spent visiting the Society's members in their local faculties