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Collected news of Scottish legal appointments and practice changes

In association with Denovo: Why New Business Teams are catching on this year

Latest civil cases, including reduction ope exceptionis; redacted documents; title to sue; right of relief; personal injury procedures; limitation; proving the tenor; adoption

Challenges to UK Government emergency procurement decisions made at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have to date met with limited success

Non-fungible tokens have become something of a craze, but their intellectual property position remains relatively untested and buyers should be aware of their limited rights

A roundup of recent decisions covering tenant’s improvements and challenges to entries in the Crofting Register, together with a note on this year’s NatureScot general licences

New rules will greatly reduce the reporting requirements for estates involving deaths on or after 1 January 2022, though it may be wise for practitioners to keep their own records

Recent controversies involving professional footballers show the extent to which questions of morality and behaviour need to be considered in relation to contractual arrangements for sportspeople

Buyers of new build homes will soon benefit from a new code with stronger customer protections at all stages – and an ombudsman service to go with it

In this month’s in-house interview, the Solicitor to the Scottish Parliament tells of her pride in her team’s ethos, their response to the pandemic and how it is shaping working practices

Around 20 of the Fellows of the Law Society of Scotland have signed an open letter calling for urgent action to ensure the future of the legal aid sector

More than 110 solicitors joined an online session held to enable members to feed in to the creation of the Society's next five year strategy

Advice column: Returning to the office has hit my work-life balance

In association with Clio: Three legal workflow automation tools that can save your firm hours

When did you last review your firm’s anti-money laundering documents? The author highlights the need for a thorough review from time to time, and some pointers to how to go about it

Five reasons why the author's firm will not be taking payment or paying its consultant solicitors in cryptocurrency

For this month's risk management article, an invitation to take part in a project being run by the Society to heighten awareness of email risks

Tatora Mukushi, convener of the Society's Racial Inclusion Group, gives the Journal his own assessment of the state of the profession, and where he sees potential for better

Mapping your "client journeys" into individual steps can achieve smoother running of your case management system and assist in working out where the opportunities for improvement lie

How the sequestration process can assist where a property transfers under a survivorship destination but the deceased dies in debt

The current areas of highest risk for legal practices from cybercrime, and the steps managers should be taking to check how vulnerable their firm is to attack

With the applications arrear at Registers of Scotland now past 100,000, can anything be done to reduce it?

Review of Funding Personal Injury Litigation In Scotland (Milligan)

The March 2022 selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor