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COVID-19 has set the severest challenges for employers, producing an unprecedented response from Government. Laura Morrison surveys the issues that have arisen, and the help now on offer

Scotland’s law on provision for cohabitants is in need of reform. So states the Scottish Law Commission in a new discussion paper, but what shape should reform take?

There are basically three types of work in keeping a legal practice going, but who is best qualified for each, and can people move between them? The author believes many firms should take a fresh look

In the month of International Women’s Day, is law still a man’s world? Research illustrates that much needs to change, at societal as well as professional level, for that no longer to hold true

Correspondence on Registers of Scotland's arrear; titles to flats

Reviews of Wheatley's Road Traffic Law in Scotland (6th ed) (Brown); The European Union and Deprivation of Liberty (Mancano)

Jim Drysdale specialises in agriculture and rural law and convenes the Society’s Rural Affairs Subcommittee, now in the final weeks of its call for views on crofting law reform

What does justice mean to you? I have realised it means not just allowing all individuals equal access to a consistent and predictable system, but promoting the rights of society as a whole

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

In association with Insight Legal Software: our directors set our customer focused values

Legislation now covers the role of the appropriate adult in supporting vulnerable persons in a police station. What does this sometimes misunderstood role involve?

In association with Denovo: real time business information to help your decision making as you move along? Yes, it can happen

Cases since 2014 have restated the law of prescription with the intention of increasing certainty as to the running of time, but have they had that effect? And what of the amending 2018 Act?

Latest civil cases, including amendment; "without prejudice"; pleadings; abuse of process; time bar; commercial litigation; derivative actions; family actions; fee agreements

Corporate briefing: the end of the Brexit transition period will see curbs on UK consumers' ability to access online streaming services outside the UK, unless providers in turn obtain extended rights

Intellectual property briefing: the rejection of Liverpool FC's application to register “Liverpool” as a UK trade mark highlights that geographical significance is an absolute ground for refusal

Agriculture briefing: landowners offering agreements for installation of communications apparatus on their land are finding they are receiving lower value under the new access code

Reports relating to Stuart McDonald Bain; Glenn James Fraser; Harold William Joseph; Daniel Anthony McGinn; Gary Robertson Pirrie

Property briefing: solicitors need to be aware of the new 30-day CGT reporting requirement for residential property disposals, which from 6 April will apply to UK residents as well as non-residents

Four new members of the In-house Lawyers’ Committee introduce themselves and their work, and offer their thoughts on the sector as it enters the 2020s

Questions are still being asked about how solicitors should implement the Society's new Price Transparency Guidance. Here we publish an abridged version of the accompanying Q&A

As the report of the thematic review of trust and company service provision by Scottish law firms is published, the author explains more about the review and what it revealed

Comparing the time limits for pursuing actions for damages in Scotland and England & Wales involves more than just looking at the headline periods: other important differences can catch out the unwary

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