Blogs & opinions
A Street Law lesson for Street Lawyers
Laura Gulliver tells us more about the latest training for law students joining the Law Society’s Street Law scheme
Letter: inaccuracies in the register
Are Registers of Scotland staff making more mistakes on title sheets? How big is the problem?
Letter: when you can't say no?
Cases can arise that it is difficult ethically to turn down
Under the public gaze
Time for a review of how to uphold the public interest in cases such as Hales/Thomson
“Discernible benefit” test inappropriate in contact decision
Inner House puts weight on keeping father-daughter relationship
Conduct of farm business did not determine farm ownership
Wife fails with property claim but wins periodical allowance
Mediation protection held not relevant to child abduction
Acquiescence established in children being brought to UK
Children “in transit” still habitually resident in Scotland
Court retained jurisdiction to make s 11 order
Registers asks for views on Keeper-induced registration
12-week consultation on further aid to completing Land Register
Spectre of rent control in private residential sector
Bill provision for ministers to limit increases in “hot spots”
LBTT rates under scrutiny at Holyrood
Finance Committee considering effect on property market
No 2010 Act protection for corporate homeowner
Sheriff rules additional requirements for repossession do not apply
Letting agents' statutory code of conduct revealed
Draft code on standards of practice out for views
Planning decisions: beware judicial review changes
Time limit and permission stage rules in force for new challenges