Blogs & opinions
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What amounts to an actionable injury?
Sensitisation to particular type of substance can: Supreme Court
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What is relevant to granting a reponing note?
Should the court test the quality of the failure to appear?
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Defective bridge parapet gave rise to duty of care
Scope of duty explained, but driver contributorily negligent
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Risky act in jumping balconies was novus actus
Judge properly weighed up level of risk and threat
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Third parties' rights against insurers: limiting an exclusion
Liability only excluded if harmful outcome was intended
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Letter: customise, don’t commoditise
Taking a little more time can often give you an advantage, and justify a higher fee
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Letter: praise for ScotLIS
Give Registers of Scotland credit for an excellent service
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No deal, no say?
The arguments for a second EU referendum apply with greater force in a "no deal" scenario
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Letter: dumped by Lloyds
Was law firm ownership, not employee experience, key to panel rejection?
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Letter: SLAB – a chance to respond
How one civil practitioner replied to a customer satisfaction survey
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Letter: no discharge – what remedy?
What can a solicitor do if a lender fails without cause to deliver a discharge? An amendment to the standard clauses might be an answer
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Letter: proper requirements?
Job ads should not stipulate experience with "top level" or "reputable" firm
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System under threat
Items in this month's issue illustrate increasing threats to the rule of law and the integrity of the legal system
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HMRC revises inheritance tax procedures
Process changes regarding the IHT400 set out in newsletter
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Office of the Public Guardian updates
Professional guardian applications invited; new EPOAR declaration
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OSCR issues guidance to reduce risk of fraud
Trustees advised to take precautions or face sanctions
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PVG disclosure scheme to be streamlined
Consultation on simplified system closes shortly
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HMRC revises residential property CGT payment scheme
Rules for UK residents and non-residents to be aligned
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“No order” ruling justified for contact failure contempt
Sheriff entitled to give opportunity to reflect and change
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Service on a four year old? The purpose of form F9
Appeal Court appoints reporter to take child's views instead
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Unravelling a decree granted in ignorance but not error
Application for recall, rather than appeal, is correct procedure
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No permanence order where kinship not fully considered
Sheriff attacks reliance on expert evidence on proposed carer
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Children held to have new habitual residence in Germany
Order granted for return following removal to Scotland
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Letter: why the voluntary registration delays?
Clients have paid a lot, but are still waiting, and no information is forthcoming