Blogs & opinions
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Letter: through to the bench
Readers asked whether sheriffs should be available by phone to discuss routine issues in a case
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Mission to make new lawyers' views heard
Q&A with Ayla Skene, solicitor at Pinsent Masons in Glasgow, who has just been co-opted as the new lawyers’ representative on the Society's Council
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In-house support for in-house solicitors
With the launch of the new guide for in-house solicitors earlier this month, we thought it was high time we got Beth Anderson, the Society’s Head of Member Engagement for In-House Lawyers, on the blog
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The mind matters
It is time the profession took much more seriously the issue of stress, especially as it affects younger lawyers
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LBTT 3% supplement: the house movers' hurdle
Beware the effect where a purchase completes ahead of a sale
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Sasine Register closed to standard securities
Borrowers gain advantage from voluntary registration
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Community rights to buy extend across country
Potential for compulsory sales also in the pipeline
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PSG moves into residential documents
Range of dispositions now available in style form
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Succession Act brings in the divorce effect
[Provisions for spouses to be revoked on divorce or annulment]
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Landlords fear and tenants hope as Housing Bill passes
New type of private tenancy will give enhanced security
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Digital signatures for residential leases?
These are possible, but there are points to bear in mind
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Eviction appeals are not second chances
Sheriff principal criticises “speculative and woolly” grounds
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What happens when only one joint tenant leaves?
Advice for landlords on how to proceed
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New code of conduct goes with letting agent registration
Standard of conduct set, to apply from 2018
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First impressions
Olivia Parker, careers and outreach executive and recent addition to the Law Society of Scotland’s Education, Training & Qualifications team, tells of her experience of the Society so far
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Summary decree refused despite defender's conviction
Court not persuaded of correlation with civil liability
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Counsel in the sheriff court: reasonable to instruct?
Two contested cases affirm decision to bring in counsel
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Court sets out place of health and safety duties
Statutory duties can inform common law duty of care
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Vicarious liability: a Supreme Court double header
Two cases set out relevant factors to consider
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"Easter 2016"
A Brussels lawyer's plea on how to achieve peace and tolerance in the wake of the terrorist attacks
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Sheriff principal wrong to overturn refusal of contact
Case should in any event have been reheard of new
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Pre-cohabitation payment can be factor in financial claim
Ultimate basis of fairness should mean sheriff has discretion
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Agreement not unfair despite unequal division
Party challenging had preferred security and peace of mind
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Expert evidence ruled inadmissible in relocation case
Kennedy v Cordia tests applied to exclude psychological reports