Blogs & opinions

The lottery of power
Power politics and the general election

Land Register: steps towards completion
Keeper's key proposals in response to consultation

Private residential tenancies due for a shakeup
Second consultation puts more flesh on the bones

More property law reforms on the way
Scottish Law Commission programme has further agenda

Unenforceable burdens
Many feudal burdens remain on titles but can no longer be enforced

End of the Park, Petitioners problem
What the Legal Writings Act will mean in practice for delivery

Top tips for CLC 2015
How to get the best out of the Glasgow 2015 event next month

Letter: SLAB – beyond the law?
On what authority does SLAB make changes in entitlement to criminal legal aid, without legislation?

Govern with humanity
All parties at the forthcoming election should be called on to recognise the human impact of their policies

Time bar bullet
Front rank defence to s.28

Division of sale: absolute remedy?
Not according to Fraser v Fraser

Cross-border divorces
Advice shifts after Pitchford decision

Maintenance Orders Act 1950
Clarity emerges over application

Impact of DNA refusal
This can counter paternity presumption

An experience to remember?
A Q&A with work experience student, Catriona Smith, about her week at the Law Society of Scotland

Letter: Rubbish in, rubbish out (fuller version)
The new land registration system is a backward step

Letter: Time for a new sideline?
Can we do something for elderly clients with large bank balances?

Letter: We are amused
The Journal provides unintended humour?

Reasons to be cheerful
A reflection on the responses to the Journal feature on 2020 visions

Auto-enrolment alert as first fines issued
Next staging date expected before 1 April

Fit for Work Service goes live
Three health boards covered; further rollout soon

Further parental leave rights coming
Eighteen weeks, up to age 18, from 5 April

Zero hours contracts: what rights?
Employers should be aware that some protections apply

ACAS publishes guidance on holiday pay
Checklist issued following rulings on entitlement