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