Blogs & opinions
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Independent consideration needed for "Operation Sandwood" Lockerbie report
Lord Advocate and Crown Office would be "judge and jury in own cause"
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Letter: mistakes without penalty
Registers of Scotland, who face no sanction for their mistakes, should be more understanding when solicitors fall short
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Letter: information deficit
Is disclosure of beneficial ownership no longer being pursued?
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Peace: a pious hope?
Reflections as a frenetic year draws to a close
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Living with counterpart signing
Some practical points for landlords and agents to bear in mind
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Now landlords must carry out electrical checks
Ministers issue guidance on new requirements
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Repairing standard now covers CO alarms
All rented properties with fixed combustion appliance now need an alarm
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Bankruptcy Act alters the enforcement landscape
Two changes of note in the 2014 Act
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Tribunal reform gearing up
Preparations underway for new two-tier system
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Acas helps the recruitment process
New guide comes with examples – but beware right to work
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EAT reviews capability dismissal procedures
Two cases focus on questions considered by employer
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Auto-enrolment compliance action having an effect
Notices and fixed penalties prompt employer action
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ET fee remission claim form simplified
No separate form to be produced for Scotland
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Zero hours exclusivity regulations published in draft
BIS also offers guidance on when zero hours contracts appropriate
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Aiming high
The Society is right to aim at being a world class professional organisation – but what does it take?
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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
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Letter: inaccuracies in the register
Are Registers of Scotland staff making more mistakes on title sheets? How big is the problem?
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Letter: when you can't say no?
Cases can arise that it is difficult ethically to turn down
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Under the public gaze
Time for a review of how to uphold the public interest in cases such as Hales/Thomson
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“Discernible benefit” test inappropriate in contact decision
Inner House puts weight on keeping father-daughter relationship
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Conduct of farm business did not determine farm ownership
Wife fails with property claim but wins periodical allowance
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Mediation protection held not relevant to child abduction
Acquiescence established in children being brought to UK
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Children “in transit” still habitually resident in Scotland
Court retained jurisdiction to make s 11 order
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Registers asks for views on Keeper-induced registration
12-week consultation on further aid to completing Land Register