Blogs & opinions
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
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
The mind matters
It is time the profession took much more seriously the issue of stress, especially as it affects younger lawyers
LBTT 3% supplement: the house movers' hurdle
Beware the effect where a purchase completes ahead of a sale
Sasine Register closed to standard securities
Borrowers gain advantage from voluntary registration
Community rights to buy extend across country
Potential for compulsory sales also in the pipeline
PSG moves into residential documents
Range of dispositions now available in style form
Succession Act brings in the divorce effect
[Provisions for spouses to be revoked on divorce or annulment]
Landlords fear and tenants hope as Housing Bill passes
New type of private tenancy will give enhanced security
Digital signatures for residential leases?
These are possible, but there are points to bear in mind
Eviction appeals are not second chances
Sheriff principal criticises “speculative and woolly” grounds
What happens when only one joint tenant leaves?
Advice for landlords on how to proceed
New code of conduct goes with letting agent registration
Standard of conduct set, to apply from 2018
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