Blogs & opinions
No test of necessity to apply in refusing contact
Inner House refuses to interfere with sheriff's decision
Holiday leave refused where risk of children not returning
No adequate safeguards if removed to Algeria
Pre-matrimonial assets as special circumstances
Case also discusses needs justifying periodical allowance
Court sets out threshold test for permanence order
Legislation criticised as sheriff's decision upheld
Contact restoration outweighed by mother and child's opposition
Indirect contact allowed though direct not in best interests
Private sector removings not subject to ECHR: Supreme Court
New ruling states Parliament has set balance of rights
Housing (Scotland) Act 2014… the changes are coming!
Work in hand for commencement through 2017 into 2018
Letting agent pleads guilty under Unfair Trading Regulations
Landlords held to be “consumers”, opening door to further cases
Does a registered social landlord need a PSC register?
Different rules apply to companies and registered societies
Letter: Balanced approach?
Client balances: does the Society apply different rules to itself regarding members' money?
£42.20: four more years
Will the Society now stand up for legal aid practitioners?
Art of the possible
This is a time for our Governments to be realistic in their expectations – and for lawyers to flag up where plans may disrupt the smooth running of international agreements