Practice
Festive phishing
Law firms are not immune to cybercrime, fraud and deepfakes. In fact security experts advise that they are a favourite target for cyber criminals due to the amount of data held.
A review of law reform in 2024
The Scottish Law Commission has had another busy year progressing its Eleventh Programme of Law Reform. As 2024 comes to a close, there are many highlights and achievements to reflect upon.
Strategic lawsuits against public participation legislation
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation legislation – what is the position in Scotland?
Dispensing justice
The intersection of IP and competition law is interesting, and embedded in a complex relationship. A recent case has lead Michael Vaughan of Morton Fraser MacRobert’s to provide an update on whether post-expiry royalty payments are anti-competitive.
The Children (Scotland) Act and private client matters
As a Private Client professional in Scotland you might be thinking, but why is the 1995 Act important to me in my role? But it is…
Careless talk costs employers?
Although the vast majority of employees will respect workplace privacy, covert recordings can pose a distinct threat to employers.
It’s been quite the year
Robert Holland, Head of Employment Law at Aberdein Considine, provides the Journal with a look back at what was a momentous year for employment law and highlights what is on the horizon for 2025.
The end of an era
The abolition of the UK’s non-dom regime is in situ from 6 April 2025, but what does the replacement look like?
COP29 - now what?
COP29 produced outcomes of significance to global climate communities. However, given how it operates currently, the actual effectiveness of the COP process and its legal utility is open to question. This is the first in a series of climate law and justice articles from Navraj Singh Ghaleigh, Senior Lecturer in Climate Law at Edinburgh University.
Virtual reality and AI in Scottish healthcare
Artificial intelligence and virtual reality might be carving out a place for themselves in Scottish healthcare, but they bring their own challenges. From ethics to accuracy, there’s much to consider…
Baublefest 2024
Help launch talented legal careers this Christmas with the Society’s Baublefest campaign, raising funds for the Lawscot Foundation.
Society welcomes judicial factors law
The Society says finalised legislation to modernise the law around judicial factors provides for significant improvements when such arrangements are needed to safeguard money and other assets.
Legal regulation amendments must remove political control of lawyers
New amendments lodged in the Scottish Parliament this week must deliver on a government promise to reverse proposed political controls over the way lawyers work, the Society has said.
The missing consideration of legal certainty
Examining the missing consideration of legal certainty in Lord Advocate’s Reference [2024] HCJAC 43.
SPONSORED: Transforming legal practice
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Improve the lives of the living
The Journal sat down with Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP to discuss the assisted dying bill, and why we need to be supporting those living with disabilities. Better care, support and fundamentally improving the way society views and values the disabled is essential for change.
The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
At the end of November 2024, Westminster MPs backed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill proposed by Labour backbencher Kim Leadbeater as a private member's bill. If passed, this bill would cover England & Wales, with a separate discussion already underway for Scotland.
Trainee numbers show legal sector’s record growth continues
Unprecedented growth for the Scottish legal sector has been maintained for a fourth consecutive year, with 764 new solicitor traineeships commencing in the past 12 months to the end of October 2024.
“I want to keep the social ‘handle’”
From toasters to second homes, cars to pensions, the financial arrangements following a separation have been somewhat straight forward (albeit not the negotiations necessarily) following the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985.
SPONSORED: The highlight of 2024 at the Society’s Annual Conference
YourCashier share their experiences of proudly sponsoring the much-loved headshot photobooth and how they turned a professional networking staple into a celebration of community, connection, and compassion.
Report on damages for personal injury published
Following a detailed review and consultation, the Scottish Law Commission has today published a Report recommending changes to the law on damages in Scotland.
The Damages (Scotland) Bill
The recently published Scottish Law Commission Report on Damages for Personal Injury contains important proposed reforms, intended to modernise Scots law and resolve certain difficulties.
Sensibility and harm reduction
Blaming young people for unregulated drugs use and sale highlights how low we do go in relation to criminality, says Janine Ewen, Early Career scholar and Harm Reduction Specialist.
Court questions mechanisms to address non-compliance with SLCC requests
Court raises concerns about tools to deal with practitioners not complying with the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) requests.