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  5. January 2021

January 2021

Brexit: the final chapter?
Completed and enacted at the last minute, but not the end of the story: the Trade and Cooperation Agreement in context, along with the further legislation passed as the Brexit process concluded
Stress: a case for the tribunal?
A recent EAT case raises interesting questions as to whether the Employment Tribunal or the court is likely to be the more advantageous forum for the employee in some workplace stress claims
Are discrimination comparators outdated?
Comparators are part and parcel of most discrimination claims, but is the requirement to find them always helpful? The authors believe more flexible rules would achieve a better balance
Land reform: 25 years in perspective
Land reform has featured prominently in the output of the Scottish Parliament, but the work of the Scottish Land Commission could bring further significant change in the years ahead
Why your firm should outsource your cashroom
In association with Denovo: Bring your legal accounting systems up to date without a big upfront cost

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Regulars

  • People on the move: January 2021
  • Book reviews: January 2021
  • Reading for pleasure: January 2021

Perspectives

  • Opinion: Melissa Rutherford and Tony Bone
  • President's column: January 2021
  • Editorial: January 2021
  • Profile: Jim McKay
  • Letters: January 2021

Features

  • Brexit: the final chapter?
  • Stress: a case for the tribunal?
  • Are discrimination comparators outdated?
  • Land reform: 25 years in perspective
  • Success: the hidden price
  • Hey Legal: creating a community in a time of crisis

Briefings

  • Civil court: Who has the final word?
  • Licensing: More change to come in 2021
  • Planning: new route to vary an agreement
  • Insolvency: Securing creditor confidence in pre-packs
  • Tax: OTS on CGT – the right fixes?
  • Immigration: False economy
  • Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
  • Property: Scotland’s cities: is the landscape changing?
  • Four to the fore: ILC’s new faces

In practice

  • Solicitor advocates: a 30 year celebration
  • Sir Gerald bows out at 91
  • Ask Ash: Feeling the need to bond
  • Pro bono: a world of opportunity
  • Phone to beat the fraudsters
  • The Word of Gold: Let’s raise the R rate (not that one)
  • COP26: a challenge for 2021
  • The Eternal Optimist: Here we go again

Online exclusive

  • Part of the fabric?
  • After Brexit: the employment law outlook
  • Investors and the Government veto
  • Building better: housebuilding and climate change

In this issue

  • Why your firm should outsource your cashroom
  • Are you getting the most out of your legal software?

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