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September 2022

Losing our grip on power
With some consumers struggling financially even without a further energy price rise, what can those unable to afford their bills do, and what are their rights in relation to their suppliers?
Arbitration: an institution?
The role arbitral institutions can play in managing international arbitrations, and some considerations in choosing the most appropriate body
Defamation in the modern age
The major changes introduced by the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021, newly entered into force
A pledge against the consumer? A reply
The lead commissioner on the Scottish Law Commission report which led to the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill, responds to questions raised over the level of consumer protection offered
Editorial: Tribute to HM The Queen
A tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth, and to "the incomparable power of her example"

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Regulars

  • Book reviews: September 2022
  • People on the move: September 2022
  • Reading for pleasure: September 2022

Perspectives

  • Editorial: Tribute to HM The Queen
  • President's column: September 2022
  • Opinion: Gordon Dangerfield
  • Viewpoints: September 2022
  • Profile: David Gordon

Features

  • Losing our grip on power
  • Arbitration: an institution?
  • Defamation in the modern age
  • A pledge against the consumer? A reply
  • Back together again!
  • Taxi?
  • Families across frontiers

Briefings

  • Civil court: Pointers to the future
  • Intellectual property: Data mining for all
  • Agriculture: The next land reform package
  • Corporate: Developments and divergence in data
  • Sport: Lessons from the Whyte review
  • Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
  • Property: Registration – over a decade?
  • In-house: The top team – three more years

In practice

  • Public policy highlights: September 2022
  • Dare you enter the Dragons Glen?
  • Hey CPD!
  • Risk: Avoid the curve balls
  • The Eternal Optimist: Optimism in crisis time
  • Tradecraft tips
  • AML: two key stages
  • Ask Ash: Worried for a colleague

Online exclusive

  • Lessons on life and liberty from America
  • Charities: the investment dilemma
  • Bribery: a ground of claim?
  • “Are they still together?”: Settling the relevant date
  • Menopause: the mark of discrimination?

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