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January 2023

Culture that binds
Helping clients with diversity, Scotland in a global practice, and firm culture in a partnership model: all aired as we caught up with Pinsent Masons’ Andrew Masraf and Scotland head Katharine Hardie
Settled for all time?
An EAT decision has altered our understanding of the extent to which settlement agreements can exclude the possibility of future claims
Death and disputes
The Scottish Law Commission’s recent Report on Cohabitation did not extend to claims following death. This article considers the limited guidance under the present law, and calls for reform here also
From stressed to supported
The pandemic may have passed, but the factors impacting on mental health continue, as do efforts to have wellbeing recognised across the legal profession as an issue to be taken seriously
Assets, experts and fair sharing
An Outer House decision has taken an interesting and, at times, novel approach to disputed matters in a claim for financial provision

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Regulars

  • People on the move: January 2023
  • Book reviews: January 2023
  • Reading for pleasure: January 2023

Perspectives

  • Opinion: Andy Agathangelou
  • President's column: January 2023
  • Editorial: Regulator reprise
  • Profile: Eleanor Lane
  • Viewpoints: January 2023

Features

  • Culture that binds
  • Settled for all time?
  • Death and disputes
  • From stressed to supported
  • Assets, experts and fair sharing

Briefings

  • Civil court: Costs – the tail that wags the dog
  • Licensing: Keeping alcohol out of sight
  • Planning: A framework for sustainability?
  • Insolvency: When is a creditor not a creditor?
  • Tax: A new, improved autumn statement?
  • Immigration: First stop Rwanda?
  • Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal: January 2023
  • Civil court: Expenses – barred by delay?
  • Property: Transparency, human rights and the registers

In practice

  • Public policy highlights: January 2023
  • 2023: the people agenda
  • Tradecraft tips: January 2023
  • Why become a charity trustee?
  • Risk: More than just a message
  • The same, only better
  • The Unloved Lawyer: Maggots of the legal jungle
  • Ask Ash: Antisocial behaviour?

Online exclusive

  • Subsidy control: the new regime
  • Time limits in employment tribunals: a cautionary tale
  • SD v Grampian: the “duty nexus” continued
  • Serving court proceedings – could technology help?

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