Blogs & opinions
Advance of the courts
There is momentum behind civil procedure reform, and practitioners need to be alert to have their say
Tweet at your peril
Dismissal held a reasonable response to derogatory Facebook post
Indirect discrimination: two Supreme Court rulings
Judgments on proving disadvantage, and objective justification
The EU, working time and holiday pay
Further material is available to help with applying the directive
Pension auto-enrolment: a new phase
All staff now have to be enrolled, with a few exceptions
Data protection law set to tighten
Businesses need to prepare for the GDPR
The Debate - backstage, front of house and top tips
In this mini-series of blogs, three key players in the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament share their individual perspectives of the event.
HMRC procedure change speeds up confirmations
Alternative to stamping principal C1 proving effective
Changes in policy and practice at the OPG
EPOAR, Schedule 1 certificates and registration fees roundup
Rectification of wills post-death becomes a reality
2016 Act sets out conditions for application
Common Reporting Standard: trusts, charities could be caught
Reporting duties in force under tax information sharing scheme
OPG introduces Professional Guardian Scheme
Tailored accounts supervision offered for approved firms
Got a passion for the profession?
Could one of the 23 current vacancies for 16 different committees be just right for you?
Letter: what the review needs to cover
Legal services review should extend to delays in prosecuting rogue lawyers
Letter: make powers of attorney inclusive
Reference to Matrimonial Homes Act affidavit should cover Civil Partnership Act too
Was the Onesavings Bank decision correct?
There are reasons in law why the pursuers should have succeeded
Defend our rights
Don't sacrifice rights to combat terrorism; welcome to Edinburgh for the UK Supreme Court
Review time
Patience will be needed as regards the outcome of the new review of legal services regulation, but there is much for the profession to concern itself with meantime
Letter: registration frustrations
Frustrations are building at practical aspects of policy in relation to the Land Register, which Registers of Scotland seem unwilling to act on
Letter: SLCC – a protective approach
In the writer's experience, the SLCC is protective of solicitors, rather than guilty of pursuing complaints heavy-handedly
Professional Practice - advising the advisers
Scottish solicitors help their clients through some of the most momentous occasions of their lives, personal or professional, good or bad. But where do solicitors turn for support? Prof Prac, that's where.
DAS: is it broken?
Changes to the Debt Arrangement Scheme have resulted in its falling popularity, and remedial action is needed
Working time rules require employers to provide for breaks
Employee claim does not depend on request being refused
Immigration: caveat employer
Further controls on employing immigrant workers are now in force