Blogs & opinions
Sasine Register closed to standard securities
Borrowers gain advantage from voluntary registration
Community rights to buy extend across country
Potential for compulsory sales also in the pipeline
PSG moves into residential documents
Range of dispositions now available in style form
Succession Act brings in the divorce effect
[Provisions for spouses to be revoked on divorce or annulment]
Landlords fear and tenants hope as Housing Bill passes
New type of private tenancy will give enhanced security
Digital signatures for residential leases?
These are possible, but there are points to bear in mind
Eviction appeals are not second chances
Sheriff principal criticises “speculative and woolly” grounds
What happens when only one joint tenant leaves?
Advice for landlords on how to proceed
New code of conduct goes with letting agent registration
Standard of conduct set, to apply from 2018
First impressions
Olivia Parker, careers and outreach executive and recent addition to the Law Society of Scotland’s Education, Training & Qualifications team, tells of her experience of the Society so far
Summary decree refused despite defender's conviction
Court not persuaded of correlation with civil liability
Counsel in the sheriff court: reasonable to instruct?
Two contested cases affirm decision to bring in counsel
Court sets out place of health and safety duties
Statutory duties can inform common law duty of care
Vicarious liability: a Supreme Court double header
Two cases set out relevant factors to consider
"Easter 2016"
A Brussels lawyer's plea on how to achieve peace and tolerance in the wake of the terrorist attacks
Sheriff principal wrong to overturn refusal of contact
Case should in any event have been reheard of new
Pre-cohabitation payment can be factor in financial claim
Ultimate basis of fairness should mean sheriff has discretion
Agreement not unfair despite unequal division
Party challenging had preferred security and peace of mind
Expert evidence ruled inadmissible in relocation case
Kennedy v Cordia tests applied to exclude psychological reports
On firm ground?
Reflections from attending the Journal's Property Law Round Table
Politicians, priorities and public interest: Scottish party conference season
Tim Mouncer, public affairs manager at the Law Society of Scotland, explains what’s in store for this spring’s party conferences
Letter: claims – sting in the tail
Why the professional indemnity premium hike after a failed negligence claim?
Letter: conflicted over conflict?
Comment on the Professional Practice article in the December 2015 Journal
Doing complaints better
Rather than treat it with suspicion, solicitors should engage fully with the SLCC's current strategy consultation, as they stand to gain from increased public confidence in the system