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Employers must not mislead over reason for dismissing

12th December 2017 | employment
Employee could rely on conduct he was unaware of at the time

ACAS issues guidance on workplace sexual harassment

12th December 2017 | employment
Advice for employers and workers on dealing with incidents

Right to unclaimed holiday pay not lost after year end

12th December 2017 | employment
Salesman who preferred to remain self-employed had good claim

Amendment out of time issue may require evidence

12th December 2017 | employment
Employment judge erred in making preliminary ruling

Minister's marital status could protect against church action

12th December 2017 | employment
Dismissal due to marital difficulties could found good claim

Counsel: pursuers win sanction in two cases

5th December 2017 | civil litigation , reparation
Guidance provided by Sheriff Appeal Court

Loss of society award: no “tariff” applies

5th December 2017 | reparation
Judge limits award where parties older

Summary decree granted on basis of conviction

5th December 2017 | civil litigation , reparation
Self defence plea had no real prospects of success

QOCS and the dishonesty exception: fair notice?

5th December 2017 | civil litigation , reparation
Court of Appeal upholds finding though no express plea

Letter: ARTL: just a mistake?

4th December 2017 | property (non-commercial)
Should the Keeper not be held to account for money spent on ARTL, as solicitors are for errors in applications? – with reply from the Keeper

Letter: moral obligations

4th December 2017 | careers
A challenge to the advice in the Ask Ash November column

Trends and revelations

4th December 2017 | employment
From the Journal employment survey: sexual harassment must be taken seriously

Survey comments: harassment does happen

9th November 2017 | employment
The Journal employment survey asked whether readers had experienced sexual abuse or harassment at work. Here is a selection of comments submitted.

Mergers and markets

9th November 2017 | practice management
After the Maclays-Dentons merger, what now for the independent Scottish legal firm?

Financial agreement without legal advice held not unfair

11th October 2017 | family-child law
Sheriff Appeal Court upholds parties' freedom of contract

Limits to party's obligations on pension sharing, sheriff holds

11th October 2017 | family-child law
Incidental order as way of overcoming liquidity problem refused

Law of accession does not determine matrimonial assets: sheriff

11th October 2017 | family-child law
Home built on non-matrimonial plot should be valued separately

Matrimonial home treated like other assets for sharing

11th October 2017 | family-child law
No inference to be drawn from title being in joint names

Adoption granted to prevent challenge to other orders

11th October 2017 | family-child law
Court allows applications by children's aunt and her husband

First tenants' LBTT three-yearly returns due soon

10th October 2017 | commercial property , tax
Revenue Scotland in change of policy over reminders

Prepare for the new private residential tenancies

10th October 2017 | Housing
All new tenancies from 1 December must comply with 2016 Act

Third Party Rights Bill awaits Royal Assent

10th October 2017
A commentary on the new law, which parties can voluntarily adopt

LBTT supplement relief change to be made retrospective

10th October 2017 | property (non-commercial) , tax
Bill will extend replacement dwelling concession brought in by order

Islands Bill to give local say in coastal waters projects

10th October 2017 | government-administration , planning/environment
Policy making to have regard to special needs of island communities
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