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Employment lawyer Graham Millar urges the new UK government to tread carefully as it embarks on major employment law reforms. The new government is already beginning to shift the dial on a number of key issues facing the economy. Among its election pledges, Labour promised to “make work pay&rd

Many lawyers dream of writing a book in their retirement but well-known legal figure Ken Swinton has done just that and spoke to Graham Ogilvy about his new book, St Bernard’s Crescent: A History. Congratulations, Ken, on writing such a detailed and fascinating account. Can you outline the sco

Kate Ross, a trainee solicitor at BTO, considers the implications of a case where a main contractor and subcontractor were invited to notify the adjudicator of any "clerical or typographical errors". McLaughlin and Harvey Ltd v LJJ Ltd [2024] EWHC 1032 (TCC) concerned the enforcement of a decis

Benjamin Bestgen looks at the law and cultural perceptions surrounding suicide. The recent case of Irish citizen Tori Towey’s arrest for being drunk and having attempted suicide in the United Arab Emirates made international headlines. Media reports suggest that she was suffering domestic viol

There is an aphorism along the lines of history is past politics and present politics is future history and that might well be a suitable introduction to a new book on the Spycatcher affair. Stated briefly, for some years after 1985, the United Kingdom government commenced a succession of expensive,

Usman Aslam explains the decision in an important case on the law governing family reunion. In the newly reported Upper Tribunal decision in Al Hassan & Ors, my client, a Syrian national, arrived in the UK through a resettlement scheme.

‘Necrogamy’ might sound deeply unpleasant, but in fact refers to a lawful practice in France — one of the only jurisdictions in the world to allow, in certain circumstances, posthumous marriage between a living person and their deceased partner. And Mrs, a bittersweet dark comedy

The recent case of Paul Frame v Abellio Scotrail [2024] Limited involved many complex issues including foreseeable risk of injury, breach of duty of care, and causation, all of which require to be established for a party to succeed with an action for damages for psychological injury, writes Val Pitt

The Editor of the Scots Law Times was not happy in January 1947. In an early issue of his periodical he commented that statutes "descend upon us" from Westminster in "an ever-growing avalanche". Reproducing these new statutes was a part of the publication, and their quantity alone was then so large,

Scots lawyers have long made the case for overhauling the legal aid system but, with the Scottish government agreeing only a small number of fee uplifts since it commissioned a review of the sector close to a decade ago, many have come to believe that their pleas are destined to fall on deaf ears. W

Sally Clark provides an update on the latest action being taken against Glencore under the UK's bribery legislation. The global mining giant Glencore was back in the news last week with the announcement from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) that it has charged five of its executives, who are now due t

A landmark legal ruling which has been pivotal in shaping and safeguarding the Harris Tweed industry celebrated its 60th anniversary recently. The authority’s legal advisor Colin Hulme summarises the importance of the case and ruling. The name “Harris Tweed” can only be used t

Stephen Dick calls for better collaboration to boost the number of newbuild completions in Scotland and hopes the new Labour government at Westminster will provide a potential positive influence. While the impact will largely be seen south of the border, the new Labour government has promised t

With the Paris Olympics having reached their conclusion, Gillian Mawdsley reflects on a connection between the law and the Olympics. How many of us have heard of Carl Ludwig “Luz” Long?

Arthur Cox NI partner William Curry considers a recent English court ruling highlighting the importance of precise legal drafting in ensuring there is no scope for ambiguity.  For anyone involved in the drafting, negotiation and implementation of contracts, it is vitally important that all part