Opinion

Catriona Reid As part of the UK government’s international commitment to improving transparency over who actually owns and controls UK companies, from 24 July 2017 this requirement has extended to eligible Scottish partnerships under the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant C

Hamish Lean Hamish Lean details a case in which it was held that the Scottish ministers' rule formalism regarding a subsidy scheme was unjustified.

Lynda Towers Public law expert Lynda Towers surveys the latest bill on the path to Brexit.

Graeme MacLeod takes a look at the Apologies (Scotland) Act.

Jennifer Skeoch Jennifer Skeoch takes a look at the implications of last week’s long-awaited judgment from the Supreme Court on Employment Tribunal fees.

James Keith

Jillian Merchant gives SLN readers an overview of the Taylor report. The report was commissioned in October 2016 to look into “Employment Practices in the Modern Economy”. The review was chaired by Matthew Taylor, CEO of the Royal Society of Arts and former political advisor to Tony Blair.

Eilish Lindsay Eilish Lindsay discusses the perils of 'taps aff'.

David Hoey

Mike Kemp

Douglas Mill Yes, I know it is Winter, but the profession is not short of troublesome issues and it does give me an excuse to share with you the best advert I ever saw. The outdoor centre beside the Donoghue v Stevenson bench in Paisley (my wonderfully cultured home town) had a sign up a good few ye

Angela Wipat Angela Wipat looks at the divisive Named Person scheme and its latest developments.

Paul Harper By relaxing the rules on notice provisions, a Court of Session decision may have introduced uncertainty, writes Paul Harper.

Daradjeet Jagpal Daradjeet Jagpal looks at data protection provisions on the horizon.

Charlie Rae Normally, when a finding of gross misconduct is made, an employer would expect to be able to dismiss the offending employee. However, dismissal is not always an appropriate sanction, as the case of Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd v Spoor demonstrates, write Charlie Rae and Antonia Blackwell