Opinion

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

How often do we check the weather forecast, while sitting beside a window? Why do we rely on forecasts when facts are so frequently staring at us? The Northern Ireland High Court was recently faced with this conundrum in Northern Ireland Housing Executive v Healthy Buildings (Ireland) Limited, write

Lynne Macfarlane

Katy Wedderburn

Michael Sheridan comments on new regulations updating the UK's counter-terrorist financing regime.

David Hoey

Paul Marshall Paul Marshall highlights a new offence expanding corporate criminal liability and explains what tax advisers can do to show they are taking preventative measures against evasion.

Laurie Anderson-Spratt Laurie Anderson-Spratt analyses a recent case on damages: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority v Energy Solutions EU Ltd (now called ATK Energy EU Ltd) UKSC 34.

Deborah Miller

Kate Wyatt Kate Wyatt takes a look at the current rules on the right to work in the UK in advance of Brexit.

Gordon Jackson QC Next weekend I'm going to a reunion to celebrate, if that's the right word, 50 years since going to Dundee to study law. There were four women in the class. Some years later I joined the Faculty. Four women there as well. The law clearly was the preserve of white men with the odd t