Opinion

The SYLA recently published the results of a survey on retention issues within the legal profession. Well done them. Much needed and with the number of responses received totally statistically significant. Seventy-seven per cent of responses were from Glasgow and Edinburgh and 11 per cent from Dunde

It’s been a challenging start to 2020 for foreign exchange operator Travelex which became the latest global business to be targeted by a ransomware gang known as “Sodinokibi”, writes Ian Birdsey. Travelex, which has more than 1,200 branches and 1,000 ATMs spread over 70 countries,

Professor Lorne Crerar makes the case for the Roberton Review. The Roberton Review proposals for reform of legal services regulation in Scotland are radical.

Clare Kelly looks at a cautionary tale on whisky production. As one of Scotland’s biggest exports, Scotch Whisky accounts for around 70 per cent of Scottish food and drink export.

Jamie Meechan comments on new guidance on sexual harassment in the workplace. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published new guidance in relation to sexual harassment and harassment in the workplace. The EHRC explains that: “The evidence of the need for tougher action on har

Andrew Ireland offers his personal insights on recent mediations in which he has been involved, contrasting them with his experience of pre-trial meetings in personal injury cases. Recent articles in Scottish Legal News by Julie Hamilton of MacRoberts, David Hossack of Morton Fraser and by the Vice

Samira Ahmed's high profile victory in her equal pay claim against the BBC should be sounding alarm bells for many employers who do not have a clear and transparent system for valuing jobs and setting pay, writes Sarah Gilzean. In its judgment issued on 10 January, the London Central Employment Trib

In the case of Schrems II, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an opinion which upholds the validity of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). S

Jamie Kerr provides 20 insights into what the UK immigration system might have in store in the coming years. 1. Brexit

Rachel Henry and Alistair Kinley look at certain differences between Scotland and England & Wales on personal injury compensation. One basic principle of personal injury compensation is the same throughout the UK. Whether a personal injury claim proceeds under the Scots law of delict or the

Andrew Sackey discusses the accelerating speed of the crackdown on corporate fraud. As we edge towards the end of the first working week of this new decade, it is worth noting that tax compliance measures first introduced at the start of the last decade will continue to have a far reaching impa

Health and safety expert Bruce Craig warns that while prosecutions for breaching health and safety laws are at record low levels, businesses have a duty to maintain the highest standards. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted just under 400 cases in the UK in 2018/19, the lowest number fo

With the last echoes of the bells drifting into the distance, 2020 is firmly with us and it is time to get down to work. That might sound as though it is just another change of the calendar, but, for Scotland’s legal profession, this has the promise to be very much a year to remember. I know t

The law governing gratuitous alienations is less certain that it was following a decision of the Supreme Court, writes James Lloyd. On 4 December, the Supreme Court handed down its judgement in the case of Macdonald & Another v Carnbroe Estates Limited. The judgment reframes the remedies availab

The Employment Tribunal has held that ethical veganism falls within scope of Equality Act 2010. Jack Boyle explains what happened. Veganism has risen rapidly to its current position in today’s mainstream society. From the presence of plant-based food festivals nationwide to the large food chai