Opinion

A Court of Session ruling has highlighted how technology suppliers can successfully raise claims for relief for delays caused to their work, and how the businesses engaging those suppliers might properly resist those claims, writes Clive Seddon. Agilisys Limited (Agilisys) was engaged by technology

An immigration ‘cliff edge’ would be a real problem for the many sectors which currently rely on large numbers of EU migrant workers. Transitional arrangements are essential to ensure ‘business as usual’ is possible for many of our clients post-Brexit, writes Steven Dunn 

Before the festive break, Rachael Kelsey did her first update on the implications of Brexit for family law, giving a general overview of where we are with the three most likely political outcomes. Things are moving apace and there was a significant, if under the radar, development on 28th

Jennifer Jack, a member of the legal team that represented the MPs in Wightman and others, summarises the case. Brexit is fraught with uncertainty – but there is now one thing we know without a doubt: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed the UK is legally e

This month brought another interesting development in the ongoing saga of employment status for gig economy workers, writes Meghan Jenkins. Last Wednesday the English High Court rejected a judicial review challenge in the case of R (on the application of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britai

Katharine Muir highlights a very serious case implicating a company's products in the deaths of infants. The decision to bring criminal charges against ITH Pharma Ltd (“ITH”), the manufacturer of an intravenous nutritional product, is a reminder that manufacturers have duties to the end

Rachael Kelsey, a director at SKO Family Law Specialists, will be writing regular updates for Scottish Legal News in coming weeks, dealing with the specifics of the Brexit implications for family law. Here, Rachael gives a general overview of where we are with the three most likely political outcome

Sheriff Ross Macfarlane QC, artistic director of the Faculty of Advocates choir, writes on the humble beginnings of its annual Christmas carol charity fundraiser. It all started so innocently… November 1996: I was a fairly new advocate and having a cup of tea in the advocates’ reading r

Tony McGlennan, legal director at Addleshaw Goddard, writes on a new crackdown on nuisance phone calls. The frustrating feeling of your day being interrupted by a nuisance sales call, or your inbox filling with spam emails is something with which most of us are all too familiar. Whether it’s P

Kate Fergusson, head of responsible business at Pinsent Masons, reflects on the international law firm's fundraising work in Scotland. This season of goodwill brings out the best in people and evidence is all around us when you consider the huge number of charitable initiatives which come to the for

Seosamh Gráinséir, writing for "Irish Legal Heritage" in our sister publication Irish Legal News, reflects on 'pitchcapping', a gruesome practice which may interest readers in Scotland. During the United Irishman Rebellion of 1798, one of the forms of torture used by the British on sus

Jennifer Broatch and Maria Gravelle look at the provisions of the new domestic abuse legislation. Domestic abuse can describe a multitude of behaviour, from physical violence to exercising total control over a partner’s everyday life. Yet, the current law in Scotland only recognises the physic

Alan Meek analyses the Court of Appeal case of Global Corporate Limited v Dirk Stefan Hale. The original decision of HH Judge Paul Matthews last year in this case had been the subject of considerable adverse comment but has now been overturned by the Court of Appeal.

Colin Hulme comments on what new intellectual property data reveals. A recent report by the UK Intellectual Property Office confirms what we have already known: that designs are a key part of our economy in the UK. The report discloses that as of 2015, the UK design economy was worth six per cent of

John Forsyth writes... I was interested by the your recent piece on Peterhead Prison and its mention of the legendary safe-cracker Johnny Ramensky who, among other things, was the last man to be shackled in a Scottish prison.