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Lady Hale President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale, delivered a speech at the University of Ottawa this month reflecting on the legacy of Beverley McLachlin, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, who retired at the end of last year.
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David Hoey The UK government has issued a reminder that the way in which termination payments are taxed has changed. This is a significant change that could potentially result in more tax being paid upon termination of employment.
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Professor Hector MacQueen The Scottish Law Commission has recommended that the rules on formation of contract should be included in statute and that the “postal acceptance rule” be abolished in a new report on contract law.
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Kenneth Campbell A special half price deal is now available to students and trainee solicitors for an essential seminar on Brexit this month featuring six experts and offering 3 hours' CPD.
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Rachael Kelsey One of Scotland's leading family law practitioners has warned that Brexit will have major implications for that area of the law and legal practice.
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Lord Lloyd-Jones The dangers of "judicial activism" have been "greatly exaggerated", according to Lord Lloyd-Jones, a justice of the UK Supreme Court.
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Lord Briggs In a speech entitled "Dispute Resolution in Uncertain Times", delivered in January at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Lord Briggs discusses dispute resolution in the context of globalism.
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Val Surgenor Val Surgenor and Rhea McKenzie consider OSCR's guidance for charities published yesterday in light of the Oxfam scandal.
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James Mure The in-depth implications of the Brexit negotiations for Scottish lawyers will be the subject of an important seminar to be held in Edinburgh on Monday 26 March.
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Kenneth Campbell QC Top experts are to discuss the implications of Brexit for law and legal practice in Scotland at a seminar next month.
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Photo credit: UK Supreme Court Do you teach pupils or students law, history or politics? Would you like to give your students the chance to debate at the UK Supreme Court?
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Shona McCusker In the wake of Carillion's collapse, Shona McCusker looks at the contractual protections available to construction parties.
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Jamie Watt looks at the business risks associated with cryptocurrency projects, and the potential for it to be a gamechanger. The concept of exchanging items of value for trade or payment has been with us for thousands of years. Evidence has been found dating back to 7000BC. Sumerian cuneiform table
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Lord McFall of Alcluith The House of Lords Liaison Committee has launched a review of House of Lords investigative and scrutiny committees.
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