Articles
Blog: European Commission keeps up Safe Harbour pressure
Lindsay Urquhart follows up on her first Safe Harbour blog.
Published 26 October 2015
Blog: No port in a storm – the end for Safe Harbour?
Lindsay Urquhart discusses the consequences for companies of the ECJ's Safe Harbour ruling.
Published 19 October 2015
Blog: Grandparents to be eligible to share parental leave
Alan Delaney of Maclay, Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) writes on recent announcements about parental leave for grandparents.
Published 8 October 2015
Blog: A way forward on sentencing, rehabilitation and imprisonment
With the Scottish government consulting on an extension of the presumption against short prison sentences, Dr Cyrus Tata looks at the reasons behind the appeal of imprisonment.
Published 6 October 2015
Blog: Law Firms beware of the Information Commissioner
Laura Irvine writes on the importance of complying with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Published 5 October 2015
Blog: Well-meaning proposal to redress the grave wrongs of past abuse is fraught with pitfalls
Scottish government plans to remove the three-year limitation period for civil action in certain cases could be a slippery slope, writes Pamela Stevenson .
Published 30 September 2015
Blog: How can a company in liquidation make a claim for swap misselling?
Cat MacLean writes about a new scheme which aims to persuade Insolvency Practitioners to pursue claims for a company in liquidation or administration, against banks.
Published 23 September 2015
Blog: Employment Tribunal fees – a new Scottish dimension
Brian Napier QC and Jonathan Mitchell QC discuss the possible implications of the future abolition of Employment Tribunal fees in Scotland.
Published 10 September 2015
Blog: Overage or price top up arrangements - part one
Heather Nisbet discusses some basic contract elements for overage or price top up arrangements in property deals in the first half of her two-part blog which continues tomorrow.
Published 2 September 2015
Blog: Changes in UK Consumer Law
Dr. Julie Nixon, solicitor at MBM Commercial writes about recent changes to UK consumer law.
Published 27 August 2015
Blog: The Glasgow bin lorry crash: why we need greater transparency in prosecutorial decision-making
By Professor James Chalmers
Published 24 August 2015
Blog: Can you keep a secret?
A new EU directive is set to change the law around trade secrets, Megan Briggs explains.
Published 19 August 2015
Blog: lessons to be learned from social media misconduct case
Following the decision of the EAT in Scotland's first social media misconduct case, Lorna Davis discusses the guidelines that can be drawn from the emerging caselaw.
Published 5 August 2015
Blog: ‘Generation rent’ is an opportunity for Scotland
Last week’s media coverage of rising house costs and predictions of a growing private rental sector has again brought the issue of Scotland’s housing needs into focus. But while public perception traditionally favours home ownership, a stronger private rental sector will benefit all of Scotland’s residents, writes Heather Pearson.
Published 29 July 2015
Blog: the myriad claims arising from two buses colliding
David Armstrong discusses the claims arising from accidents involving buses and how technology might be used to avoid such tragedies in the future.
Published 24 July 2015
