Extras

16 Aug 10 The renaissance of Scottish arbitration

Address to arbitration conference in June 2010: why the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 offers new opportunities for Scottish lawyers

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9 Jun 10 Best practice governance for family businesses: a new dawn

New corporate governance guidelines for unlisted companies contain a number of points of interest to family business advisers

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18 May 10 Embrace "the new lawyer", mediation expert will tell conference

Interview with Dr Julie Macfarlane ahead of Core masterclass

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12 May 10 Goodbye sick note

What employers need to do to comply with the new "fit note" rules

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11 May 10 Pro bono: making a difference to people's lives

Lord Advocate writes on the importance of pro bono work, ahead of the 14 May conference

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15 Apr 10 Burdening the legal aid lawyer

Scottish Association of Law Centres response to SLAB's draft proposed guidance on verification of financial eligibility for advice & assistance/ABWOR in civil and children’s cases

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15 Apr 10 Landlord's hypothec: the permutations

Full version of the letter published in the April 2010 Journal

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24 Mar 10 Depriving criminals of their ill-gotten gains: is it happening?

Some observations on the Joint Thematic Report on the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, published by the Scottish Government in October 2009

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24 Mar 10 Islamic law - the beginnings

A retired solicitor currently studying Islamic law explains how it took shape in the first centuries after the Prophet Muhammad's life

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8 Mar 10 PAYE penalties – another trap for employers

A new regime to penalise late payment of PAYE and NIC money due comes into effect on 1 April

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15 Feb 10 When is oppression not oppression?

The late Alfie Phillips’ fight for a better deal for commercial tenants faced with irritancy, and an assessment of how the resulting reforms have served

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18 Jan 10 More prejudicial than probative?

The fuller version of the January magazine article on violence risk assessment with actuarial risk assessment tools

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