Blogs & opinions archive for 2016
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PSG moves into residential documents
Range of dispositions now available in style form
Succession Act brings in the divorce effect
[Provisions for spouses to be revoked on divorce or annulment]
Landlords fear and tenants hope as Housing Bill passes
New type of private tenancy will give enhanced security
Digital signatures for residential leases?
These are possible, but there are points to bear in mind
Eviction appeals are not second chances
Sheriff principal criticises “speculative and woolly” grounds
What happens when only one joint tenant leaves?
Advice for landlords on how to proceed
New code of conduct goes with letting agent registration
Standard of conduct set, to apply from 2018
First impressions
Olivia Parker, careers and outreach executive and recent addition to the Law Society of Scotland’s Education, Training & Qualifications team, tells of her experience of the Society so far
Summary decree refused despite defender's conviction
Court not persuaded of correlation with civil liability
Counsel in the sheriff court: reasonable to instruct?
Two contested cases affirm decision to bring in counsel
Court sets out place of health and safety duties
Statutory duties can inform common law duty of care
Vicarious liability: a Supreme Court double header
Two cases set out relevant factors to consider
