The In-House Lawyer

Scots and English contract law: false friends? Those learning a language will be familiar with the problem: a word in the foreign language looks and sounds similar to a word in a person’s mother tongue but, it turns out, has a completely ... Read more	Proposals for regulating the sale of food, drink and tobacco Amid the coverage of the UK general election and its aftermath, the activities of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish government have dropped beneath the radar. Of course, this will only be a temporary absence, particularly ... Read more
Dilapidations strategies The popular consensus is that there will not be a return to pre-2008 levels of property transactions for at least a few years. It is also uncertain when, if ever, the property market will return ... Read more	Scottish arbitration: does it have a future? The Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 (the 2010 Act) was passed by the Scottish parliament on 18 November 2009 and will come into effect later this year (the latest estimates are for June 2010). What changes ... Read more
Health and safety in Scotland: changes to regulatory landscape This article reviews the health and safety regulatory regime in Scotland, which has been transformed over the past year. It tracks the development of the dedicated Health and Safety Division, the move towards the pursuit ... Read more	Lord Gill’s Report: the future of civil justice in Scotland It is now over three months since Lord Gill’s ‘Report of the Scottish Civil Courts Review’ was published. Most commentators agree that the 206 recommendations represent a radical and landmark change to Scotland’s court system. ... Read more
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