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Review: ten notable Scottish cases of 2011Robin Macpherson (left) and Joseph Farmer (right) of Brodies LLP highlight the ten most significant Scottish cases of the past year in the commercial and public law spheres and analyse their potential impact... Read more |
AXA ruling raises as many questions as it answersThe judgment of the UK Supreme Court in the case of AXA General Insurance Ltd & ors v The Lord Advocate & ors [2011], issued on 12 October 2011, marks the end of a long ... Read more |
Management time claimsBusiness being what it is today, it always carries the risk of contracts not being fulfilled. As a result, directors and key staff are often drawn into managing and remedying issues arising out of contractual ... Read more |
Expedited enforcement in Scotland (and beyond?)In the current economic climate, perhaps more than ever before, cash is king. Companies supplying goods and services, their debt collection agents and solicitors on their behalf, are all intent on recovering overdue receivables as ... Read more |
Those rebellious Scots again: the Supreme Court and the Scottish GovernmentWhether it's voting rights for prisoners or so-called 'super-injunctions', the Scottish media has over the past few months been full of commentary about the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the ... Read more |
Don't know much about geography: interdicts across the borderPerhaps the most surprising thing about waking up on a Sunday morning in May to be faced with a Sunday paper featuring a close-up photograph of a well-known footballer's face was that its publication seemed ... Read more |
Fast-track public procurement remedies for Scottish business?Can it be a surprise that the number of public procurement challenges has recently increased, and continues to increase dramatically, resulting in new savage remedies legislation? Especially given the pressures on business of the global ... Read more |
Fines for health and safety breaches: what about the Scots?It is three years since the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (the 2007 Act) came into force on 6 April 2008. After a flurry of interest in the 2007 Act and its ramifications ... Read more |
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