We have considered ten notable Scottish cases decided in the civil courts in 2013. These include a ruling on the novel question of whether a liquidator can abandon heritable property in Scotland; a case confirming the law of rectification of contract; a Supreme Court ruling that an Act of the Scottish parliament was outwith its …
Sarah Croft of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP looks back over some of the main European product liability cases of 2013 and examines the trends which may impact businesses going forward.
The last two decades have witnessed migration on a scale not seen in the UK since the 1960s. In recent years the media coverage of immigration policy has grown increasingly negative, with the common perception among the general public that past and present UK governments have allowed immigration to spiral completely out of control. In …
The European Commission (as well as national competition authorities in the EU) have the right to request that companies submit internal documents. They also have powers to force companies, within certain boundaries, to hand over specific documents. This applies to merger investigations as well as to cartel or other infringement investigations. At the same time, …
The current reforms of the electricity market are intended to help tackle the ‘energy trilemma’: how to decarbonise electricity supply while ensuring security of supply and keeping prices affordable for consumers. The Capacity Market is one of the central pillars of the UK’s electricity market reform proposals and is aimed primarily at ensuring security of …
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Once a trainee has finished their legal education and completed a training contract, they can expect a prosperous and satisfying career. But one thing that many law students are not taught is how to run, or succeed in a business. Law firms have traditionally struggled with marrying the business of law with the practice of …
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The debate on Scottish independence has been running since early 2012, but took several significant steps forward towards the end of 2013. The Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 was passed by the Scottish parliament on 13 November and received royal assent on 17 December. It sets out the procedures for the conduct of the referendum, …
LSG supports businesses in more than 70 countries across a variety of industries. The spectrum of industries is wide but common themes prevail when it comes to the procurement of professional services. In this article LSG considers these themes and, in doing so, flips the classic adage of ‘thin end of the wedge’ to focus …
Planning obligations1 (formerly agreements), which restrict or regulate the use or development of land, perform a crucial function within the planning system. In Scotland in particular, where the community infrastructure levy has not been adopted, the planning obligation continues to be the primary mechanism for the delivery of much needed local and regional infrastructure through …
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In the field of the acquisition of easements by prescription, little has caused more consternation over the last decade or so than the question of whether a right to park cars can be acquired by twenty years user as of right. The types of property capable of being adversely affected range from individual residential units …
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