Articles

• 17 May 2012
  Faulty breast implants: what are the options for claiming in these cases
  In recent months a breast implant scare has dominated the headlines but who, if anyone, is liable.
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• 17 May 2012
  Mortgage lender conveyancing panels and conflicts of interest
  Mortgage lenders have been making different sorts of headlines in recent months, with changes to their general mortgage conveyancing panels becoming a hot topic. But what is all the fuss about, and are the interests of the house buying public at risk?
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• 16 May 2012
  Bankruptcy Consultation – for better or for worse?
  The Scottish Government launched a consultation on the question of the reform of Scotland’s bankruptcy law earlier this year, and a lengthy and detailed consultation paper was released.
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• 8 May 2012
  Spicy and fruity but not confidential
  Austin Flynn and Paul Flynn review the recent and scathing judgment in the Reggae Reggae Sauce case
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• 7 May 2012
  The Perils of Consumer Credit Reform
  The Government’s plans for the reform of the Consumer Credit Act (“CCA”) are probably now far enough advanced that it is worth raising awareness of the problems lying ahead for finance companies providing credit to consumers.
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• 5 Apr 2012
  Salvesen v Riddell (March 2012)
  Some five weeks after Lord Gill issued his judgement in the Moonzie Rent Appeal, he issued his equally long-awaited judgement in the appeal from the Land Court in respect of one of the now infamous limited partnership cases arising from the “night of the
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• 29 Mar 2012
  Moonzie Rent Review - SFP is relevant in Agricultural Rent Reviews!
  On 9 February 2012, Lord Gill issued his opinion in respect of the long-awaited appeal in what is commonly known as the Moonzie Rent Review.
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• 28 Mar 2012
  Damages: Who Decides How Much?
  Jury trials to decide the level of damages have been a feature of Scots law since the nineteenth century. There are regular spasms of activity, when the level of jury awards are challenged and, more recently, an attempt has been made to strike at the conc
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• 28 Mar 2012
  Is your life online? How do you avoid digital purgatory after you pass away?
  When most people think about bequeathing their belongings, it's the obvious things like the house, the car, bank accounts, family heirlooms and sentimental belongings that come to mind. However, what about our digital assets?
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• 19 Mar 2012
  Check the Company’s Register!
  In a recent case involving Glencoe Developments Limited v Sneddon there was a useful reminder that, so far as voting rights in a company are concerned, what is registered in the Company’s Register of Members is all-important.
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