16 Apr, 2024 Significant consumer rights decision on rejection of goods By Ellen Francksen The appeal court has confirmed that continuing to use faulty goods after rejecting them does not automatically prevent consumers from...
27 Feb, 2024 Navigating disputes: Finding a resolution through mediation By Caitlin Brow When people are in disagreement, sometimes the only way they think they can resolve things is through court proceedings. However, is that...
20 Feb, 2024 Amey JV successfully enforces adjudication decision By Miranda Cannibal The most recent adjudication enforcement dispute to hit the Scottish courts, UK Grid Solutions Limited and Amey Power Services Limited...
20 Feb, 2024 Can you trust your trustees? Understanding fiduciary duties By Megan Rice The recent Court of Session decision of McCormack v McKinnon [2023] CSOH 70 highlights the importance of informed consideration when...
08 Dec, 2022 Your...majesty? New direction issued on how judges should be addressed in courts and tribunals By Claire Fowler On 1 December 2022, the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals issued notification of a change in practice in the courts...
20 Jun, 2022 Fly-tipping: A blight on Scottish agricultural land By Alastair Johnston Earlier this month Sheriff John McCormick sitting in Glasgow Sheriff Court sentenced Mr Declan Clarke to prison for 11 months for...
29 Apr, 2022 Opening the barn door for wider rights to recover property? By Alastair Johnston Several years ago I was instructed by a client in respect of removing unauthorised occupants from their land. The land was in a rural...
08 Mar, 2022 International Women's Day - Wonder Woman v Wonder Mum By Keni Carmichael It is International Women’s Day - a day for considering the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women in the UK and...
21 Feb, 2022 Subcontractor liability to employers: recent judgement highlights duty of care By Alastair Johnston An interesting judgment has been issued this month by the English Technology and Construction Court. The case concerned a claim by an...
18 Feb, 2022 Increased investment in Scottish commercial property By Andrew Upton The Scottish commercial property market continues to recover following the pandemic, according to research by agents Colliers. Its...
18 Feb, 2022 Thou shalt not pass - servitude rights on single track roads By Andrew Upton The Sheriff Appeal Court has upheld a Sheriff's decision that a servitude right of pedestrian and vehicular access and egress over a...
09 Feb, 2022 Pulling Back the Curtain on Title Conditions By Andrew Upton The High Court in England has ordered the owner of a flat to pay costs associated with failed property sales after a dispute about...