Should famers be paid for more than food? That was the motion discussed at this year's Oxford Farming Conference Debate, sponsored by Brodies at the Royal Highland Show.

This week the government has published a report on how it makes decisions about which vaccines to fund. For a long time, charities and campaigners have been lobbying for this report to be published.

Though not all will admit it, a number of us will now be at loss as to what to do with our evenings now that the popular ‘Love Island' series has come to an end.

The European Commission has launched a consultation on the development of secondary markets for non-performing loans and distressed assets.

Five months on from the initial roll out of Open Banking in January, what impact has it had on the financial services market, and what are the next steps?

On 19 December, the Scottish Law Commission ("SLC") published its three-part report on the reform of moveable transactions.

This is perhaps an industry which has been crying out for more effective regulation for some time.

The related Financing Agreement was governed by Italian law and provided that the Court of Turin had exclusive jurisdiction.

In Graham v Farrell 2017 SC EDIN 7 Sheriff McGowan sets out clear guidance on Simple Procedure costs. Although costs are limited to £300 in Simple Procedure claims;

The Civil Liability Bill (the Bill) had its first reading in the House of Lords on Tuesday. It follows last year's joint Ministry of Justice and Scottish Government consultation, "The Personal Injury Discount Rate...

Last year we reported on the case of Midlothian Council v Bracewell Stirling Architects which looked at the lead consultant's role in a project and the extent to which it could be held responsible for works carried out by others.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in May 2018 and heralds the biggest shakeup of data protection law in 20 years.

Yesterday, the UK Government released the text of the much-anticipated UK Data Protection Bill. This piece of legislation provides evidence of the Government's approach to the derogations permitted within EU GDPR.

The Scots Law Commission is considering the 1949 Act, with a view to repeal.

Now is an exciting time for the forestry and wood-processing sector in Scotland.

This is the latest in a series of blogs in which we follow the progress of the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill. You can read our previous updates here.

On 10 April 2018, the Inner House issued a lengthy decision following a reclaiming motion in the case of SSE Generation Limited v Hochtief Solutions AG & Another.

For those who like Budgets, Christmas comes early in Scotland! Hot on the heels of what was largely a "steady-as-you-go" UK effort, this week's Scottish Budget...

The long running debate on what form the post-Brexit relationship between the UK and EU will take reached a new stage with the publication of the UK Government's White Paper on "The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union".

Picture two parties who are in a dispute. They've tried to resolve it themselves by discussions. They've even each instructed lawyers to send formal letters, but to no avail. What should they do?