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Corporate and banking transactions, particularly more complex or multi-national deals, often present difficulties as regards signing arrangements.

As the credit crunch keeps on biting, business secretary, Peter Mandelson, recently unveiled a £20bn package of measures designed to address the cash flow, credit and investment needs of small and medium businesses.

In June of this year Derek Mackay, Minister of Local Government and Planning, launched an exploratory consultation.

Disputes involving the interpretation of PFI/PPP contracts rarely come before the courts.

Despite the publicity regarding the changes to section 75 of the 1997 Act, there still appears to be some uncertainty regarding modification procedures and how applications will be evaluated.

Rarely are our domestic courts asked to consider what does, or does not, amount to an "abnormally low" bid in public procurement terms.

Following on from the Scottish Government's Budget in November 2010 announcing a new pipeline of revenue financed investment estimated to be worth up to £2.5bn through NPD (non-profit distributing), the Scottish Futures Trust ('SFT') has recently released new standard form documents for use on NPD Projects in Scotland.

These new rules effectively consolidate the law on personal insolvency in Scotland.

When a company goes into administration, it benefits from a "moratorium" that prevents creditors taking legal and other proceedings against the company or its assets.

Last week the Department for Business Innovation & Skills launched a new licensing regime with the aim of facilitating the lawful use of orphan works.

It would appear that Swatch have successfully managed to stop the pursuit of all "i" marks.

The owners of a Scottish guesthouse have failed in their appeal challenging the decision of the Court of Session not to order TripAdvisor to reveal the authors of "defamatory" online comments.

Disclosure of documents in a court action can be fraught with arguments.

The English Court of Appeal recently issued a decision on forum shopping in Adjudication, and allegations of Adjudicator bias and whether these should prevent enforcement of an Adjudicator's decision.

This recent case concerned an oil rig supply vessel that was badly damaged while berthed in Peterhead Harbour.

On 14 December 2011 the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales issued guidance on the use of 'Live Text-Based Forms of Communication (including Twitter) from Court'.

In Elekta Limited v The Common Services Agency [2011] CSOH 107 the Court of Session has considered the circumstances in which it is prepared to allow a legal challenge to prohibit the contracting authority from entering into a contract with the successful tenderer.