This article by Robert Sutherland was first published this month in the Real Estate Law Newsletter of the IBA Legal Practice Division. The article examines the substantial changes which have been made to landownership in Scotland since 2000, and the new legislation during the same period which materially affects the private property rights of landowners in order to bring about a variety of public benefits. The full Newsletter can be found at www.ibanet.org/images/downloads/Newsletters/RealEstateLawOct2008.pdf. more...

In this article Andrew Bowen of Terra Firma Chambers writes on the the relationship between professional disciplinary proceedings and civil litigation in the context of a partner's duty of disclosure and good faith owed to co-partners following the Court of Appeal decision in Conlon v Simms. more...

On 1 October 2008 the Scottish Government published its formal Response to the Final Report of Committee of Inquiry on Crofting. In this article Robert Sutherland considers the main features of the Report and the Government's Response. more...