This article is part of an ongoing series noting developments in a number of subject areas affecting rural legal practice. This article also notes a number of earlier cases from the Scottish Land Court which have only recently come to the author's attention. The coverage includes several agricultural support payments appeals, crofting cases and a decision of the Information Rights Chamber of the First Tier Tribunal. more...

In the second of the author's two part article on personal injury trusts, Derek Francis continues the discussion on how PITs ought to be established for children and considers how PITs ought to be established for adults with incapacity. This article originally appeared in W. Greens Scots Law Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission. more...

In this article, Derek Francis discusses what personal injury trusts are, their advantages, their tax and benefits treatment and divergent views in the profession of how PITs should be established for children. This is the first of a two part article that originally appeared in W. Greens Scots Law Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission. more...

Andy Bowen looks at the sudden fall in the value of commodities, whether property or others, may make contracts unexpectedly onerous for one party. This article was first published in Greens Business Law Bulletin, Issue 111(published April 2011) and is reproduced here with the kind permission of W. Green, The Law Publishers. more...