This Practice Note considers judicial tenders in the context of a plurality of parties to a civil action in Scotland. For guidance on: • other aspects relating to judicial tenders in Scotland, see Practice Notes: Tenders in Scottish civil litigation—nature, purpose and expenses implications and Making and responding to judicial tenders in Scottish civil litigation • other extra-judicial settlement options in Scottish civil proceedings, see Practice Notes: Alternative dispute resolution in Scotland and Pursuers’ offers in Scottish civil proceedings • the closest equivalent in civil proceedings in England and Wales, see: Settlement and settling disputes—overview, which, as well as giving an overview of this topic, links through to more detailed guidance on various settlement options in England and Wales including Practice Notes: Settling disputes—settlement offers (Calderbank, WPSAC and Part 36) and Without prejudice communications Multiple pursuers—separate tenders Often there are actions where there is more than one pursuer, each with a separate crave, or conclusion. Such an action may arise, for example, where family members seek damages for the death of a relative. If

A building containing several dwelling houses or ownerships under the same roof, sometimes with common staircases and means of access and thus combining separate ownership with interest'>common interest regulated by special rules known as 'the law of the tenement'

IP analysis: On 11 February 2026 in an earth-shattering decision, the UK Supreme Court ‘UKSC’ rocked the foundations of UK patent law by reorientating the assessment of exclusions to patentability, ie, non-patent eligible subject-matter. For good measure, the UK Supreme Court went further by clarifying the nature of invention, and by providing guidance on how inventive step/obvious should be assessed. It is a generational decision; one which will both endure and which will bring about immediate changes to patent practice. The decision decimates previous difficulties experienced in the UK with protecting innovations in ‘all fields of technology’, not just in the areas of AI and computing in which Emotional Perception’s technology resides. Multi-dimension aspects from the judgment result in alignment and partial harmonisation with many European Patent Office (EPO) concepts, but there are also some differences and consequences these may (or may not) prove to be significant. Written by Bruce Dearling, partner at Hepworth Browne.

Law360, London: A group of professional tennis players is contesting applications by the organisers of two of the sport's largest competitive events to dismiss the players' union from their New York federal antitrust claim and forcibly make them arbitrate their claims accusing the organisers of running an illegal 'cartel'.

The tenth edition of the King’s Bench Guide has been published on 19 April 2024. The release notes highlight the following changes:

All estates in land are held by virtue of either freehold tenure or leasehold tenure.

A measurement of electronic information. Also referred to as Tb.

a measurement of electronic information. Also referred to as Tb. 1 Tb = 1,024 Gigabyte

The period of time from when a loan is borrowed to its final stated repayment date

The time remaining until the final payment on the bond.

The EU Term Directive, Directive 2006/116/EC (codified) was intended to harmonise national terms of protection of copyright works which were generally extended to life of the author plus 70 years for copyright works. The EU Term Directive was implemented in the UK by the Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995, SI 1995/3297.

The term 'Term Loan B' or 'TLB' is used to refer to a tranche of senior credit facilities made available to a borrower that is designed to be syndicated in the institutional loan market. They are associated with particularly sponsor friendly terms such as not including any maintenance covenants (covenant lite).