The next big thing in law isn’t artificial intelligence - it’s emotional intelligence, says Rebecca Smith-Bains of Wilford Smith Solicitors.

There is no legal requirement to leave a will, but there are a number of practical and financial reasons as to why you should do so. If you fail to leave a will in Scotland, your estate will be distributed in accordance with the rules of intestacy.

You may have heard both the terms ‘tax avoidance’ and ‘tax evasion’ – especially in light of the recent Panama Papers scandal, but what to these terms mean? The essential difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is that tax avoidance is perfectly legal, tax evasion is illegal.

Whether you must be paid for training in your job will depend on your contract of employment and also the nature of your job. If unpaid training is mentioned in your contract of employment, it may be that you are not entitled to pay. For example, apprentices have contracts under which a certain amount of training is to be undertaken.

HR consultant, Carmen Mazo, is suing a London pub for £4.2 million after tripping on a rope in their beer garden.