Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7537

Colin Munro examines how we arrived at the referendum stage in Scotland and where we go after the vote

Would an independent Scotland automatically be a member state of the EU? Marc Weller investigates

Jonathan Herring discusses the nature of child welfare

How far does the law protect employees from sexual harassment, ask Chris Bryden & Michael Salter

Are motorcyclists adrenalin junkies or vulnerable road users? Karen O’Sullivan examines the approach of the courts

The latest on PI damages & the interview of a lifetime

Courts continue to wrestle with the thorny issue of contract construction, as Ian Pease reports

Turville Heath Inc v Chartis Insurance UK Ltd [2012] EWHC 3019 (TCC), [2012] All ER (D) 10 (Nov)

Abercrombie & others v Aga Rangemaster Ltd UKEAT/0099/12/SM, [2012] All ER (D) 334 (Oct)

Farrar v Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police UKEAT/0528/11/RN, [2012] All ER (D) 342 (Oct)