Learn about Scottish legal developments or regulatory changes that could affect you, your family or your business
Insights 23 November 2014
So, you think you’d be the first to know if there was a court order against you or your business? Think again.
Insights 23 November 2014
Land and property owners and tenants are obliged to provide information to the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI) by the by 31 March 2023
Insights 12 November 2014
The increase in remote and flexible working and associated increased use of mobile devices at work make it important for employers to understand the r...
Insights 11 November 2014
Prior to the recession, many SMEs and individuals were encouraged to purchase complex products, sold as “protecting” them from increasing interest rat...
Insights 11 November 2014
The case of Getty Images v OHIM in relation to trade mark registration
Insights 11 November 2014
Proposed reforms to contract drafting by the Scottish Law Commission
Insights 6 November 2014
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has now given its long-awaited judgment confirming that overtime is part of normal pay and must be reflected in payments for holiday.
Insights 29 October 2014
Employers must accurately itemise salary deductions due to them to avoid the risk of punitive damages, even though the employer is entitled to make th...
Insights 25 September 2014
The EAT found in favour of an employee, who was in material breach of their employment contract, resign and claim constructive unfair dismissal due to...
Insights 12 September 2014
The EAT confirmed that a change of location is not always a substantial change in working conditions to an employee’s detriment in a recent case regar...
Insights 29 August 2014
The Immigration Act 2014 could make landlords legally responsible for checking the immigration status of any new adult tenants. Neglecting to perform...
Insights 22 August 2014
It may still be rarer than adoption, but more people encountering difficulties in conceiving or giving birth naturally are choosing to use surrogates ...