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The rise of the Influencer
Predominately found on Instagram and YouTube, there are now people making their sole living from posting curated content on…
Posted on 18th February 2019
Record £62k sum raised for Cash for Kids
Scotland’s leading full service law firm Thorntons has donated £62,000 to Cash for Kids through its annual…
Posted on 15th February 2019
Posted on 7th February 2019
ICO Guidance Published on Encryption and Selecting Processors
ICO publishes guidance on encryption and passwords
On…
Posted on 7th February 2019
Right to be forgotten questioned in EU Courts
Officially referred to as the “right of erasure” under Article 17 of the GDPR, what is now commonly referred to as the…
Posted on 7th February 2019
How will Brexit impact Data Protection Law?
Brexit is in the headlines constantly, and there is endless media coverage on the “deal”, whether we will get a deal…
Posted on 7th February 2019
Direct Marketing and e-Privacy Regulations
As has been well documented, there are proposals to replace the current Privacy and Electronic Communications…
Posted on 7th February 2019
Selling your dental practice to the corporates
Over the years, the prospect of selling to one of the corporates was at times seen as like selling your soul to the…
Posted on 7th February 2019
To AirBnB or not to AirBnB?
An amendment to regulate short-term letting has been made to the Scottish Government’s Planning (Scotland) Bill. If it…
Posted on 6th February 2019
The Reality of Surrogacy in Scotland
The media is reporting the news that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are apparently having another baby via a surrogate,…
Posted on 5th February 2019
A Burning Issue – Changes to Agricultural Waste Disposal Regulations
Waste management – and in particular the reduction of waste and increase in recycling rates – is a key issue for the…
Posted on 1st February 2019
Bringing Farmhouses Up To Standard
The Scottish Government announced late last year that rented farmhouses and other tenanted agricultural housing will no…
Posted on 1st February 2019
Gambling or just a game?
The convergence of interactive entertainment and gambling has resulted in various types of in-game…
Posted on 1st February 2019
Do you have an Adverse Weather Policy for employees?
With weather warnings in place across Scotland, Employment Law specialist…
Posted on 31st January 2019
The Age of the Digital Revolution
In reading last week that Netflix had added another 9 million subscribers to its service in the last quarter I paused…
Posted on 28th January 2019
Be Sure You’re Insured
On Monday Police Scotland announced the launch of “…
Posted on 25th January 2019
Updated Guidance on Conducting Agricultural Rent Reviews
In 2015, the Scottish Government’s Independent Adviser on Tenant Farming, the National…
Posted on 18th January 2019
A Matter of Trust.
A Trust is a way of managing assets, such as property, investments or money. It is an oft-quoted misnomer that they are the…
Posted on 17th January 2019
“I can’t tell where the journey will end” – Avicci
December 2018 saw news emerge of how the estimated $25M fortune of dance music legend Avicci (real name Tim Bergling) was to…
Posted on 17th January 2019
Funding the cost of care.
Increasingly, clients are approaching us expressing their concerns about protecting their capital from potential…
Posted on 17th January 2019
Technology and succession planning – What will happen to your digital estate?
For the vast majority of the population our lives are increasingly consumed by digital technology, social media and the…
Posted on 17th January 2019