Back To School – Top Tips for Parents
School holidays are almost over in Scotland. For most parents, that might be a welcome relief. For c...
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Blogs & Legal
The lack of a Power of Attorney could keep you in hospital, even if you're fit to leave
A few months ago, Professor Angela Wallace, Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, once again highlighted the considerable number of patients who, despite being...
Recent ICO action highlights the importance of safeguarding sensitive information
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has this week taken action against Birthlink, a Scottish charity, for infringements of data protection law in relation to the destruction of a large volume ...
Government’s immigration enforcement catches another SME with £40,000 fine
Small to medium businesses employing international staff must act now to ensure they comply with UK immigration law – or risk a huge civil penalty.In the latest example, a chip shop in Surrey has been...
Webinar
Land & Rural Business Webinar | Protecting Your Farm's Future
The Scottish agricultural sector is facing one of the biggest shifts in legislative and budgetary frameworks in a generation. From proposed changes to the Agricultural and Business Property Reli...
Data Protection Webinar | Risks in the workplace
Morgan O' Neill, Director of Data Protection Services, will discuss common risks and data protection challenges that arise within the workplace.From data breaches to Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR...
Employment Law Webinar | Managing Employee Performance
Debbie Fellows from our specialist employment law team hosts a short webinar and Q&A to discuss managing employee performance.This webinar covered how your organisation can:Identify performance is...
Press Release
Transformative changes to the infected blood compensation scheme
In what has long been described as the worst healthcare scandal in the history of the NHS, the UK government’s response to the infected blood scandal has taken a major and long-awaited step forward. I...
Thorntons builds on construction law and commercial real estate expertise.
Leading independent Scottish law firm Thorntons has expanded its market-leading Commercial Real Estate team, with the appointment of two highly experienced experts.Simone Young, who has more than 25 y...
Thorntons celebrates promotions from teams across the business
Recognising the contribution of our people and developing legal talent for the future is key to our success. Our latest round of promotions sees 23 of our colleagues across a range of discipline...