Can Employees Refuse to Return to the Workplace Post-Pandemic?
With the remaining COVID 19 restrictions set to be lifted in Scotland from 21st March 2022, it is important to think about what this means…
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No further extensions to Covid protections against Irritancy and Insolvency Proceedings
After almost two years of changing restrictions from the Scottish Government regarding Coronavirus it was welcome news that Scotland will…
Thorntons Solicitors and Stuart & Stuart WS Announce Merger
Two of Scotland’s oldest legal firms have announced a merger which strengthens the fourth-largest independent legal business in Scotland.…
UK Says No More
From 7 – 13 March 2022 the national campaign ‘UK Says No More’, will take place. The campaign aims to raise awareness to end domestic abuse…
Dental Practice - To Lease or Not To Lease
Dental surgeries come in all shapes and sizes, from street level premises and practices on the upper floors of a tenement, to stand alone,…
The UK’s new approach to international data transfers
Since the UK left the EU, there has been a lot of speculation about how the UK will regulate restricted transfers of personal data between…
Pre-Nups: A Proposal of Growing Popularity
Celebrities' relationships are known to end as quickly as they begin, which explains why many lawyers advise that they enter into an iron-…
Data Protection | Transferring personal data outside the UK - the new UK approach
When transferring personal data outside the UK to a country that does not provide adequate protection, the UK organisation must put in…
Risk Assessing shouldn’t be a Rare Occurrence
February marks Rare Disease Awareness Month culminating in Rare Disease Day on 28 February (or the 29th in a leap year) which is a globally…
Employment Law Webinar | Managing Organisational Changes in the Workplace
When your organisation needs to adapt to new circumstances, your workforce may also need to transform, both in its size and how people do…
Kicked out – how animal abuse could end your career
A video showing West Ham United footballer, Kurt Zouma, attacking one of his pet cats attracted huge media attention and significant public…
Private Sector Tenancies - Where are we now?
Given that the COVID related emergency measures introduced by the Scottish Government have been repeatedly extended to 31 March 2022, what…
The war on waste disposal
BBC Scotland recently aired a programme exposing ongoing criminal activity by organised gangs profiting from the illegal disposal of waste…
Tinnitus Myths and Misconceptions
7-13 February 2022 marks the British Tinnitus Association’s Tinnitus Awareness week, a campaign to make sure that everyone with tinnitus…
Scottish Group Proceedings Granted for Kenyan Farm Workers
This week, a group proceedings application in Scotland was granted by the Court of Session. Class actions are well established in many…
Living Wills and Powers of Attorney for health care decisions.
As you are no doubt aware, we’re all living longer. Unfortunately, with age, comes a higher risk of developing chronic illnesses. On…
Ella Retires After 55 Years’ Service
After fifty-five years working in accountancy for leading Scottish law firm, Thorntons, Ella Dunn is finally hanging up her cashroom cap…
Thorntons enhances Dundee offering with lateral hires
Leading Scottish law firm Thorntons has strengthened its commercial real estate, residential conveyancing and private client offering in…
Dental Practices Key Practice Documentation
We act for all sort of practices, from sole practitioners to large practices which operate as partnerships or limited companies. All of…
Rape survivor awarded damages by civil court
I first blogged about a civil rape case back in 2017 when Denise Clair successfully sued two footballers for rape, despite them not having…
Virtual Courts for Domestic Abuse Cases
Figures recently published by the Scottish Police Authority’s Quarterly Policing Performance Report indicate that in the last year there…