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Immigration Webinar | Right to Work checks 2021
From 1 July 2021, the Home Office have confirmed that new rules for carrying out right to work checks will apply to EEA nationals and…
NHS England Data Sharing
NHS Digital, England’s healthcare IT service, are hoping to amass the records of millions of English GP patients to improve patient care –…
Future is bright for Dundee skaters
The Ice Dundee performance team, which includes some of the best skaters from Great Britain and Ireland, has secured a sponsorship deal…
Drive Safely, Not Under the Influence
An astonishing 21% of those surveyed admitted driving while over the legal alcohol limit and 17% confessed to driving after taking…
How can I find out if a business name is trade marked?
Despite the pandemic and several national lockdowns, 2020 saw a record number of around 407,510 new businesses open in the UK. As we…
Employment Law | Returning to the Workplace
With the COVID 19 restrictions easing in most parts of Scotland many employers are starting to think about returning to the workplace. Of…
Tribunal Decision on Registered Social Landlords and Factor Services.
Earlier this month the Upper Tribunal for Scotland (UTS) released an important decision which means that all Registered Social Landlords (…
New Managing Partner at Thorntons
Partner and Intellectual Property specialist at Thorntons, Lesley Larg, is now in post as the firm’s first female Managing Partner.
Lesley…
Would you choose a Civil Partnership?
For the first time in Scotland, mixed sex couples will have the opportunity to enter civil partnerships. The Civil Partnership Act 2004,…
Belt Up
A recent poll commissioned by First 4 Lawyers found that of the 2,000 drivers polled, 13% had not worn a seatbelt whilst driving. …
The importance of agriculture to Perth and Kinross’s economy
Perthshire boasts an attractive and diverse rural landscape. The eastern region, particularly in the lower lands, contains some of…
Review of Scottish Cohabitation Laws
The number of couples cohabiting in the United Kingdom has seen a marked increase in the last decade.
In Scotland, the legal framework…
‘Satan Shoes’ - The Devil is in protecting the detail
I am sure by now you may have heard about the IP battle which recently settled between MSCHF Product Studio and Nike in respect of the…
Employment Law | Disciplinary and Grievance Investigations
Do you know how the GDPR applies to disciplinary and grievance investigations?
Disciplinary and grievance procedures inevitably involve…
What is in a claim?
Amongst the most common questions faced by personal injury lawyers is “what is my claim worth?” At the start of a case, the answer, often…
Returning to the Office? Advice for employers on managing employees and workspace
With the COVID 19 restrictions easing in most parts of Scotland it has got people thinking about their return to the workplace. Of course…
“You can’t say that about me” – an overview of the new defamation law in Scotland
The Scottish Parliament recently passed the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill which will introduce the most significant…
GDPR Violation for German Company using MailChimp for Marketing.
A German data protection authority has recently ruled that the use by a Munich publishing company of the US-based email marketing platform…
Managing Mental Health in the Workplace: COVID-19
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 10 to 16 May 2021. The last year, during the Coronavirus Pandemic, has been a difficult time…
Employment Law | Mental Health and Wellbeing, Employer Support.
With one in four people in the UK likely to be affected by mental ill health at some stage in their lives, employers need to be able to…