What to expect in Employment Law in 2021
2020 was quite a year for employers in respect of having to adapt quickly and efficiently in the face of effectively a national lockdown…
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Child Contact Centres & Covid19
The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted lives across the nation in a myriad of ways. For many, a silver lining of repetitive lockdowns is…
Rules for fire and smoke alarms in Scottish properties change on 1 February 2022
Following the Grenfell Fire tragedy in June 2017 which claimed 72 lives, a Ministerial Working Group on Building and Fire Safety was…
Brexit | What happens to my existing trade marks?
On 1st January, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) created comparable UK Trade marks for every registered EU trade mark. These…
Senior promotions at Thorntons
One of Scotland’s leading law firms, Thorntons, is beginning the New Year with two newly promoted Partners and a new Legal Director.
The…
New Qualification for Thorntons’ Trade Mark Attorney
An intellectual property Associate at Thorntons has enhanced her specialty and qualified as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, and will now…
What does the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 mean for grandparents?
My colleague Eildh Conacher recently provided an overview of the Children (Scotland) Act 2020, but what does it mean in practice?
The…
ICO Enforcement Trends in 2020
Although 2020 will undoubtedly become synonymous with a certain c-word that shall not be named, it has also perhaps seen a turning of the…
Scottish Government Response to Grouse Moor Management Report
As many are aware grouse shooting in Scotland is a prized luxury drawing significant domestic and international interest and is considered…
Children (Scotland) Act 2020; what will the new legislation mean for children in Scotland.
Recently, MSPs unanimously passed the Children (Scotland) Bill. The bill, which aims to encourage the expression and inclusion of children…
Brain injury in sport: former players bring class-action cases against rugby’s governing bodies
This week’s announcement that eight former professional rugby players have launched legal claims against rugby’s governing bodies in…
Data Protection | A round up of 2020 ICO Enforcement Action
It is now more than two years since the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR came into force. The new legislation significantly increased the…
Rural Update | Changes to Permitted Development
The Scottish Government recently released a Consultation on proposed changes to planning law intended to boost rural business development…
Stay at Home to Stay Safe, but how safe are we working from home?
In February 2020 around 5.7% of workers in the UK worked from home. As a result of the pandemic that figure has now grown to around…
Employment Law | Remote Working: HR Questions Answered
Most people did not anticipate that remote working would become the norm for a substantial number of the workforce when the pandemic hit in…
What a year! Please don’t let the Grinch steal Christmas Gifts too!
What a year! All of us have been living under unprecedented restrictions on our lives this year, missing loved ones and all the usual…
EHRC Case Emphasises the Importance of the Guardianship Process
This week the Herald reported the settlement of an important case concerning what happens to our loved ones if they lose capacity to…
Data Protection | Practical Guidance to Preparing for Brexit
As we step into 2021, EU GDPR will no longer apply within the UK. From the 1st January 2021, the Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA”) will…
Employment Webinar: Managing Employees Remotely
With around 40% of the UK workforce still working from home, it is likely this will continue through the winter months. Homeworking is a…
Scotland’s smacking ban comes into force
Last year, the Scottish Government confirmed that the smacking of children was to be banned in Scotland, following evidence which showed…
Housing & Landlords | Covid19, Where are we now and what next for landlords?
In early April this year various temporary changes to existing landlord and tenant laws were introduced in response COVID19. The…