Blog Post Blog Post Labour MPs exiled: Let’s talk about suspension 18 July 2025 Noele McClelland Employment Following the final Prime Minister’s Questions just days before the summer break for MPs, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer cracked the whip…
Blog Post Blog Post Government review of parental leave and pay following scathing report uncovering system’s ‘fundamental failings.’ 16 July 2025 Noele McClelland Employment The Government recently announced a landmark review of the overall package of the parental leave and pay system in Great Britain. The…
Blog Post Blog Post Immigration Update: Major changes to Skilled Worker sponsorship 10 July 2025 Catriona MacDonald Employment, Immigration On 1 July 2025, the UK Government published a new Statement of Changes which implements many of the changes proposed in its Immigration…
Blog Post Blog Post Improved Rights for Fire and Rehire Employees 10 July 2025 Chris Phillips Employment The government has this week announced a revised position on the controversial ‘fire and rehire’ practice, easing the stricter measures it…
Blog Post Blog Post Employment Rights Bill set to improve rights of parents impacted by pregnancy loss 8 July 2025 Chris Phillips Employment The government has announced that, under the new Employment Rights Bill, parents who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks will be…
Blog Post Blog Post Delivering a Dynamic Risk Assessment 3 July 2025 Lynsay McFarlane Personal Injury This week, Royal Mail have released troubling figures that show their staff were subject to attacks by dogs 2,197 times in the financial…
Blog Post Blog Post Immigration Alert: Welcome change to EU Settlement Scheme residence rules 25 June 2025 Jacqueline Moore Immigration On 24 June 2025, the UK Government released its Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules. Among the changes due to come into…
Blog Post Blog Post Redundancy – the dangers of failing to fully consider alternatives 12 June 2025 Andrew Wallace Employment The recent case of Hendry Group v Kennedy provided a helpful warning for employers considering making staff redundant to get the…
Blog Post Blog Post A Wake-Up Call for Landowners on Telecoms Access Rights and Multi Skilled Visits (MSVs) 5 June 2025 Iain Buchan Claims & Disputes, Land and Rural Business The recent English Upper Tribunal decision in Covent Garden IP Limited v Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited (“…
Blog Post Blog Post Restoring a Company to the Register 21 May 2025 Anne Miller Claims & Disputes, Corporate & Commercial When a company is dissolved and struck off the Companies House register, it is sometimes necessary to apply for its restoration. It’s more…
Blog Post Blog Post Soaring numbers of claims across the UK in the Employment Tribunal and the impact of the Employment Rights Bill 13 May 2025 Andrew Wallace Employment The number of claims brought to the employment tribunal are rising year on year. The Ministry of Justice have published employment tribunal…
Blog Post Blog Post What the Immigration White Paper really means for Scotland’s care sector 12 May 2025 Jacqueline Moore Immigration “Those of us who have the luck to enjoy good health forget about this vast parallel universe of the unwell – their daily miseries, their…
Blog Post Blog Post What Scotland's EPC changes mean for non-domestic properties? 7 May 2025 Gemma Johnstone Property In 2023, the Scottish Government launched its Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) reform consultation. Following responses received to the…
Blog Post Blog Post Will AI replace your lawyers? 1 May 2025 Roisin Donnelly Data Protection & GDPR, Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quickly become a transformative force in the workplace, revolutionising industries from healthcare and…
Blog Post Blog Post Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers 1 May 2025 Debbie Fellows Employment There has been much discussion and controversy surrounding the recent decision of the Supreme Court (“Court”) in the case of For Women…
Blog Post Blog Post Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme for injuries caused by COVID-19 vaccinations 24 April 2025 Annie Muir Personal Injury COVID-19 Vaccinations and Claiming for Damages: What You Need to KnowThe COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to our lives,…
Blog Post Blog Post Dental practice premises in a sale or purchase – building the right foundations… 14 April 2025 Nina Sinclair Corporate & Commercial, Healthcare In the majority of dental practice sales or purchases, the primary focus from the outset is on the goodwill and assets, with only a side…
Blog Post Blog Post Update: European citizens require an ETA to visit the UK from 2 April 2025 2 April 2025 Catriona MacDonald Immigration From 2 April, European citizens who are visiting or transiting landside through the UK must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA…
Blog Post Blog Post Blood is Thicker than Water - The Infected Blood Scandal: Compensation and Legal Support 31 March 2025 Lynsay McFarlane Personal Injury Between 1970 and the early 1990s, over 30,000 NHS patients were given blood transfusions or treatments made using contaminated blood…
Blog Post Blog Post Protecting Your Assets: The Vital Role of Prenuptial Agreements in Divorce 26 March 2025 Jennifer Gallagher Family Law In a recent High Court decision, Mr Justice Francis told a husband to learn to cook as he dismissed a claim for a divorce settlement of £2.…
Blog Post Blog Post Dental Practices – Getting onto the Practice Ladder 23 March 2025 Michael Royden Corporate & Commercial, Healthcare Many dentists aspire to own their own practice. It isn’t of course for everyone, there are risks in being a practice owner, but if run…