Personal Injury Trusts: Protecting your Compensation Award
When a person is injured as a result of negligence, there are several considerations to factor into the valuation of a claim. Past and…
Life is a picnic this July
Happy National Picnic Month! Across the UK, we have recently experienced some amazing weather, making it a perfect time to grab your tartan…
Mountain Biking and Taming the Wild Trails
Mountain biking has gained traction in Scotland, with its popularity seemingly climbing steeply overnight. This has been noticed by…
Research Agreements: What factors should you consider?
One of the key activities of Higher Education and Research Bodies is collaborative research. In order to balance the benefits of research…
Increase in Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements as a Wealth Management Tool
Pre or Post Nuptial Agreements are increasingly used as wealth management tools. There are important factors to consider before having such…
Summer Safety: Wildfires and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code
Wildfires in Scotland may once have seemed a remote possibility, however they have in recent years become a reality and in the last week,…
Employers urged to have a flexible approach to flexible working
Flexible working has attracted a lot of attention since the pandemic when necessary adjustments to working hours and arrangements…
Civil Partnership or Marriage? The law explained.
Our recent blog post showing the evolution of rights for the LGBTQ+ community concluded in 2020 with the enactment of the Civil Partnership…
Sparks and Claims: The Shocking Insurance Dilemma of Surging E-Bike Use
In recent years, the use of electric bikes (E-bikes) has significantly increased in the United Kingdom. These eco-friendly alternatives…
The Importance of Substitute and Fall back Beneficiaries
In 2020 it was reported that almost 48% of adults in Scotland do not have a Will, meaning the majority of the Scottish population should…
An Overview of Privacy in Scotland
In what is often perceived as an age of celebrity and social media, the law has an important role to play in the protection of individual…
It’s not just the super-rich of Succession who need to pay heed to the intricacies of inheritance
Whether you have seen it or not, the hit HBO series Succession and its portrayal of a family at war over the future of a global media…
How can we all become more inclusive employers?
Pride Month often brings into the spotlight with employers the questions:
How are we doing on the LGBTQ+ front?
Are we inclusive…
Holidays are a major expense for the average consumer.
Although the number of Package Holidays suffered a significant decline Post-Brexit and, understandably, during the Pandemic, the number of…
Domain name disputes
The use of the internet to conduct business has increased exponentially in the 21st century. With billions of websites at our fingertips,…
Family Law: A timeline on LGBTQ+ Rights in Scotland
Pride month, which takes place annually in June, celebrates LGBTQ+ communities worldwide, and commemorates the previous struggles and…
Planning for care home fees – what are my options?
One of the most common questions clients have is how to protect their assets from the increasing cost of care should they require to go…
Considerations for Home Buyers: Owning Property in Joint Names
Buying a property with your partner is usually an exciting time in both your lives, whether you are taking your first step onto the…
How the hospitality sector can utilise the UK immigration system to fill job vacancies as the holiday season looms
As the sun begins to shine and the UK holiday season gets under way, one of the biggest challenges for many hospitality businesses…
Squat Practices – Risk & Reward
Many of our dental clients started off as practice owners through the traditional route of buying an existing practice, or by going into…
The “Ish”ue with Tacit Relocation
The Scottish Law Commission (SLC) published a report towards the end of 2022 recommending a number of reforms to the Scots law of leases.…