Blog Post Blog Post Beauty is in the eye(brow) of the beholder… 29 November 2023 Richard Poole Personal Injury According to recent beauty industry statistics, we in the UK spend an average of £8.6 billion at hairdressers and personal care salons a…
Blog Post Blog Post Contesting a Will in Scotland 28 November 2023 Robyn Canning Private Client The death of a loved one is an exceptionally difficult time. Even in such cases where the deceased has made plans and left a Will, there…
Blog Post Blog Post Use it or lose it – trade mark revocation. 23 November 2023 Katrina Reid-McConnell Trade Marks Are you at risk of losing your trade mark registration? Trade mark registers exist to allow businesses to defend their brands and to…
Blog Post Blog Post Road Safety Week 19 – 25 November 2023 23 November 2023 Eve McBride Personal Injury This week is the UK’s Road Safety Awareness Week. Road Safety Week is a national campaign run by road safety charity Brake. The theme of…
Blog Post Blog Post What is Family Law Mediation, and how does it work in Scotland? 20 November 2023 Lucy Metcalf Family Law Family law disputes can be complex and emotionally charged. Mediation can help resolve these collaboratively. What is Family Law…
Blog Post Blog Post GP Sustainability Loan Scheme – Extension to the Deadline 10 November 2023 Nicola McCafferty Corporate & Commercial, Healthcare Following the Scottish Government’s announcement to create a GP Sustainability Fund, with the first round of funding and acceptance of all…
Blog Post Blog Post The Renewables Green Rush 10 November 2023 Cameron Mathieson Land and Rural Business As we slowly edge closer to the Scottish Government’s target of net zero by 2045, the question of how we will continue to power the country…
Blog Post Blog Post Dental Practice Succession Planning 8 November 2023 Michael Royden Corporate & Commercial, Healthcare Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Benjamin’s Franklin’s quote will be known to most of you, and unfortunately it…
Blog Post Blog Post Using Copyright Protected Works 7 November 2023 Charlotte Cockburn Intellectual Property Copyright is an intellectual property right that provides the original author(s) with the sole ownership of their Work(s). Copyright is…
Blog Post Blog Post All I want for Christmas is you 6 November 2023 Mhairi McAulay Family Law For separated families, the most stressful part of the holiday season is not choosing the perfect present but is instead deciding where…
Blog Post Blog Post Battling the Elements: How to Safeguard Your Property Against Storm Damage 1 November 2023 Megan Watt Property Last week, Scotland saw its first red warning for rain since Storm Desmond in 2015. Storm Babet threatened a danger to life, severe…
Blog Post Blog Post Personal Planning for Business Owners 31 October 2023 Ross Cargill Private Client Often you will invest time, money and hard work in setting up your own business but when it comes to planning for the future of that…
Blog Post Blog Post National Adoption Week 20 October 2023 Lynne Sturrock Family Law This National Adoption Week we want to shine a spotlight on immigration and adoption. Immigration and adoption have a lot in common as they…
Blog Post Blog Post Management of Digital Assets and Inheritance 19 October 2023 Hannah Dossett Private Client Both during and after the pandemic, we have become more reliant on technology in our daily lives. As the world becomes increasingly…
Blog Post Blog Post IP Assignations in Research: What do you need to consider? 18 October 2023 Roisin Donnelly Trade Marks What is an assignation? Under contracts law, an assignation is the transfer of rights and obligations from one person or legal entity (…
Blog Post Blog Post The Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill 13 October 2023 Cameron Mathieson Land and Rural Business The Scottish Government has now unveiled their highly anticipated Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill. The Bill seeks to…
Blog Post Blog Post Holiday Pay and Unlawful Deductions 11 October 2023 Andrew Wallace Employment Last week, the Supreme Court published its decision in, Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew, which concerned the…
Blog Post Blog Post Tree Felling Permissions in Scotland 6 October 2023 Cameron Mathieson Land and Rural Business You may have seen recently in the news that a 300 year old tree has been cut down at Hadrian’s Wall. The tree, which has been made famous…
Blog Post Blog Post The Subsidy Control Act 2022 5 October 2023 Victoria Wright Corporate & Commercial The UK’s subsidy control regime has been subject to significant change in recent years. From 31st December 2020, the old EU state aid…
Blog Post Blog Post Bridging the Atlantic: The New UK-US Data Transfer Framework 2 October 2023 Morgan O'Neill Data Protection & GDPR In a rapidly evolving digital age, data privacy is paramount and organisations are regularly adapting to new regulations and frameworks.…
Blog Post Blog Post The low down on Low Emission Zones 29 September 2023 Zeenat Reid Property It’s pretty hard to escape from reality and the constant reminders that we need to do more to produce less: fewer gases, less pollution,…