10 Years of Equal Marriage in Scotland
When the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill was passed by an overwhelming majority of MSPs in 2014, some same-sex couples…
Taking Care in the Scottish Outdoors: Advice from a Personal Injury Lawyer
Exploring the Scottish outdoors offers breathtaking landscapes, riveting hikes and serene escapes. However, the beauty of the Highlands,…
Diversity monitoring: what to collect and how to remain compliant
For employers, adopting a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) policy can prove to be imperative in driving initiatives to promote an…
General Election 2024: what to expect in Employment and Immigration
As anticipation builds for the General Election on 4 July 2024, the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have launched their…
Exploring Scotland’s new Ownerless Property Transfer Scheme
The King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (KLTR) is the Crown’s representative in Scotland with authority to deal with ownerless…
What is Collaborative Law, and how does it work in Scotland?
Separation or divorce can be a painful and stressful experience. Collaborative family law is a commonly used type of Alternative Dispute…
Making LGBT+ inclusion a priority this Pride month and beyond: tips for employers
With Pride Month in full swing, employers across the UK are marking June with a host of messages, events, fundraisers and other initiatives…
Protecting Your Partner: The Critical Need for Wills Among Cohabiting Couples
It is becoming increasingly common for couples to live together (cohabit) rather than marry or enter into a civil partnership with…
Trade Marks and the effective use of logos and the rainbow flag
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a month of celebration for the LGBTQ+ community in which a number of businesses and other organisations choose…
Tech platforms under increasing scrutiny over legal basis of consent and pay
After months of debate, the legal basis for the controversial “consent or pay” business model, also known as “pay or okay”, is increasingly…
The End of the Road for the DPDI Bill?
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI Bill) was designed to make the UK’s data protection legislative framework more…
Scottish Agri-tourism from a lawyer’s perspective
Scotland’s entrepreneurial farms and rural business owners are increasingly taking advantage of the explosion in demand for agritourism.…
Driving during a Cost-of-Living Crisis: UK Motor Insurance Premium Increases
Driving during a Cost-of-Living Crisis: UK Motor Insurance Premium Increases.If you’ve found yourself clutching your wallet tighter than…
What the new Procurement Act means for public bodies and suppliers
It is now just over six months since the Procurement Act 2023 received Royal Assent. Last month, the UK Government announced that it…
No evidence of abuse but the future of the Graduate visa is still in doubt
Home Secretary James Cleverly has set his sights on international graduates in his ambition to reduce immigration to the UK. The current…
ICO seeks views on generative AI and Data Protection
The ICO has recently concluded its third call for evidence on generative AI, which focused on how the accuracy principle of data protection…
Dentists | Selling your Practice Limited Company
Practices can take a number of forms, from sole traders to partnerships. However, for a number of years, it has been possible to structure…
Trustee Duties: Lessons To Be Learned
A recent court case in Wales involving a mother accused of stealing her daughters’ £50,000 inheritance while acting as a Trustee highlights…
UK Government Consultation on Registration of Overseas-qualified Dentists
With ‘dental deserts’, where there is little NHS dental care provision, reportedly growing across the UK the national shortage of dentists…
The Housing (Scotland) Bill - A balancing act of Landlord and Tenant rights?
One of the biggest problems facing rural communities in Scotland, is a shortage of affordable housing. The lack of available housing,…
“Quit-tok” – The risks of management decisions going viral
Employers should have robust processes to avoid reputational damage from private conversations leaking into the public.“Quit my job with me…