Blog Post Blog Post The Cost of Living Crisis – Advice for Employers 10 August 2022 Noele McClelland Employment Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), hit 9.4% in the year to June – the highest level for 40 years, in the face of…
Blog Post Blog Post Tweet in haste, repent at leisure - new Scots law of defamation comes into effect 9 August 2022 Mike Kemp Claims & Disputes Hot on the heels of the Wagatha Christie saga which brought defamation arising from social media into the minds of many, new legislation…
Blog Post Blog Post Working Time Holidays and Atypical Workers: the challenges following Harpur Trust v Brazel 4 August 2022 Noele McClelland Employment At the end of July, the Supreme Court issued its decision in a case concerning the entitlement to annual leave, and pay for that leave,…
Blog Post Blog Post Brain injury in rugby: Legal actions must prompt actual action to protect players 4 August 2022 Daniel McGinn Personal Injury I previously commented on legal claims brought by former professional rugby players, including former Wales Captain Ryan Jones and former…
Blog Post Blog Post Zero hours’ contracts: on the fringe of acceptability? 2 August 2022 Chris Phillips Employment Zero-hour contracts, sometimes also known as casual contracts are typically used where an employer needs flexibility to meet short term…
Blog Post Blog Post Training Contracts at Thorntons 29 July 2022 Firm News At Thorntons, we know that applying for Training Contracts can be a lengthy and sometimes stressful process but we feel that the…
Blog Post Blog Post How to avoid copyright infringement 29 July 2022 Katy Dow Intellectual Property The expanse of the internet is a treasure trove of data, photos, information and much more. The use of this readily available information…
Blog Post Blog Post Market Research vs Direct Marketing – Understanding the regulations and your organisations responsibilities. 29 July 2022 Danielle Connell Data Protection & GDPR Market research is a useful method used by organisations to collect information from individuals about their needs and preferences. For…
Blog Post Blog Post The Great Resignation: How to retain good employees 27 July 2022 Kerri McIver Employment The Great Resignation is the term used to describe the ongoing trend in which large number of employees are changing jobs. Possible causes…
Blog Post Blog Post Natural dangers and a duty of care 26 July 2022 Stephanie Watson Personal Injury With the extremely hot weather we’ve seen in the last few weeks, increasing numbers of people have been visiting local beaches, rivers,…
Blog Post Blog Post Retail Leasing – Time for a Change in Strategy? 26 July 2022 Kyle Moir Property The retail sector is currently amongst one of the most challenging of the property industry. The sector is in a constant state of flux with…
Blog Post Blog Post No Longer “ Just a Domestic” 21 July 2022 Angela Wipat Family Law A recent Report “The Sentencing of Offences Involving Domestic Abuse in Scotland” gives very helpful insight into the approach the criminal…
Blog Post Blog Post Cash injection for Arbroath community group 20 July 2022 Firm News An institution for the Arbroath community, The CAFÉ Project, which recently launched a new club to encourage companionship for elderly…
Blog Post Blog Post Is time up on the gig economy? 19 July 2022 Chris Phillips Employment The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) made headlines recently after their campaign to highlight that some of their members…
Blog Post Blog Post Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery 19 July 2022 Louise Crichton Immigration Sir Mo Farah recently revealed that he was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. As reported in…
Blog Post Blog Post Hybrid Working – Tips for Employers 19 July 2022 Debbie Fellows Employment Businesses have gone through a lot of changes over the past couple of years with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and companies now…
Blog Post Blog Post Let’s Make Workplaces Safer - How To Prevent Accidents At Work 15 July 2022 Stephanie Watson Personal Injury Workplaces are safer now than they were 15 to 20 years ago but there are still a lot of avoidable accidents each year. According to the…
Blog Post Blog Post Can I change my child's name? 15 July 2022 Lucy Metcalf Family Law A child’s name is registered on their birth certificate with their surname usually being that of their father. However, divorce or…
Blog Post Blog Post The four-day work week: An ambitious pipe-dream or a welcome reality? 14 July 2022 Kerri McIver Employment The four-day working week is the innovative idea currently being trialled across 60 British companies following a dramatic increase in…
Blog Post Blog Post The gig economy: where should we go from here? 14 July 2022 Chris Phillips Employment Following the widely reported debate around employment status prompted in part by the disputes which resulted in cases such as Pimlico…
Blog Post Blog Post GPS sackings latest setback for some gig economy workers 8 July 2022 Chris Phillips Employment The Guardian reported this week on a number of drivers working for a company called Stuart who have, according to their union, lost their…