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For many sectors of the UK economy, recent weeks have been like the “spinning newspaper” effect seen in old movies, with one industry announcement after another: critical staff shortages, rising operating costs, inflation and rocketing energy costs.
Learn moreAs a trustee of a Scottish charity, it is important to be aware that you can be held liable for health and safety law breaches. This article highlights the importance of familiarising yourself with your duties as trustee and the interrelation of those duties with health and safety law.
Learn moreIntellectual Property (IP) rights protect creations of the mind, safeguarding the key identifiers of a business and often becoming one of an organisation’s most valuable assets. A carefully crafted and fiercely protected portfolio of IP rights has helped to make many of the world’s most well-known hotels, restaurants and shops what they are today.
Learn moreOver the last few years, recruitment and lack of labour have been the scourge of many businesses in agriculture and rural industries. However, all may not be lost in terms of hiring overseas workers. Our Immigration Law specialist Mark Templeton looks at the practical ways still available to recruit.
Learn moreCrofting law is widely considered to be complicated and many consider there is an urgent need to adapt the law for the sake of simplicity, efficiency and modernisation. The Scottish Government started this process in 2017 to 2019 but the work ground to a halt in October 2019 as a result of Brexit.
Learn moreIf you own a firearm in Scotland, it’s important to be up to date with the intricacies of the Firearms Act 1968 (the Act) to avoid any scrutiny from the police and authorities.
Learn moreAcross the board, concerns are being raised regarding the cost of construction contracts and construction inflation generally, whether this relates to contracts already signed or those soon to be entered into.
Learn moreIn a world of fast fashion, how important is a brand’s culture and sustainable business practices? We spoke to Guy and Leeanne Hundleby, founders of the luxury leather goods brand Strathberry about their journey to date and their aspirations for the future.
Learn moreIn every employment contract (whether set out expressly in writing or orally agreed) there is also always an implied duty to keep employer information confidential during employment. This implied duty extends beyond the termination of the employment, but only to the extent that it protects trade secrets.
Learn moreEmploying anyone can be a complicated business – even more so when you are a rural employer as you have to be mindful of the additional protection agricultural workers have.
Learn moreThe UK Government has decided to change the law to expand what it refers to as tax conditionality for the hidden economy. These changes are to apply to Scotland and Northern Ireland, having previously been introduced in England & Wales.
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