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In case you missed it, October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. It seems like just about every day brings another news story about an ever increasing list of businesses and other organisations who have fallen victim to a cyber-attack or a data breach, but just who is behind these?
Learn moreFor many, finding and buying your dream home is a matter of browsing online property pages until the right one comes along and everything falls into place. For others, the opportunity to build from the ground up is far more appealing and that journey usually starts with securing a development plot.
Learn moreWe held our Universities Conference on 28th October, where you heard from our legal experts Andrew Brown, Paul Brown and Douglas McLachlan on the key employment, immigration and data protection concerns for universities.
Learn moreThe Coronavirus pandemic has changed the property requirements of many, both personally and in business. Now that we can meet in person again, we have arranged a free pop up clinic at our Haddington office on Saturday 30th October.
Learn moreThe High Court has ruled that the will of the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh shall remain a secret for 90 years. It was decided that it was both undesirable and inappropriate for the will to be open to public inspection. However, we do not all get the royal treatment and this recent decision leads to questions surrounding the privacy of our wills. Have you considered what happens to your will after death and who is able to see it?
Learn moreThe shortage in commercial goods drivers across the UK is now in plain sight; with empty shelves in the shops and closed petrol stations. How have we got into this mess and what can done about it – will there be a route out of the crisis any time soon?
Learn moreIt’s difficult to miss this week’s coverage of petrol stations running short of fuel supplies, and scenes in the media of queues and fist fights on the forecourts. As if that was not enough, it’s been suggested that insufficient stocks of certain foods in the run up to December, particularly turkeys, could lead to ‘Christmas’ being cancelled (Alan Rickman’s Sheriff of Nottingham has much to answer for).
Learn moreWe hosted our online event covering COP26 and Natural Capital opportunities for rural landowners on 12th October. In the run up to COP26, the interaction between business and nature is more important than ever. Recognising the inherent value in the natural resources around us can help us to benefit our economy, the environment and our wider society.
Learn moreWe hosted our online charities conference on 7 October looking at how Scotland's charities can best respond to the changing landscape and how a commercial mind-set and sound governance can support a positive future.
Learn moreThere is one area of the Scottish economy that is quietly booming. Amidst talk of the succession crisis with the ‘silver tsunami’ of business owners who reach retirement age and want to exit their business, an increasing number have found a solution that fits their aspirations perfectly. Many business owners are now considering a sale to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).
Learn moreIn our CPD seminar series hosted for solicitors in our Scottish Referral Network we share insight into a different specialist practice area each quarter. At our event on 5 October, our specialists discussed the main issues to be aware of when you're working on complex restructuring and insolvency matters.
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