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The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has around 24,000 charities on its books and has undertaken a recent project to review the Scottish charity register to ensure those registered continue to meet the necessary requirements to maintain Scottish charitable status.
Learn moreWe are currently dealing with a number of Farming Partnership disputes and some of our colleagues are similarly engaged. Many of the matters that are arising could have been avoided or more easily resolved if there had been a written partnership agreement in place. Other issues could have been resolved if that agreement had been updated as partners retired or passed away.
Learn moreIn an effort to bolster our transatlantic relationship post-Brexit, the UK has now become party to a new EU-US data bridge.
What does this mean for UK organisations?
As pandemic-era support recedes, charities are once again faced with a familiar challenge: balancing rising costs against unpredictable sources of income. This picture has been further complicated by soaring inflation driving up wages and energy costs in particular for our operational charities.
Learn moreIn recent years recruiting key staff has become an existential challenge for many businesses in the hospitality sector.
Learn moreOfficial statistics released by the Insolvency Service demonstrate that the retail sector continues to follow this upward insolvency trajectory - evidence that baking banana bread and family zoom quizzes aren’t the only trends to have fallen out of fashion post-covid.
Learn moreAn estimated one in three women (or trans men or non-binary people with a womb) will experience abnormal periods at some point in their reproductive lives, often in the years leading up to menopause.
Learn moreThere is a lot going on in the realm of freedom of information in Scotland just now, and it can be hard to keep pace with it all. However, it’s very important that public sector organisations keep their finger on the pulse. In this article we’ve summarised some of the important headlines in this sector which will hopefully serve as a useful reference point.
Learn moreWhen a marriage or civil partnership breaks down the last thing on your mind is the effect that the break-up might have on your relationship with the tax man. Although, there have been recent relaxations to the tax rules, separating couples who do not factor in tax at the outset, could be in for a nasty surprise.
Learn moreThinking of expanding your business by opening a restaurant in Scotland? Consider the legal requirements before taking the plunge.
Learn moreThe much-publicised new licensing scheme for short term lets may result in the tax benefits available to owners being ever more important in determining whether to continue to let a property as holiday accommodation. The benefits are available only if certain tests are satisfied, so we’ve reviewed whether they remain an attractive investment proposition from a tax perspective.
Learn moreThis webinar took place on Tuesday 3 October as part of our Club HR series, which is suitable for HR professionals or those with responsibility for managing staff. Our qualified firm mediators, Alun Thomas, Jemma Forrest, Fiona Gray and Dawn Dickson, led a panel discussion on mediation.
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