Blog
29 January 2025
The Government has announced that starting 6 April 2025, working families with babies in neonatal care for seven consecutive days or more within the first 28 days from birth will be entitled to additional time...
Blog
29 January 2025
In November 2023, Monica Lennon MSP launched the public consultation on her proposed member’s bill to introduce ecocide law in Scotland. The stated aim of the proposed Ecocide Prevention (Scotland) Bill is to “deter mass...
Blog
27 January 2025
Following the introduction of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), Companies House (as Registrar of companies in the United Kingdom) has been provided with enhanced statutory powers aimed to help reduce economic...
Blog
16 January 2025
In Essential Living (Greenwich) Ltd v Conneely Facades Ltd EWHC 2629 (TCC), Adrian Williamson KC rejected an “unmeritorious” claim of pre-determination bias in adjudication enforcement proceedings. Background The Claimant, Essential Living (Greenwich) Limited, was in...
Blog
15 January 2025
On 13 January 2025, the UK government published a new report, ‘The AI Opportunities Action Plan’, which includes 50 recommendations from AI adviser Matt Clifford (a tech entrepreneur) and which the government hopes will be...
Blog
14 January 2025
The rise of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and algorithms has been well documented, if not well regulated, over the last couple of years. It is perhaps not quite what was envisaged in the Minority Report or...
ESG
9 January 2025
BTO proudly donated food, warm jackets, and toys to spread a little joy and kindness to people throughout Scotland this Christmas.
News
8 January 2025
BTO is delighted to celebrate the start of 2025 by welcoming John Dunlop as a new Partner in the firm’s Real Estate team, based in its Edinburgh office. This appointment follows last month’s announcement of...
Blog
20 December 2024
From Friday 13 December 2024, the General Medical Council (GMC) became a multiprofessional regulator. In addition to doctors, the GMC now regulates physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs), recognising these as three distinct professions....
Blog
20 December 2024
Earlier this year, I considered the draft proposal to introduce the offence of ecocide into Scots law, proposed by Monica Lennon MSP. On 11 December the proposed new offence took a step closer to becoming...
Blog
19 December 2024
In ATG Services (Scotland) Limited v Ogilvie Construction Limited CSOH 94, Lord Sandison delivered a stark warning about ‘unjustified’ challenges to the enforcement of adjudication decisions. In this case, ATG Services (a subcontractor) had launched...
Blog
17 December 2024
What is it? The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill, introduced to the House of Lords on 4 September 2024, could carry significant implications for both UK businesses and consumers. The Bill grants the Secretary of...
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