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6 August 2026
The UK Government has withdrawn its draft statutory Code of Practice on the fair and transparent distribution of tips following criticism from several organisations, including Unite. The draft Code, which had been expected to come...
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5 August 2026
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a significant development in UK industrial relations by creating a statutory right for independent trade unions to access workplaces. Expected to come into force in October 2026, the new...
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4 August 2026
BTO has appointed Alan Gilfillan, an experienced corporate lawyer and accredited charity law specialist, as a Partner in its Corporate Team. Alan brings more than 15 years’ experience in corporate and charity law and is...
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3 August 2026
Recent reporting has brought renewed attention to one of the central questions surrounding artificial intelligence: what happens when an AI system acts beyond the limits set for it? The reports concern an OpenAI agent which...
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31 July 2026
The Government has launched a 15 week consultation to gather views on reforming the equal pay system, inviting views from businesses, workers, trade unions and civil society on how the current framework can be improved....
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30 July 2026
The EU’s revised product liability directive, Directive (EU) 2024/2853, updates its regime on liability for defective products as provided by way of Council Directive 85/374/EEC 1985. The deadline for the transposition of the updated Articles...
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29 July 2026
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its latest annual workplace fatality statistics on 1 July 2026, reporting that 126 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain during 2025/26. This demonstrates a long-term...
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28 July 2026
Section 250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (“CPA”) significantly expands the scope of corporate criminal liability in the UK. Under the new regime, organisations can be liable where a “senior manager” commits a...
News
27 July 2026
BTO Solicitors LLP is delighted to support the Helensburgh Art Club’s Annual Exhibition once again, returning as headline sponsor for the fourth consecutive year. The eagerly awaited 73rd exhibition and sale will take place from 7...
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21 July 2026
Data protection complaints are no longer confined to customers or consumers. Increasingly, employers are finding themselves dealing with complaints from job applicants, employees and former employees about how their personal data has been collected, used,...
Blog
21 July 2026
There is a lot of mystery and uncertainty around expenses (costs) of litigations in Scotland. Most people think (perhaps understandably) that they will recover all their costs if they win their case. The reality is...
Blog
17 July 2026
AI-assisted claims have moved from being a curiosity to a real feature of the employment tribunal system. Employees and claimants are increasingly using tools such as ChatGPT to draft grievances, correspondence and tribunal documents. For...
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