Blog
11 July 2025
This Alcohol Awareness Week (7–13 July 2025), led by UK charity Alcohol Change, the theme is “alcohol and work”. A good time for employers to reflect on how they approach alcohol-related issues within their workforce....
Blog
7 July 2025
With a continual rise in global mobility, it is no longer unusual for families to have ties to multiple countries. Unfortunately, this can lead to difficulties when a relationship breaks down and parents cannot agree...
Blog
2 July 2025
The new Employment Rights Bill is set to cause huge change in employment law (please see our earlier blog for further details on the changes). As the Bill speeds through Parliamentary stages, we are now...
Blog
2 July 2025
The term “constructive unfair dismissal” often crops up when employees feel mistreated at work, be it due to poor management, a toxic culture or unreasonable demands. While it may seem like a legal catch-all for...
Blog
30 June 2025
It’s no secret that high-value Divorces can be very complicated, but it becomes significantly more complicated when one spouse attempts to hide matrimonial assets from the other. In Scotland, divorce law is rooted in fairness...
Blog
27 June 2025
Occasionally it feels like I am looking at a cryptic crossword clue when deciphering an opinion. Such was my apprehension when I first sat down in a cosy armchair to read Lady Haldane’s recent opinion...
Blog
26 June 2025
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has announced significant changes to the way Scottish charities must report and publish trustee information. These changes are designed to increase transparency and improve regulatory oversight, but...
Blog
26 June 2025
In the late 20th century, tens of thousands of people receiving NHS treatment for conditions such as haemophilia or undergoing blood transfusions were unknowingly infected with contaminated blood products. These products carried harmful viruses, including...
Blog
25 June 2025
The Data (Use and Access) Act has had a chequered past. Its origins lie in the previous government’s attempts to revise data protection legislation following Brexit which never quite made it over the line and...
Blog
24 June 2025
As more men and women choose to remain in the workplace after starting a family, and as the very definition of family life continues to evolve, it is more crucial than ever that employers’ policies...
Blog
23 June 2025
It will not come as news to many that council tax rates across Scotland increased for the 2025/26 period, in some areas by as much as 15.6%. What may be new information to many however,...
Blog
20 June 2025
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigations can be disruptive, high-stakes events for insured organisations – particularly where a serious incident has occurred, or where criminal enforcement is likely. For insurers, these situations present not only...
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