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In September, the Health and Safety Executive announced that it will be carrying out inspections in schools from October onwards relating to asbestos materials following recent concerns surrounding RAAC.

A look back at the first decision of the Competition Appeal Tribunal under the Subsidy Control Act 2022, with eyes forward to its impacts and potential appeal.

Get your skilled workers in now if you can. Skilled Worker visa costs are increasing (again) in January 2024.

The Government already increased Skilled Worker visa application fees by around 15% on 4 October 2023, and there is more to come. 

The onshore wind sector deal for Scotland sets out a number of commitments in order to meet Scotland’s 2030 onshore wind ambitions. This article provides a high-level summary of the deal, with a focus on the key near-term milestones you should be aware of. 

For those of us working in the agricultural and rural sector, it’s clear this has not been an easy year.

First published in: The Courier, Farm Focused supplement 

In this article, Robbie Callander outlines the current law on corporate directors and explains the reforms which are soon expected to be brought into force.

The Procurement Act, aimed at reforming the way public bodies procure suppliers, now has Royal Assent. This comes alongside an update to relevant thresholds.

Ofgem’s CMP 376 decision addressing the electricity connections queue has practical implications for all existing and new agreements.

The result of the Lidl v Closed Circuit Cooling case hinges on the validity of payment terms in a construction contract.

With ESG firmly on the radar, many founders embarking on their entrepreneurial journey approach us to discuss B Corp certification.

Thomas McFarlane and Stephanie Hepburn examine the ramifications of ‘Willie’s Law’ in regard to legal capacity

The upcoming Agricultural and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill brings with it new changes and potential impacts on the rural, crofting, and farming community.

Ensuring the right infrastructure is in place to support major renewable projects like offshore wind farms is vital to the energy transition. This guide highlights key issues ports and developers must take account of when agreeing contractual terms for Operations & Maintenance facilities.

Has the attempt to regulate private residential letting worsened the problems it sought to solve? Peter Smith shares his thoughts.

In this article, Lauren Finlay and Madeleine Gill provide an overview of a Power of Attorney document and why it is important to have it in place now, rather than later.

In a recent case, the Supreme Court decided that Litigation Funding Agreements are Damages-Based Agreements. This article explores the consequences of this decision.   

In this article, Jonathan Andrews provides an overview of FA betting rules on the back of the Toney, Toffolo and Tonali decisions, which have raised questions over how the FA determines sanctions in respect of betting breaches. 

easyGroup brought legal proceedings against band Easy Life over what they perceive to be an infringement on their intellectual property.

In this article we examine the recent case of Logan v Irons [2023] SAC (Civ) 9 in which the Sheriff Appeal Court set precedent over two central issues (1) that servitudes become completely extinguished by confusion when two properties come into joint ownership and (2) as servitudes do not revive when two titles separate, a servitude was created by implied grant years later when the property was disponed by a heritable creditor.

Many property developers set up an over-riding vote in their favour within the documentation that regulates management and maintenance of the common parts of a development, to retain flexibility during the development process. A recent Lands Tribunal case considered the competence of such a right of veto. 

Scottish moveable transactions law is currently outdated and much less useful in practice than the law in England and Wales. The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 will bring Scots law up to date when it comes into force and will arguably move it ahead of the law south of the border. This article, first published in the October issue of the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, tests whether or not that is the case when assigning receivables.

Did you know that in Scotland commercial leases generally do not end automatically on expiry of the contractual term? Further beware that for leases on sites larger than two acres, different rules apply.

The sports industry has long considered how to approach maternity leave and parental rights. Associate Harriet McRae and Senior Solicitor Carly Duckett explore recent policy updates. 

An exploration of tacit relocation and its current meaning, application, and possible reform under Scots law.