Are Virtual Operating Models Here to Stay?
Like many other people, I’m just coming to the end of a full year working exclusively, or at least mainly, from home. One of the most…
Agricultural Tenants Right of Relinquishment and Assignation
On 28 February 2021, the rules about the relinquishment and assignation of tenancies in Scotland came into effect. Section 110 of the…
New Opt-out Scheme of Organ Donation comes into force today
The law around organ and tissue donation in Scotland changes on 26 March 2021 to an opt-out system, which is hoped will lead to an increase…
The Reality of Surrogacy in Scotland
Surrogacy in the UK is steadily becoming more and more common. In 2011 only 121 parental orders were made compared with 368 in 2018. The…
Working From Home or Living at Work?
Prior to March 2020 the number of people working from home was few and far between. Since March 2020 and Lockdown 1.0, this number has…
White dress? Check. Veil? Check. Shoes? Check. Pre-nup? Wait, what?
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott has married science teacher Dan Jewett.
Ms Scott, who is worth around $53 billion according to Forbes’…
Do you really know who will benefit from your Estate?
As we’ve all been reminded of in the news this week – sometimes families fall out. Whilst most people don’t then go on and have an…
Thirteen trainees start their legal career with Thorntons from home
Full service Scottish law firm Thorntons has swelled its ranks with thirteen new trainee solicitors.
Three of the new recruits started…
Vaccine Data Privacy Concerns in the Workplace
With over a million people in Scotland having received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination, the rollout is most certainly underway…
#FreeBritney and what happens when 'I Care a Lot' is not true
Lockdown 2 (or is it now 3?) has certainly increased our viewing of content on streaming platforms and often a theme can develop in…
Passage of time no obstacle to justice for survivors of historic abuse
Recent court rulings and inquiries have shown that survivors of abuse can seek justice and have their voices heard, even decades after…
Dental Practice Structure – To Be a Company (or not to be)?
This is a subject which we come back to fairly regularly as dental lawyers. Practices decide that they wish to incorporate, in other words…
Employers - Take Responsibility for Keeping Employees Safe
I was saddened to read of the death of Scott Hunter recently as a result of COVID but was disappointed to read about the failures of his…
International Epilepsy Day
The 8th of February marked International Epilepsy Day which seeks to raise awareness of epilepsy around the world for millions of people…
Mark Your Calendars! Land and Buildings Transaction Tax Deadline Day is Looming…
The Scottish Government have confirmed within their 2021-2022 Budget, that the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) relief for…
Has COVID Resulted in Safer Roads?
I was heartened to read the national statistics released this week which show that one positive outcome of the COVID restrictions is a…
Landowners challenge notices to terminate Telecomms leases
The case of EE Ltd and H3G Ltd v Duncan and others came before the Lands Tribunal for Scotland in the Summer to be heard as a…
What does 2021 hold for Data Protection and Intellectual Property Rights
2020 ended much as it began with many unprecedented events, not least the UK's last-minute trade and cooperation agreement between the EU…
What employers need to be aware of with the new Immigration System
On 1 January 2021, the new points-based immigration system came into effect for EU and non-EU nationals. These changes mean that employers…
What to expect in Employment Law in 2021
2020 was quite a year for employers in respect of having to adapt quickly and efficiently in the face of effectively a national lockdown…
Child Contact Centres & Covid19
The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted lives across the nation in a myriad of ways. For many, a silver lining of repetitive lockdowns is…