Making LGBT+ inclusion a priority this Pride month and beyond: tips for employers
With Pride Month in full swing, employers across the UK are marking June with a host of messages, events, fundraisers and other initiatives…
Protecting Your Partner: The Critical Need for Wills Among Cohabiting Couples
It is becoming increasingly common for couples to live together (cohabit) rather than marry or enter into a civil partnership with…
Trade Marks and the effective use of logos and the rainbow flag
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a month of celebration for the LGBTQ+ community in which a number of businesses and other organisations choose…
Tech platforms under increasing scrutiny over legal basis of consent and pay
After months of debate, the legal basis for the controversial “consent or pay” business model, also known as “pay or okay”, is increasingly…
The End of the Road for the DPDI Bill?
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI Bill) was designed to make the UK’s data protection legislative framework more…
Scottish Agri-tourism from a lawyer’s perspective
Scotland’s entrepreneurial farms and rural business owners are increasingly taking advantage of the explosion in demand for agritourism.…
Driving during a Cost-of-Living Crisis: UK Motor Insurance Premium Increases
Driving during a Cost-of-Living Crisis: UK Motor Insurance Premium Increases.If you’ve found yourself clutching your wallet tighter than…
What the new Procurement Act means for public bodies and suppliers
It is now just over six months since the Procurement Act 2023 received Royal Assent. Last month, the UK Government announced that it…
No evidence of abuse but the future of the Graduate visa is still in doubt
Home Secretary James Cleverly has set his sights on international graduates in his ambition to reduce immigration to the UK. The current…
ICO seeks views on generative AI and Data Protection
The ICO has recently concluded its third call for evidence on generative AI, which focused on how the accuracy principle of data protection…
Dentists | Selling your Practice Limited Company
Practices can take a number of forms, from sole traders to partnerships. However, for a number of years, it has been possible to structure…
Trustee Duties: Lessons To Be Learned
A recent court case in Wales involving a mother accused of stealing her daughters’ £50,000 inheritance while acting as a Trustee highlights…
UK Government Consultation on Registration of Overseas-qualified Dentists
With ‘dental deserts’, where there is little NHS dental care provision, reportedly growing across the UK the national shortage of dentists…
The Housing (Scotland) Bill - A balancing act of Landlord and Tenant rights?
One of the biggest problems facing rural communities in Scotland, is a shortage of affordable housing. The lack of available housing,…
“Quit-tok” – The risks of management decisions going viral
Employers should have robust processes to avoid reputational damage from private conversations leaking into the public.“Quit my job with me…
It Takes a Village to Build a Business
For many, entrepreneurialism is one of life’s great challenges and rewards. However, this excitingly arduous journey of successes and…
Frequently asked questions about changes to Skilled Worker Visas
As part of the Government’s 5-point Plan to Curb Net Migration big changes have been introduced for the salary requirement for Skilled…
Dental Practice Sales – 5 simple steps to a successful sale
Selling your dental practice is a major milestone in your life, regardless of whether it is being done to allow you to reap the benefit of…
ICO invites views on controversial “Consent or Pay” model
On 6 March 2024, the ICO launched a consultation inviting organisations and other stakeholders such as advertisers, academia and publishers…
Moving to Scotland from the US. British Citizenship and Visa options for US citizens with Scottish Ancestry
Key things that US citizens looking to relocate to Scotland need to know when checking their Scottish ancestry, British Citizenship and…
Neurodiversity in the workplace: how to support neurodivergent staff
The term ‘neurodiversity’ was coined by Australian sociologist Judy Singer in the 1990s and it recognises that variations in brain function…