Opinion

Irish lawyer Barry Scannell provides a comprehensive guide to the EU's new AI Act. Today, 1 August 2024, marks a watershed moment in the regulation of artificial ...

With two billion users globally, the use of WhatsApp at work is probably here to stay but, as former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other leaders have ...

The new Labour government has underscored the transformative potential of AI in its manifesto, particularly highlighting its use in enhancing diagnostic services within the NHS, writes Dr John ...

A Scottish appeal court decision on time bar should provide a stark warning for the construction sector, argues Michael Collins. Five years. That’s how long a party has to ...

On the 1st of May Sir Sajid Javid initiated a parliamentary debate on the UK’s abysmal record on the care and treatment of ME/CFS patients, whose ranks ...

Thomas Mitchell makes a renewed call for presumed liability. New offences of causing death or serious injury by dangerous, careless, or inconsiderate cycling have recently come into ...

A recent report by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment has underscored climate-related claims as a key risk for UK businesses across a ...

Many would acknowledge that Scots law in relation to security over moveables has been behind the curve for some considerable time and that businesses based in or ...

Lewis Richardson and Sian Keddie recently represented the defenders in Nicola Bruff v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Ltd. They explain the case below. In the ever-changing ...

Ailsa Ritchie comments on the construction policy note which has introduced a Graduated Pricing Mechanism as an alternative method of determining price score in tender evaluation. Guidance ...

Neil Kelly examines a case in which the Supreme Court ruled that a collateral warranty isn not considered a construction contract eligible for quick resolution under the Housing ...

The Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 26 June. Sustainable production and consumption are essential for net zero and the bill aims ...

CEO of Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton, shares his thoughts on how the new UK government could help to bring about much-needed change in Scotland’s housing. ...

The Scottish government is seeking to address some of the overly restrictive aspects of the short-term let licensing rules, but the measures may not be enough to ...

Earlier this week, Buckinghamshire-based businessman Aasim Johar was jailed for seven years for his role in a £3.3m cleaning products fraud at the University of Edinburgh which ...