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A new duty is being proposed in Scotland that would require employers to pay for transport home for staff working late night shifts, writes Audrey Ferrie. Scottish Greens MSP Maggie Chapman is working with Unite Hospitality and others to prepare a members’ bill which would require compani

In a five part series for Scottish Legal News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find leve

In a five part series for Scottish Legal News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find leve

A Nigerian national who had a deportation order made against him after being convicted of offences of dishonesty, including fraud, has won an appeal in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales against the Upper Tribunal’s dismissal of his case. Appellant AEB argued that the UT had misdirected

In a five part series for Scottish Legal News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find leve

Dr Kirsteen Shields – senior lecturer in international law and food security at the University of Edinburgh, at the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems – reflects on the most recent discussion of the Land and Human Rights Forum (LAHRAF), exploring food systems' concerns relate

In a five part series for Scottish Legal News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find leve

In a five part series for Scottish Legal News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find leve

The Scottish Law Commission (SLC) has proposed a major change to the rules that govern the termination of leases of commercial property in Scotland, giving landlords and tenants greater flexibility. In a new report the SLC concluded that the Scots law doctrine of “tacit relocation”

Jennifer Jack says that she was an early speaker. “My mother tells me that one of my first words was ‘organised’ – which perhaps set me on the path to becoming a lawyer,” she smiles. It’s certainly a quality that her job – as the partner leading Ha

In October 2022, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI), David Neal, published an 84-page report which looked at various aspects of indefinite leave to remain applications (ILR) which were processed between September 2021 and February 2022. Given the Home Office pledge to

This week is Adoption Week 2022 in Scotland. It is an annual event, which celebrates adoption, and is funded by the Scottish government. The theme of this year's event is "adoption: the connection with past, present and future families." Adoption allows individuals a unique pathway to parenthood, an

Some 20 million casks lie maturing in warehouses across Scotland at any time. Currently security can be taken over these whisky casks either by a floating charge or by a common law pledge. But the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill (MTB) provides a new way of taking effective fixed security over

Samuel Mailer discusses the key role Scotland can play in development of the global renewable energy sector and how the north-east can capitalise on a new 'gold' rush. Once again, the eyes of the world are on the latest COP event. The location may have moved from Scotland to Egypt, but many headline

During Pro Bono Week UK, the University of Strathclyde Law Clinic is seeking to recruit new volunteer solicitors to help at its fortnightly Initial Advice Clinics. The Initial Advice Clinics, known internally as IACs, represent one of three advice streams provided by the student-led University of St