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Blackadders LLP has raised more than £3,000 for Dundee Carers Centre. A cheque for £3,025.68 was presented to the charity following fundraising by Jack Boyle, a trustee of the centre and director at Blackadders along with the Blackadders’ employment team and friends.

Simon Allison looks at common issues for employers during the coronavirus outbreak such as whether an employer can lay off staff and what happens if they are forced to close their premises. Lay-off/short time working clauseIn the unlikely event that your employees have a “lay off” or sho

Simon Allison and his colleagues in the Blackadders’ employment team took part in the Stroke Association’s 10k Resolution Run on Sunday. Mr Allison said on social media: “I’m basically ancient now. My life consists of short intervals between asking people to repeat themselves

Blackadders saw turnover decline by three per cent from £11.9 million to £11.55m for the year ending March 31 2019, its latest accounts show. The accounts lodged with Companies House also reveal that the firm's operating profit fell from £3.3m in 2018 to £2.7m across the same

Blackadders Solicitors has announced the promotion of Pamela Gaffar to legal director with immediate effect. Ms Gaffar, who heads the conveyancing team in Dundee, joined Blackadders as a trainee back in 2009.

The Employment Tribunal has held that ethical veganism falls within scope of Equality Act 2010. Jack Boyle explains what happened. Veganism has risen rapidly to its current position in today’s mainstream society. From the presence of plant-based food festivals nationwide to the large food chai

Blackadders has moved into a new, larger office in the Edinburgh's west end.

Pictured(L-R): Emma Gray, Gemma Ambrosini and Scott Williamson A University of Dundee student studying for a career in law has been awarded the annual Ken Scott Bursary by Blackadders.

A trainee at Blackadders has raised vital funds for charity after organising a ball for Educate The Kids.

Zoe Calderwood and Dario Demarco have been made senior solicitors in Blackadders' Glasgow office. Ms Calderwood works in the firm's commercial property team while Mr Demarco is part of the corporate and commercial team.

Campbell Clark, a partner in the corporate & commercial team at Blackadders LLP, has been appointed as chair of the advisory board of LEGUS, the international network of law firms, for a two-year term. Mr Clark has been Blackadders’ main LEGUS contact since the firm joined the network in 2

Duncan Milne, trainee solicitor at Blackadders, warns that employees secretly recording conversations in the workplace can be guilty of gross misconduct in some cases. Covert recordings are topical at the moment. Boris Johnson was recorded with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds in their home under unple

At the beginning of this month, Dario Demarco, a solicitor in Blackadders' corporate & commercial team in Glasgow completed the inaugural Trans Alba Race – a self-supported solo endurance bike race around Scotland.

Blackadders has supported the recent move to employee ownership by Glasgow-based Aspire Housing and Personal Development Services.

Blackadders LLP has been appointed as legal adviser to AMC (the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Plc) in Scotland. AMC specialises in finance and loans for farms and rural businesses and has seen steady growth in Scotland, recording record levels of lending this year.