How employers can avoid getting it wrong on changes to workers’ rights
The Employment Rights Act 2025, passed on 18 December 2025, marked the start of the implementation of many significant employment law changes over 2026/2027.Described by the TUC general secretary Paul...
Ensure Scotland grasps repowering opportunities for older turbines
The majority of existing onshore wind farms in the UK are anticipated to come to the end of their operational life by 2040 (representing 9GW out of c14GW of existing...
Hall steps up as Shepherd and Wedderburn managing partner
Shepherd and Wedderburn, the Scottish-based UK law firm, has announced that Andy Hall will succeed Andrew Blain as managing partner from 1 May 2026.Andy Hall, a trainee with the firm...
Check your insurance: warning to businesses after Union Street fire
The devastating fire in central Glasgow should be a warning to owners and tenants to review the responsibility for repairs and rebuilding, and to ensure that adequate insurance cover is...
Partnership changes for both BTO and Brodies in Glasgow
Law firm Brodies LLP has added to its corporate crime practice with the appointment of new partner Neil Hay. Hay is recognised for his expertise in criminal law and financial...
WJM expands in Aberdeen with transfer of Burness Paull’s private client team
Scottish law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has expanded with a new office in Aberdeen – with a transfer of staff agreement from Burness Paull.WJM – which has...
Anderson Strathern elevate MacPherson as a comm-prop partner
Scottish law firm Anderson Strathern has appointed a new partner to bolster its team of commercial property specialists in what is expected to be a busy year.Dawn MacPherson, who will...
‘Plug and play’ Inksters make move as immigration legal advisers
Plug-a-play law firm, Inksters are offering immigration and asylum law advice to clients with Paulo de Moura joining them as a consultant solicitor in their Glasgow office.Paulo de Moura’s practice...
More twists and turns in parliament on the long road to land reform
The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, aimed at reforming the law relating to large landholdings and leases of rural land, has progressed to its final stage in the Scottish Parliament, following...
Family investment companies: A vehicle worth considering?
For those of us without mind-reading abilities, it’s difficult to know what Chancellor Rachel Reeves may announce in the Autumn Budget.As inheritance tax (IHT) changes are rumoured to be on...