Oct 29, 2021 Courting Greener Actions - a new initiative for court users in Scotland By E-Ming Fong Ahead of the start of the COP26 conference in Glasgow on 31 October 2021, Harper Macleod has launched “Greener Actions” in Scotland. ...
Oct 29, 2021 Comments, offensive to some, made by a council employee outside of work could not justify dismissal. By Kate Sutherland Hammersmith and Fulham council had appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal ("EAT") following a ruling that it had unfairly dismissed...
Oct 29, 2021 Create Construction administration shows real risk to projects By Euan Pirie A number of my recent perspectives have focused on managing contractor insolvency risk in construction and engineering projects. This...
Oct 28, 2021 Budget 2021: will Tonnage Tax reforms offer a boost to registry rate? By Marc Penman As part of the Budget 2021 announcements delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, a new tonnage tax regime has been...
Oct 27, 2021 Budget 2021 - New visa routes to be launched in 2022 By Andrew Maxwell Today the Chancellor announced his Budget and Spending Review for October 2021. Hidden amongst the various new announcements of...
Oct 27, 2021 Corporate governance - offering meaningful participation for investors in an ESG world By Harper Macleod BlackRock Inc. recently announced its intention to introduce systems to allow its investor clients in the UK and US direct voting in...
Oct 26, 2021 Time to strike? By Bruce Caldow With less than one week to go before COP26 commencing, the potential for strike action in key services in and around Glasgow continues to...
Oct 25, 2021 Budget 2021 - National Living Wage set to rise By Andrew Maxwell The Chancellor is set to announce his October budget this Wednesday 27 October 2021 with full details on the Government's spending and...
Oct 25, 2021 The challenge of delivering Passivhaus projects using standard form construction contracts By Euan Pirie Exciting news for Vinci Construction UK in being awarded this high profile and substantial project. I am currently advising a Scottish...
Oct 22, 2021 30 new affordable homes for Midlothian By Paul Manolache We are delighted to assist Melville Housing Association with the legals for the phased development at Pentland Green. The Public Sector...
Oct 21, 2021 Strategy for mitigating effect of contractor insolvency - Step 3: get the right bond in place By Euan Pirie This is my final perspective on HM’s three-step strategy for purchasers of construction and engineering services to manage and mitigate...
Oct 21, 2021 New support opportunities for Life Sciences and Technology firms in Highlands & Islands By Jill Fryer Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have announced a new round of applications for their programme to help businesses in the life...