30 Nov, 2021 Successful race discrimination claim due to unconscious bias By Kate Sutherland An Employment Tribunal has ruled that a civil servant, Sonia Warner, who worked for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was...
22 Nov, 2021 Why do lawyers amend standard form construction and engineering contracts? By Euan Pirie Contrary to widely held belief among contractors and other professionals, this is not so we can make life as difficult as possible for...
18 Nov, 2021 Applying Fair Pay principles in procurement decisions By Jill Fryer This week is Living Wage Week (marking 20 years of the Living Wage Movement). It has always been an aim of the Scottish Government to use...
10 Nov, 2021 Can employers use agency workers during industrial action? By Andrew Maxwell Industrial action has been across the news recently with refuse workers in Glasgow who were on strike last week during the COP 26 climate...
10 Nov, 2021 Covid-19 vaccinations to be compulsory for health care workers in England By Kate Sutherland Regulations will already come into force in England on 11 November 2021 which state that a person may not enter a care home (subject to...
10 Nov, 2021 £500m Green SME fund By Natalie Wallace HSBC announced the launch of a £500m Green SME Fund as part of its commitment to support businesses of all sizes to transition and thrive...
10 Nov, 2021 War in the supply chain - who bears the cost of price increases? By Harper Macleod The ripple effect of supply shortages in the UK has the potential to become deflected in favour of consumers by retailers as suppliers...
09 Nov, 2021 Net Zero – Can the housing sector beat Scotland’s target or more hot air? By Michael Conroy Scotland has set an ambitious target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. However this week leading individuals have...
09 Nov, 2021 Scottish projects receive UK government investment By Jill Fryer We recently advised Glasgow City Council on its application for £13 million from the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) to restore Pollok Stable and...
08 Nov, 2021 Beyond COP26- Accelerating the pace of decarbonising Scottish homes and buildings By Paul Manolache Scottish Renewables ("SR"), the industry body representing 265 organisations which provide the equivalent of 97.4% of the electricity...
06 Nov, 2021 Once, Twice, Three Times An Adjudication. By Alastair Johnston Judge Sarah Watson sitting in the TCC in England recently issued her judgment in the case of Quadro Services Ltd v Creagh Concrete...
05 Nov, 2021 Sectoral Marine Plan for offshore wind energy - iterative review process: call for evidence By Marc Penman Following the adoption of the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (SMP-OWE) in October of 2020, Marine Scotland has announce...