Jan 26, 2023 Who gets the pet? By Linda Walker We are a nation of animal lovers. It is estimated that more than half of UK households own a pet, with dogs and cats being the most...
Jan 24, 2023 UK Government publishes new draft code of practice on 'fire and re-hire' By Andrew Maxwell As we published in an article last year, following a number of high profile incidents involving the use of the 'fire and re-hire'...
Jan 24, 2023 Menopause will not become a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 By Kate Sutherland The UK Parliament's Women and Equalities Committee published a report in July 2022 which made a number of proposals including that the...
Jan 20, 2023 Scottish Ministers publish the Annual Report on Procurement Activity in Scotland 2020-21 By Marc Penman In line with legislative requirements under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (the "2014 Act"), the Scottish Ministers have this...
Jan 20, 2023 Economic prosperity in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles targeted by new £100m "Islands Growth Deal" By Marc Penman In a joint funding commitment between the UK and Scottish governments, the Islands Growth Deal, the latest in a series of Region and City...
Jan 19, 2023 It's Family Mediation Week 2023 By Linda Walker This week is Family Mediation Week - a week where the benefits of family mediation can be celebrated. Mediation is a way to help...
Jan 13, 2023 Is it time up for 'mouse movers'? By Claire Fowler In a recently decided case in the Canadian Civil Resolution Tribunal, Miss Besse was ordered to pay Reach (her ex-employer) $2,756.89 for...
Jan 10, 2023 All that glisters... By Scott Kerr The announcement that James Watt of Brewdog has paid out almost £500,000 to winners of the company's “solid gold” beer can promotion,...
Jan 06, 2023 Facebook, Inc (now Meta Platforms, Inc) and Giphy, Inc Merger - the CMA orders divestiture as part of final order By Marc Penman On 6 January 2023 the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") made its final order in respect of the completed merger between Facebook,...
Jan 05, 2023 New Subsidy Advice Unit opens for business By Marc Penman Following the full implementation of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the "Act") on January 4 2023 (which you can read more about here) the...
Jan 04, 2023 Helping launch Scotland’s ambitions in Space By Jamie Watt Following the Scottish Government’s publication of its Space Strategy in October 2021, setting the goal of becoming Europe’s leading...