21 Mar, 2023 Scottish Government proposes LBTT relief incentive for Green Freeport investment By Chris Kerr New proposals drawn up by the Scottish Government aim to incentivise business investment in Scotland’s new Forth and Cromarty Firth Green...
16 Mar, 2023 Report calls for £4bn Scottish ports investment By Chris Kerr Amidst the noise of yesterday’s Budget was an interesting announcement calling for £4bn to transform up to five Scottish ports into...
20 Jan, 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...
14 Sep, 2022 Research shows renewable energy transition is the best investment By Pamela Todd Many of us have been involved with the renewable energy industry for any length of time, have watched the ingenuity with which it has...
24 Jun, 2022 Offshore wind workers concession extended By Ashley Fleming The Home Office has announced a further extension to the offshore wind workers concession until 31 October 2022. The concession was first...
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...
29 Oct, 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...
30 Sep, 2021 LIBOR Cessation - the clock is ticking for PPP projects By Catriona Kemp The clock is ticking in relation to the cessation of LIBOR on 31 December 2021 and the replacement of it in the UK with a risk free rate...