A three-judge appeal court in Edinburgh has issued an important commercial leasing decision on landlords’ options to terminate leases.

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the delivery of professional services presents exciting opportunities to drive efficiencies and operate more commercially for clients.

Much of the underlying substantive law with maritime disputes is the same under Scots law and English law.

Part 9 (Grounds for Refusal) of the Immigration Rules has since been replaced with a new unified section called Part Suitability, which came into force on 11 November 2025.

Meticulous preparation. Blood, sweat and tears. So much effort goes into making your business perform well and do what it does best, and that's down to the creativity of those who work in the organisation.

Retention is a long-established form of performance security and feature of UK construction contracts, whereby the client (or upstream contractor) will withhold a certain percentage of the contract...

The concept of matrimonial property is something we are very comfortable with in Scotland thanks to clear legislative guidance and a 40-year body of divorce cases to refer to.

For public authorities, and some private sector entities operating within the public sector or performing certain functions, have the additional burden of being subject to Freedom of Information legislation.

As a housebuilding lawyer with a keen interest in technology and innovation, I wanted to explore the future of smart-enabled living – the adoption of which is helped by the new-build market.

The statement was published on 8 December 2025 as part of a broader package of retail investment reforms...

Meticulous preparation. Blood, sweat and tears. So much effort goes into making your business perform well and do what it...

In September 1990, a very fresh-faced Colin Hulme arrived at The University of Dundee having just got off the boat from Belfast.

Following the release of the government's white paper in May, a new statement of changes (HC 1333) to the Immigration Rules was published on 14 October 2025.

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) makes significant changes to UK law. It is aimed at tackling economic crime and making UK-registered entities more transparent.

The new Land Reform Bill in Scotland introduces significant changes affecting large landholdings, including new rules on community engagement, land management plans, and restrictions on the sale and transfer of land. Enforcement includes potential fines and stringent compliance measures.

Until recently, this was a question that you’d be more likely to hear in the boardrooms of professional football clubs, where the "fit and proper persons" test is undergone by owners and directors (mandated by the Premier League, the Football League and the Football Conference), in the hope of preventing clubs from falling into the hands of corrupt or untrustworthy businessmen. Since its introduction in 2004, there have been some headline-making examples of owners and directors falling foul of

Burness Paull's Disputes Group recently hosted a conference exploring the topic of risk resilience.

On 22 July 2025, changes to the Skilled Worker visa route came into effect, making it a lot harder for migrants to be sponsored.

Heavily debated changes to the immigration rules applicable to non-European Economic Area ("EEA") migrants in the UK are due to come into force on 6 April 2011.

It is clearly undesirable, and contrary to public policy, for the same issue to be litigated repeatedly among the same parties.