Supplementary guidance has been issued by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) for assessing the effects of downstream scope 3 emissions on climate from offshore oil and gas projects.

Under section 108 (2) of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act (HGCRA), a construction contract has to allow an adjudicator to take the initiative in ascertaining the facts and the law.

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Tax Chamber handed down a landmark decision in the case of Archer v Revenue Scotland [2025] FTSTC 10 on 10 July 2025, a case in which we acted for Archer.

In September 2025, the Scottish Government published its long-awaited Housing Emergency Action Plan, which sets out the steps the Scottish Government has taken...

Continuing Burness Paull's support of the Scottish Retail Consortium, last week we hosted the SRC's latest Retail Economics Briefing, delivered by Dr Kris Hamer...

The event provided a forum for interested parties to hear more about the Scottish Government's proposals...

A number of changes to employment laws will come into force in April 2011.

In an effort to make the "tax system fairer and fit for the 21st century" the government announced that from 6 April 2029, pension salary sacrifice contributions will be capped at £2,000 per year.

Since its introduction in 2005, the Pension Protection Fund's risk-based levy (PPF levy) has been a burden for defined benefit pension schemes...

Judicial review is a court process in which the court will review decisions, acts, or failures to act by public bodies.

The government is seeking views on how to make the compulsory purchase system in Scotland simpler, more streamlined and fairer for all, to help deliver development and new homes.

Often, where a legal challenge is made to the award of a contract or framework agreement, there will be a successful tenderer (or indeed multiple successful tenderers) who will have an interest in its outcome.

The Home Office report issued today cites a record number of employers being banned from sponsoring foreign workers.

The UK Government has announced that a temporary exemption ('holiday') from SDLT will apply for acquisitions of residential property worth not more than £175,000 for transactions completed between 3 September 2008 and 3 September 2009.

Retention has long been a feature of construction contracts in the housebuilding sector, intended to provide security against non-performance...

When they are then presented with a demand for payment from the threat actors, with an offer to return access to systems and/or data, it can be tempting to make the payment...

In Saxon Woods Investments Ltd v Costa, the Court of Appeal has clarified the scope of a core directors' duty.

This summer has seen a lot of coverage for football clubs – and not just in relation to their performance on the pitch.

The Property Factors (Scotland) Bill was passed on 3 March 2011 by the Scottish Parliament.

The Property Factors (Scotland) Bill was passed on 3 March 2011 by the Scottish Parliament.