The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK competition regulator, continues to be particularly active in the pharmaceutical sector.

If you are a tenant under a Scottish lease which is subject to Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), the Scottish almost-equivalent to SDLT ...

This is just a short post to highlight that the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill received Royal Assent yesterday, and so is now the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

The new RHI Regulations have now been affirmed by both Houses of Parliament. They are set to come into force on 22 May 2018 and therefore the process for applying for tariff guarantees...

The romantics of the world are having a good week, as the news has broken of the engagement of Prince Harry and actress, Meghan Markle.

Take a break from closing all those pre-Christmas deals, or from worrying about Brexit, and have a look at our latest edition of Credo, our banking and financial services email update from Scotland.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has announced that its new regulatory framework will increase the visibility of equality expectations on landlords by introducing equalities as a specific element of landlord self-assurance.

Explore critical updates in UK employment law affecting workplace rights, trade union access, and immigration compliance. These insights examine how recent legislative changes impact employer obligations, from expanded right-to-work verification requirements to new union workplace access provisions and evolving discrimination frameworks.

The majority of the provisions of the EU Securitisation Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/2402), and the proposed amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation (via Regulation (EU) 2017/2401), ...

Earlier this month the Scottish Government began the consultation process on the provisions of the draft Education (Scotland) Bill.

On 26 July 2017, the Supreme Court abolished employment tribunal fees. Until then employees who wished to raise employment tribunal claims required to pay fees in most circumstances which could be up to £1,200.

New targets for boosting the volume of biofuels used in the UK each year came into force this weekend, as part of the UK Government's strategy to decarbonise the transport sector.

With the summer holidays now a distant memory, most of us are beginning to think about the next important date on the calendar – Christmas.

The Court of Appeal in England has, this week, upheld the enforcement of a Chinese arbitral award in England; but what relevance is that to family lawyers?

Susanne and I were delighted to give a presentation at the Alzheimer's Research UK Planning for the Future Seminar in Edinburgh on Saturday, along with Dr Jill Fowler from the University of Edinburgh. It was great to hear about Dr Fowler's fantastic research on this important area for solicitors and families alike.

The face of marriage in Scotland, England and Wales changed in 2014 with the introduction of same sex marriage.

The announcement by Andrew Bailey (Chief Executive of the FCA) last year that the FCA would no longer compel or encourage panel banks to contribute quotations for the purposes of calculating LIBOR ...

The UK Government has announced that the Attorney General and Advocate General for Scotland have referred the Brexit legislation recently passed by the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly to the Supreme Court.

The Scottish Land Commission (SLC) is currently running a call for evidence on experiences of concentrated landownership in Scotland. The deadline for submissions is 30 June 2018.

Last week the Scottish Government reported on the Fatal Accident Inquiries (FAIs) concluded in the financial year 2017 – 2018.