ArticleIs Ethical Finance The New Normal?Ethical finance and investment is growing momentum globally and nationally at an exceptional pace. United KingdomFinance and BankingBrodies LLP
ArticleWhat Is Mediation, And Why Is It A Good Idea?Picture two parties who are in a dispute. They've tried to resolve it themselves by discussions. They've even each instructed lawyers to send formal letters, but to no avail. What should they do? United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBrodies LLP
ArticleWhat Happens When An Agricultural Tenant Uses Their Secure Tenancy For A Non-Agricultural Purpose?Esslemont was the tenant of a 1991 act lease of Muirton of Corsindae, Sauchen, Inverurie. The farm extended to 213 acres of which 83 acres were arable with 130 acres of hill ground. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBrodies LLP
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ArticleBrexit And Your Ferret – The Impact Of EU Withdrawal On PetsWhile movement of people is a hot topic in withdrawal negotiations, it may come as a surprise that Brexit could also have an impact on the movement of your petsEuropean UnionGovernment, Public SectorBrodies LLP
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ArticleSecondary Ticketing Sites – UpdateWe previously blogged on the enforcement action taken by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) against secondary ticketing sites suspected of breaking consumer protection law.United KingdomConsumer ProtectionBrodies LLP
ArticlePartnership Vehicles Come Under ScrutinyMany investment funds in the alternatives sector make use of partnership structures, in particular in the private equity, infrastructure and non-core real estate sectors.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawBrodies LLP
ArticleShould Gender Pay Gap Reporting Be Extended To Small Employers?The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has called for the gender pay gap reporting net to be widened.United KingdomEmployment and HRBrodies LLP
ArticleTUC Calls For A Four Day Working WeekAt its annual conference yesterday, the Trades Union Congress called for a four-day working week to be implemented by 2100.United KingdomEmployment and HRBrodies LLP
ArticleClean Energy In The Highlands And Islands – Encouraging InvestmentExplore how the energy transition is reshaping investment landscapes, from sustained deal flow in renewable energy projects to evolving regulatory frameworks for heat networks. Discover the strategic shifts driving diversified portfolios and the legal considerations shaping compulsory purchase in the renewables sector. United KingdomEnergy and Natural ResourcesBrodies LLP
ArticleNew Offshore Wind Leasing Discussion Paper – What You Need To KnowLast week marked a first for offshore wind in Scotland. The new body Crown Estate Scotland published its discussion paper on New Offshore Wind Leasing.United KingdomEnergy and Natural ResourcesBrodies LLP
ArticleLe Tour De France: Will Power To Achieve Your AmbitionsWith the final stage of the Tour de France fast approaching you may be nervously anticipating who is going to take the yellow jersey! However, still fresh in many cycling enthusiasts' minds...United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialBrodies LLP
ArticlePensions And DivorceThe minimum contributions that employers and staff are to pay into automatic enrolment workplace pensions are to increase from 6 April 2019 (this does not apply to defined benefit pension schemes).United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialBrodies LLP
ArticlePowers Of Attorney vs Guardianships – Explaining The DifferencesMany of us presume that if we were no longer capable of looking after ourselves that our family would be able to step in and make decisions on our behalf. United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialBrodies LLP
ArticleScotland V England – Maintenance Claims And The Rush To CourtMy colleague, Scott Cochrane, blogged on this issue back in November of last year. He outlined how there can be a rush to Court to make a maintenance claim following the breakdown in a marriage; and why ...United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialBrodies LLP
ArticleLocal Authorities And Legal AidThose who were at Brodies' Local Government conference last month might remember that one of the cases covered in our case round-up was Glasgow City Council v Scottish Legal Aid Board and PQ [2017] CSOH 155. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBrodies LLP
ArticleCompulsory Purchase And The Crichel Down RulesWhen land acquired by compulsory purchase becomes surplus to requirements, the acquiring authority may be obliged to offer it back to the former owner.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBrodies LLP
ArticleHousebuilder Loses Out Following A Failure To Seek An Assignation Of RightsBDW purchased land for a housing development from Bridgend County Borough Council (Bridgend). United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBrodies LLP
ArticlePlanning To Make The Most Of Summer?As we all start to get used to the summer weather that Scotland, and the rest of the UK is enjoying, leisure and hospitality operators want to move quickly to capitalise on the sunshine.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBrodies LLP