Agricultural and rural settings present significant health and safety risks, which must be carefully managed and mitigated by employers and landowners operating in the sector.

There are changes in employment law coming into force on 6 April 2024. We outline what changes employers can expect to see and what they should prepare for.

In 2014, more than 7,000 (mostly female) store-based Asda employees raised equal pay claims against the supermarket giant ...

On Tuesday 19 July 2022 parts of the UK set new record temperatures. Charterhill in the Scottish borders recorded a temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in Scotland.

At First Minster's Questions on 7 September 2023, Humza Yousaf advised that the number of schools known to contain Reinforced Autoclave Aerated Concrete (RAAC) has increased to at least 40.

In January 2020, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published new guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work.

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has announced a new maximum clothed weight limit of 124kg for offshore personnel working on oil and gas installations and related infrastructure in the UK Continental Shelf.

Recent decisions by the European Court of Justice and the UK Court of Appeal have potentially wide-reaching consequences for employers, requiring them

Having celebrated International Women's Day this month, we take a particular look at the additional health-related challenges women and those with female reproductive systems may experience during...

Early last year the Prime Minister dropped the "E-bomb" on British motorists, announcing a ban on cars powered wholly by petrol and diesel from 2030, and on the sale of new hybrid...

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland has found in principle that compensation payable under paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4 to the Electricity Act 1989...

As countries across Europe accelerate their energy security and climate change ambitions, Scotland faces a critical question about its offshore wind consenting process.

On 2 May 2019, Ofwat, the water industry regulator for England and Wales, unveiled its emerging thinking on the future regulatory framework for the water sector.

The Labour Government's push for net zero, led by Ed Miliband and Chris Stark, advances collaboration and reforms to streamline Scotland's outdated energy consenting process. Proposed changes aim to accelerate offshore wind deployment and foster cross-UK cooperation.

Shepherd and Wedderburn, the largest Scottish-headquartered UK law firm, has committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and signed the Edinburgh Climate Compact.

The 2024 Budget Statement included some significant changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR). Several further announcements followed...

Farms run as a family business tend to follow a partnership structure. However there is often a reluctance to commit the terms of the partnership to paper or else to keep...

Family businesses underpin the Scottish economy and most have endured a particularly turbulent few years. While many businesses have sadly struggled, others have adapted, and family businesses, ...

Last month, the UK Government announced that the UK was to be the world's first Net Zero-aligned Financial Centre.

Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Limited in the £2 billion financing of the Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind farm.