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The Supreme Court has ruled that any worker or employee who works for part of the year but has been employed on a continuing contract must receive 5.6 weeks' leave at full pay.

Following the introduction of changes to the public sector IR35 rules that apply to consultants providing services through a personal services company, similar rules are due to come into force ...

The built environment contributes 20% of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions, making it a key player in tackling the ambitious challenges we face on the journey to a low or net zero society.

In the drive to reduce carbon emissions in Scotland, attention has focused on increasing energy from renewable power sources.

The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 simplifies taking security over shares in Scottish companies, reducing legal complexities and aligning Scotland more closely with other jurisdictions like England. This change benefits lenders, streamlining project finance, especially for wind energy projects.

Onshore wind projects are central to Scotland’s renewable energy ambitions, with an installed capacity of over 10.5GW (as of Q4 2025), and 18.1GW in the pipeline.

Private water supplies can be crucial to those living and working in rural Scotland. As demand increases and weather patterns become more erratic, disputes over water rights and responsibilities are rising.

Benjamin Franklin famously said that in this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes. Trustees of pension schemes and death in service trusts frequently find themselves dealing with both – often at the same time.

Under the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, cohabiting partners of deceased individuals domiciled in Scotland and who died intestate can apply for financial provision. The court evaluates cohabitation status, relationship duration, and financial arrangements, with claims needing to be filed within strict time limits.

Think about who will thrive in the key roles in the business. Thought processes that create an assumption that the "next in line" will automatically be best suited to lead the business should be challenged.

In the last in a series of articles, economist Eben Wilson (St Andrews) proposes that the time to seek legislation that privatises personal identity is now.

Shepherd and Wedderburn reported 4.1% turnover growth to £59.3 million in the year to 30 April 2021, with profits before partner distributions rising 13% to £25.3 million.

We have previously asked whether the regulation of litigation funding was becoming an inevitability. The clamour for regulation continues and, with the Civil Justice Council (CJC)...

Scotland is currently home to one of the largest life science clusters in Europe, with more than 700 organisations based here employing some 37,000 people.

The Home Office has recently been investigating foreign student visa holders working hours. Whilst student visa holders can be a valuable source of labour, it's vital that employers...

The government's latest White Paper on immigration details key changes to sponsorship of foreign workers. This article spotlights the main changes and what businesses and individuals should do now to prepare.

In the recent case of Re CHF 2 Ltd [2020] EWHC 2685 (Ch), officeholders of insolvent 'unitised property ownership schemes' asked the High Court of England and Wales...

It is well established that the courts will only refuse to enforce an adjudicator's award in fairly limited circumstances. One such set of circumstances is where the party to be paid