Despite the new Government's pledge to be the "greenest government ever", their first Budget failed to include any specific measures for the renewable energy industry.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have published their long-trumpeted white paper on the reform of the UK electricity market.

As the leader of your business, if your organisation's computer, web or communications systems become compromised, then you are responsible and can be left to face the consequences, ranging from the loss of data leads, to the loss of trust in your business.

The Chancellor has made a number of announcements in his Autumn Statement which will have an impact on the UK pensions regime.

Our e-update issued on 12 May provided details of the draft Code produced by the Home Office relating to the prevention of illegal working, which came into effect in May.

It was announced yesterday that the non-profit group which administers the internet domain name system, the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has approved changes to relax the restrictions on the domain rules so as to allow registrants to use a wider range of domain names than those available.

An estimated £750 million of Gift Aid is going unclaimed by charities in the UK every year according to a report by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and the Charities Aid Foundation.

With the depressing news that more than 20,000 Scots will go bust in 2012, and an average of 25 Scots firms a week will go under this year.

Further to our e-update dated 05/02/09, it has been confirmed that employers planning to take advantage of rule changes relating to the revaluation of deferred benefits do not have to consult members beforehand, unless there is a distinct requirement to do so in terms of employment law.

Further to our recent update on the online filing regime for employee benefit schemes, HMRC's ERS online service has encountered some technical difficulties...

On 23 March, The Supreme Court finally laid to rest the ongoing saga of whether or not it was legal for the Secretary of State for Climate Change to seek to introduce backdated cuts to FiT rates for solar PV.

In September 2016, the Scottish Government published several documents relating to the use of Project Bank Accounts (PBAs).

The Scottish Government today released its consultation on implementation of:

The Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No.2) Order 2015 was laid before the Scottish Parliament on 7 December 2015.

On 21 January 2016, the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No.3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2016 was laid before the Scottish Parliament.

Further to our recent e-update "Protect your Brand – Now Cheaper Than Ever!" the Trade Marks and Design Registration Office of the European Union (OHIM) have, from the 1 May 2009, now instituted the reduced fee structure for registering a Community Trade Mark.

In September of this year we detailed that the Ministry of Justice ("MoJ") had begun consulting on guidance to be issued to commercial organisations in relation to "adequate procedures" that organisations should have in place to prevent bribery under the Bribery Act 2010 ("the Act").

"Orwell warned us in writing 1984 that without a presumption of privacy and freedom of thought, the coming technology of surveillance had the capacity to extinguish most of what it means to be human."

2015 was a transitional year for the renewables industry in the UK in many ways, as a succession of policy changes altered the subsidy regime and shook investor confidence.

The Cabinet Office has today published proposals for implementation of the new European Procurement Directives, which came into force on 17th April 2014.