Insights 16 January 2015

Can offensive personal tweets amount to gross misconduct?

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently found that it is not necessarily unfair to dismiss an employee for gross misconduct for posting offensiv...

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Insights 13 January 2015

Would your spouse have any claim on your business assets if you separated?

Married clients with business interests are often concerned about whether their husband or wife has any claim on those interests if they were to separate.

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Insights 9 January 2015

Parents need consent to remove their children from the UK

When a relationship breaks down and the couple share parental responsibilities and rights for a child, or children, neither parent is entitled to remo...

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Insights 16 December 2014

Same-sex couples can now set the date

Same-sex couples will be able to marry from 31 December 2014 and couples in an existing civil partnership can convert that relationship into a marriag...

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Insights 9 December 2014

Same-sex couples advised to prepare a prenup prior to tying the knot

Same-sex couples in Scotland will be in a position to marry from 31 December 2014 and now is an ideal time to consider having a pre-nuptial agreement ...

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Insights 28 November 2014

What constitutes matrimonial property when a married couple separate?

When a marriage breaks down, the usual practice in Scotland is to try to resolve all financial matters prior to divorce, and that involves identifying...

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Insights 24 November 2014

Choose a better way to separate

The third National Family Dispute Resolution Week is taking place this week, 24 - 28 November 2014 which aims to raise awareness of the benefits of co...

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Insights 23 November 2014

Can rehiring ‘boomerang’ employees benefit your business?

More employers grappling with recruitment issues are turning to former staff to fill vacant roles.

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Insights 23 November 2014

Eilish's year of records and medals

As her sponsor since 2013, we’ve followed every running-spiked step of Eilish McColgan’s journey as an elite athlete.

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Insights 23 November 2014

Good charity needs good governance

Good governance allows great charity work to continue to flow whatever the current challenges bring.

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Insights 23 November 2014

Say hello to the caveat: your simple, cost effective, early warning trigger system

So, you think you’d be the first to know if there was a court order against you or your business? Think again.

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Insights 23 November 2014

Obligation for property owners to submit details to the RCI

Land and property owners and tenants are obliged to provide information to the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI) by the by 31 March 2023

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