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Who Owns What on a Partially Built Project?You may be interestedRead more29th April 2021
As the government continues to push the construction industry to move more of the building process off-site and into factories, Roddy Cormack, construction speciali -
The Implications of “Long COVID” on the Workplace – A New Type of Disability?You may be interestedRead more20th April 2021
We are all coming to terms with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to the economic impact of the pandemic on employers, the arrangement their workplace -
How to expeditiously resolve disputes in the aftermath of Covid 19 and why you need toYou may be interestedRead more16th April 2021
Covid 19 has hit the global economy hard. Around the world unemployment was up in 2020 compared to 2019. New job vacancies have shrunk and the majority of countries -
The Electronic Communications Code – A Threat to Landowners and OccupiersYou may be interestedRead more13th April 2021
The Electonic Communications Code came into force in the UK on 28 December 2017 (“the Code”), replacing the previous code. The stated purpose of the Cod -
Coronavirus-Inspired Protections from Corporate InsolvencyYou may be interestedRead more13th April 2021
The UK Government’s approach to the economic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic has been to pull a series of different levers to try to protect businesses an -
Laws on cohabiting couples does not reflect the way we live in the modern worldYou may be interestedRead more7th April 2021
Tom Quail explores the legal protection offered to cohabiting couples, the discrepancies between this and the law around married couples, and how this may be set to -
March Employment BriefingYou may be interestedRead more19th March 2021
Welcome to March’s Employment news briefing, providing a summary of some of the recent employment judgements and the UK Budget. If you have any questions abo -
Could Uber Ruling Drive Big Changes in Construction Industry?You may be interestedRead more18th March 2021
WJM construction law specialist Ross Taylor has warned that the recent UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers should be treated as workers with employment rights -
Time To Put A Survival Plan In PlaceYou may be interestedRead more16th March 2021
In December, the UK Government announced it would extend the temporary suspension of winding up petitions until 31 March 2021. The purpose is to give companies bre -
Welsh Government Announces Strong Policy Support for Renewable Energy DevelopmentsYou may be interestedRead more8th March 2021
On 24 February 2021, the Welsh Government published the National Development Framework “Future Wales: The National Plan 2040”, together with the elevent -
LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week – Q&A – The Adoption ProcessYou may be interestedRead more3rd March 2021
This week is LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week, a campaign led by New Family Social. Scottish Adoption was the first Adoption Agency in Scotland to host adoption i -
Supreme Court Confirms Uber Drivers are WorkersYou may be interestedRead more23rd February 2021
Background On Friday 19 January, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Uber’s appeal. The claim was originally brought in 2016 by two Uber drivers, James F -
OPINION: Cladding Crisis – “Ombudsman Should be Given Wide Regulatory Powers”You may be interestedRead more18th February 2021
That’s the view of leading Scottish Solicitor and our Head of Construction Ross Taylor. He argues that better protection is needed not only for purchasers of -
February Employment BriefingYou may be interestedRead more10th February 2021
Welcome to February’s Employment news briefing, providing a summary of some of the recent employment judgements. If you have any questions about any of the t -
Resolve to get your affairs in orderYou may be interestedRead more28th January 2021
It’s safe to say we haven’t had the smoothest of starts to 2021. As lockdown measures persist up and down the country, and COVID continues to dominate o
