The Employment Rights Bill ( ERB) has been the headline topic in employment law since it was published on 10 October 2024. As the ERB continues to make its way through Parliament and evolve, this article provides a tailored update for the hotels and hospitality sector.
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The Scottish Government’s public consultation on a proposed review of fire safety topics closed on 7 March 2025. Having had the time to consider the consultation responses, the Scottish Government has now issued its analysis. This article explains that analysis and summarises what it all means for the hotels and hospitality sector.
What rights do tenant farmers have when it comes to damages caused by deer? There are thought to be over a million deer in Scotland and the pressure that this huge population causes to farming cannot be underestimated.
Immigration changes to Skilled Worker sponsorship affecting the hospitality sector from 22 July 2025
The UK government has rolled out the first batch of work visa restrictions announced in its May Immigration White Paper. Several changes to the Skilled Worker route were implemented on 22 July, all of which will affect the hospitality sector.
The UK government has rolled out the first batch of Skilled Worked sponsorship visa restrictions announced in its latest Immigration White Paper.
The Scottish Courts offer welcomed clarification on prescription for construction claims.
A summary of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd v Alex Neill Class Representative Ltd, which confirmed that the litigation funding agreements under consideration were not unenforceable damages-based agreements.
The Court of Appeal recently overturned a decision of the High Court that found part of a contract was unenforceable as the parties had failed to agree a price. This article explores what this decision means for suppliers.
In this fourth instalment in our clean energy joint ventures series, we look at the topic of director duties.
In 1st Formations Limited v Lapp Industries Ltd, the Technology and Construction Court held that an interim payment application was valid despite the opposing arguments that the notice did not comply with Paragraph 2 of the Scheme for Construction Contracts 1998 as amended, it was ambiguous, and it also concerned incorrect dates and provisional sums.
20 years on from the introduction of freedom of information laws in Scotland and the rest of the UK, we consider potential developments following the introduction of the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill at Holyrood on 2 June.