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Friday 25th July 2025

The Employment Rights Bill: The latest for the hospitality and leisure sector

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.

Categories: Employment , Hospitality and Leisure

Thursday 24th July 2025

Overview of responses from the Scottish Government’s consultation on a proposed review of fire safety topics

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.

Categories: Health, Safety and Environmental Regulation , Hospitality and Leisure

Wednesday 23rd July 2025

Deer management for tenant farmers

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.

Categories: Rural and Estates , Farm and Estate Management

Wednesday 23rd July 2025

Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator: recent and upcoming legislative changes

The Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator is aiming to promote greater transparency and reinforce public confidence in the work undertaken by charities. We explore the recent legislative changes that are making this possible.

Categories: Charities

Tuesday 22nd July 2025

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.

Categories: Hospitality and Leisure , Immigration , Business

Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Significant restrictions to Skilled Worker sponsorship from 22 July 2025

The UK government has rolled out the first batch of Skilled Worked sponsorship visa restrictions announced in its latest Immigration White Paper.

Categories: Immigration , Business

Friday 18th July 2025

Greater Glasgow Health Board v Multiplex Construction (Europe) Ltd and others

The Scottish Courts offer welcomed clarification on prescription for construction claims.

Categories: Litigation and Dispute Resolution , Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Disputes

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Thursday 17th July 2025

Court of Appeal provides clarity on the status of LFAs

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.

Categories: Funded Litigation

Tuesday 15th July 2025

Court of Appeal finds contract enforceable despite lack of agreement on price

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.

Categories: Trade and Commerce

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Thursday 10th July 2025

Joint ventures in the clean energy sector: Directors’ duties

In this fourth instalment in our clean energy joint ventures series, we look at the topic of director duties.

Categories: Merger Control and Joint Ventures , Corporate , Clean Energy and Renewables , Environmental, Social and Governance(ESG) , Renewables

Tuesday 8th July 2025

When less is still enough: TCC confirms validity of interim payment application

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.

Categories: Litigation and Dispute Resolution , Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) , Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Disputes

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Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Freedom of information reform on the agenda in Scotland

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.

Categories: Regulatory Risk and Compliance , Data Protection and Privacy