Knowledge

The speed at which the The Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 have been brought into force has come in for significant criticism from The House of Lords’ Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.

Last week the EU Council renewed the economic sanctions against Russia which are now to be in place until 21 January 2018.

The English Football Association is set to end its sponsorship deals with betting companies. This decision comes two months after former Manchester City and Burnley midfielder Joey Barton received an 18-month suspension and a £30,000 fine for breaching the FA’s rules on betting misconduct.

The recent Northern Irish case of Glen Water Ltd v Northern Ireland Water Ltd [2017] NIQB 20 looked at the notification provision for compensation events under a bespoke contract. The court ultimately took a strict approach to the notification requirements, resulting in the contractor’s claim being barred. 
The lesson is that claim notification clauses should be carefully complied with in respect of timing and content requirements; such notifications should give clear and unambiguous notice of the claim in question.

Companies House recently announced an imminent extension to UK anti-money laundering measures affecting Scottish limited partnerships and certain Scottish partnerships. This will bring Scottish Partnerships into the persons with significant control regime, which came into force for companies and limited liability partnerships last year.

The High Court’s judgement in British Airways plc v Airways Pension Scheme Trustee Limited provides authoritative guidance on the interpretation of scheme rules and the exercise of trustee discretion. 

Shepherd and Wedderburn will host two Quick Fire sessions at  All-Energy, the UK’s largest event for renewables and low carbon energy, which takes place on 10th and 11th May Glasgow.

This article looks at the timber industry in the UK and how transporting timber affects local roads. 

The Court of Appeal recently found that a trial judge would have been entitled to exclude the evidence of an expert witness whose independence was challenged in cross-examination.

We examine the modernisation of limited partnership law relating to investment funds, and the likely impact on the Scottish limited partnerships commonly used.

In this article we look at the RBS Rights Issue Litigation Re [2016] EWHC 3161 (Ch), wherein the High Court granted the claimants’ application for disclosure of notes of interviews with employees and former employees of RBS, which had been prepared variously by RBS’ external US counsel, in-house counsel and non-lawyer RBS employees, in respect to two internal investigations.

The Scottish Government has introduced a new regulatory regime for lobbying with the passing of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016.  Once the Act comes into force, it will have significant consequences for how businesses and other organisations engage with the Scottish Government and Members of the Scottish Parliament, with strict penalties for non-compliance.

Enforcement of a standard security over real estate is a uniquely Scottish process. In the right circumstances it can be highly effective to enable a fixed security holder gain possession of land/property, collect rents and/or sell the secured property via enforcement of the standard security. Yvonne Brady and John Gallacher outline five things about the calling up process you need to know.

How many business owners look like ducks on the pond – calm on the surface, but actually paddling like mad?

The Supreme Court recently ruled in favour of a woman who was denied a survivor’s pension as her partner had not formally nominated her as his cohabiting partner under the pension scheme rules. We consider the implications of this decision for public and private pension schemes across the UK.