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18.Apr.2019
Guarantees and implied waivers of legal advice privilege

In the recent case raised by the former owners of department store chain McEwens of Perth against The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, the question arose as to whether there was an implied waiver of legal advice privilege in relation to the advice given to a party granting a personal guarantee.
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17.Apr.2019
Stopping issues from becoming crises: best practice for food business operators

Allergen-related issues can cause significant reputational issues. How can food business operators stop these issues from becoming a crisis?
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12.Apr.2019
Change is coming to the landed estates in Scotland

Recommendations made to the Scottish Government by the Scottish Land Commission could have far-reaching consequences for rural land ownership, writes Hamish Lean.
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05.Apr.2019
Sports governance in the news: gymnasts do the splits

Paul Carlyle on the two stories underlining the value of registered trade marks in the fragile world of sports governance.
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03.Apr.2019
Hitachi Zosen Inova AG Ltd v John Sisk + Son Ltd – the same disputes, but different?

Are two adjudications “the same or substantially the same”? A recent decision by the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).
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28.Mar.2019
Your quick guide to gender pay gap reporting

This quick guide to Gender Pay Gap reporting is helpful for checking if your organisation is in scope; which employees to include; what the statistics means; how to do the calculations; and what to include in any explanatory note.
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25.Mar.2019
Having the last word – finality clauses in leases

Most commercial leases contain provisions for alternative dispute resolution, by referring any matter to an arbitrator or expert for determination, invariably providing their decision will be "final and binding on the parties". But how final is "final"?
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25.Mar.2019
Changes to property taxes 2019: LBTT and SDLT update

An update on the latest changes to the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) in Scotland, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in England, and Land Transaction Tax (LTT) in Wales.
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22.Mar.2019
Aberdeen Football Club sees red over refusal of DONS DRAM UK trade mark application

Aberdeen Football Club has had its UK trade mark application for DONS DRAM for whisky and other whisky drinks refused.
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18.Mar.2019
Copyright concerns: MySpace loses more than 50 million songs

Reports have confirmed that MySpace has lost over 50 million songs uploaded to the platform between 2003 and 2015. What does this mean for songwriters who relied on the platform as an evidential record of their copyright-protected works?
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