Blogs

Blog: Don't be another inheritance tax statistic

Andrew Paterson, partner in the asset protection group at law firm Murray Beith Murray, writes on misunderstandings surrounding inheritance tax in the UK.

Published 28 August 2017

Blog: Is a company director entitled to redundancy pay if their company is insolvent?

Jonathan Munnery, partner at Begbies Traynor, sheds light on the rights of directors when a company goes to the wall

Published 24 August 2017

Blog: Pensions Regulator to prosecute former ‘BHS’ boss

Martyn Shaw, a partner at Scottish law firm MacRoberts, provides an update on the BHS saga

Published 24 August 2017

Blog: Homes under the hammer - Can you legally sell a house by raffling it?

Jamie Robertson, residential property solicitor at Scottish law firm Thorntons, assesses the novel method of sale.

Published 18 August 2017

Blog: A New Tax Order – without Spreadsheets

Mark Pryce of Campbell Dallas makes the case for a tax future without spreadsheets

Published 15 August 2017

Blog: Are UK funds on the verge of returning to Scotland?

Alasdair Steele, head of Scottish commercial at property consultants Knight Frank looks at the prospects of outside investment returning to the market north of the border

Published 10 August 2017

Blog: Perfect pensions’ storm arising from auto enrolment rules could blow UK economy way off-course

Mark Mulholland, a partner at Chartered Accountants and business advisers Alexander Sloan's Glasgow office, contemplates the repercussions of auto enrolment in uncertain times.

Published 8 August 2017

Blog: Scottish Partnerships on the PSC Register

Catriona Reid of BTO Solicitors talks us through the implications of new “persons with significant control” rules introduced this summer to tackle tax avoidance, money laundering and other criminal activity through exploitation of Scottish Limited Partnerships.

Published 4 August 2017

Blog: What are the rules on gender pay gap reporting?

Robin Turnbull, a senior solicitor at Anderson Strathern discusses the main points of the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017, which came into force in April 2017, in the wake of the recent BBC pay revelations.

Published 27 July 2017

Blog: Taylor Review - good time for business to focus on employee engagement

Diane Nicol, head of employment at Pinsent Masons and one of three panel members supporting Matthew Taylor on the Taylor Review, writes about the implications for employers.

Published 18 July 2017

Blog: Could employee ownership work for your business?

For small businesses in every sector, employee ownership is highly topical, and a solution worth considering if you’re thinking about the future prosperity of your business, says Douglas Roberts, Corporate and Technology Partner at Scottish law firm Lindsays

Published 10 July 2017