Insight

Employment law specialist Catriona Aldridge discusses how environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) can help employers with recruitment and reduce turnover. At a time of labour shortages and rising wage demands, implementing workforce ESG strategies can make an employer stand out to pros

Malcolm Morrison discusses the benefits and drawbacks of conducting business in the Highlands, and what can be done to overcome the problems of distance-to-market. Highland Region is one of the most beautiful places in Europe, with a wild, majestic grandeur and, at 10,085 square miles, it is ea

A new duty is being proposed in Scotland that would require employers to pay for transport home for staff working late night shifts, writes Audrey Ferrie. Scottish Greens MSP Maggie Chapman is working with Unite Hospitality and others to prepare a members’ bill which would require compani

Richard Hepburn, managing director at Millar & Bryce and Landmark Scotland, discusses the state of the Scottish property market. At Millar & Bryce we have witnessed increasingly regular changes to the Scottish property market, and none more so than a reduction in home completions since the r

In a five part series for Scottish Financial News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find

David Hossack gives insight into the role mediation will play in the developing economic climate. For a business in the throes of a commercial dispute, the financial strain of legal action is bound to weigh heavy, and so where possible, most will want to avoid a dispute ending in litigation.

In a five part series for Scottish Financial News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find

Alastair Moore, a chartered financial planner at AAB Wealth, outlines the advice the firm has been giving to its clients. There are plenty of scary headlines doing the rounds about pensions and markets right now, leading to a lot of nervous questions from worried investors.

In a five part series for Scottish Financial News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find

In a five part series for Scottish Financial News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find

In a five part series for Scottish Financial News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find

Susie Walker, partner and head of tax at Johnston Carmichael, has commented on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement. The Chancellor confirmed the UK is in recession and accordingly produced an Autumn Statement in which everyone feels the pain, taking more from those who earn more to finan

James Kergon discusses the possibilities for a fulfilling and successful career in Scotland. Some may remember a lager advert from the 1990s which featured a browbeaten young Scottish professional sick of the London rat race. After coming to a profound realisation while packed into an office lift on

While the finalised version of the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) has environmental considerations at its heart, Alastair Wood asks whether it will have the ability to deliver on the Scottish Government’s 2045 net zero ambitions and whether planning will still be able to support the

Some 20 million casks lie maturing in warehouses across Scotland at any time. Currently security can be taken over these whisky casks either by a floating charge or by a common law pledge. But the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill (MTB) provides a new way of taking effective fixed security over