Insight

Louise McCosh French Duncan HR Services Director, Louise McCosh, looks to what lays ahead for the hospitality and leisure sector in post-Brexit Britain

Iain Masterton Iain Masterton, a director at Edinburgh-based accountants Chiene + Tait assesses what will be the tax implications of Britain leaving the European Union.

Julie Scott-Gilroy Julie Scott-Gilroy, an associate at BTO Solicitors LLP, looks at how well the construction industry’s payment regime is working.

Brian Palmer Brian Palmer, tax policy expert, the Association of Accounting Technicians looks at what the Paradise Papers could mean for your business

Steven Graham Steven Graham, residential partner at the Glasgow South offices of DM Hall hails a Southside market renaissance

Jennifer White Jennifer White, a Glasgow-based solicitor with law firm bto talks us through the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill currently making its way through Parliament.

David Flint David Flint and Rebecca Ferguson of Scottish law firm MacRoberts look at an atypical cartel case.

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh is a Senior Money Adviser at Inverclyde Council. The views expressed in this blog are his own.

Ken McEwan Ken McEwan, chief executive of Edinburgh-based estate agency, McEwan Fraser Legal says we all face having to pick-up the tab for what he has condemned as the Scottish Government’s "botched" Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) as he appeals for urgent reform.

Nicola Standen Nicola Standen, manager and adviser in the Personal Debt team at Campbell Dallas considers the Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) as an effective debt management solution.

Scotland's first operational Build to Rent scheme at Forbes Place in Aberdeen Scotland’s housing shortfall could be plugged by Build to Rent homes but opportunities as well as threats exist for the sector, says Dr John Boyle.

David Flint David Flint looks at a case illustrating the fine line between necessary and unnecessary restrictions in the competition rules.

Graeme Bradshaw The Scottish Retail Consortium recently reported that almost one in ten retail premises in Scotland now lies empty. Retail footfall in Scotland fell in July and there are a dwindling number of months in any year where any growth at all is evident.

Kate Wyatt Despite a partial reprieve, employers in the social care sector must take swift action to comply with rules on paying workers appropriately for sleep-in shifts, writes Kate Wyatt.

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