The long awaited ruling of the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) in the case of Stringer and others v HMRC has now been published. more
Can we help your business face up to the challenges of the coming months? To coin a well-known Barrack Obama phrase, YES WE CAN. more
The next phase of the new Companies Act comes into force next Wednesday. more
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has confirmed in a recent case that, where an employer dismisses an employee by letter, the effective date of dismissal, or termination (“EDT”), is the date the letter is actually read by the employee. more
The long awaited ruling of the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) in the case of Stringer and others v HMRC has now been published. more
Anyone intending to sell or rent properties in Scotland will soon be required by law to have an Energy Performance Certificate. more
Recent developments at the European Commission should be viewed as good news for employers in the UK. more
As the credit crunch bites, people are finding it increasingly difficult to secure money from high-street lenders, with banks reluctant to deal with those they see as a high risk. This leaves people with fewer options, the least palatable of which may be to resort to loan sharks to secure desperately needed finance. more
Different rules apply to the benefits an employee gets during the first six weeks of maternity and adoption leave, and then the next twenty, and the next thirteen, and then the last thirteen. more
New regulations designed to facilitate the creation of a European Private Company have been proposed. more
Changes to the Sex Discrimination Act came into force on 6 April 2008. The main changes for employers to be aware of are those which affect maternity leave and sex harassment (harassment related to gender). more
You can’t pick up a paper or watch a news broadcast these days without being reminded that our businesses are operating in a recessionary climate. more
The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 makes sweeping changes to the rules for the sale of alcohol in premises. more
New consumer protection regulations designed to protect consumers from misleading advertising and unfair selling techniques came into force last week. Consumers must be allowed to make free and informed purchasing decisions and this has a number of significant practical implications for businesses. more
The Climate Change Bill currently going through parliament provides a framework for moving the UK to a low carbon economy. The Government is already taking forward a wide range of policies, impacting on all sectors of the economy, to achieve the targets in the Bill. more
The November pre-budget report announced the abolition of capital gains tax (“CGT”) taper and indexation relief with effect from 6 April 2008, meaning that the rate of CGT for 2008/09 onwards will be at a flat charge of 18%. more
The next round of changes to be brought in under the new Companies Act will come into force in April. The main changes to note are: more