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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide more protection for small business owners who use personal assets as collateral for commercial loans. It also suggests that the FCA is not doing enough to tackle issues that arose during the financial crash. 

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The European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee has given its backing to new EU rules to better protect workers from exposure to carcinogenic and mutagenic substances. 

Recent news headlines have surrounded the political consultancy firm, Cambridge Analytica, regarding its alleged influencing of the 2016 Presidential elections and the Brexit referendum through Facebook user data. It has also been suggested that brib

Whether you are taking on a commercial lease for the first time or are an experienced tenant, it is always worth considering a few essential points before embarking on a new lease. Often, when we are approached by clients who are looking to enter int

Global tyre manufacturer Michelin has been fined £5,000 by an employment tribunal for unfairly dismissing a mourning employee. It is the first time in Scotland an Employment Judge has exercised powers under Section 12A of the Employment Tribunals Act

On 6th April 2018, new legislation will take effect which changes the way in which settlement payments are taxed. If you are regularly involved in entering settlement agreements with employees, it will be important to be aware of these changes. Two k

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A long-running dispute over plans to build houses on a site near Culloden battlefield took an unusual turn recently, when Highland Council claimed that approval for development designs had been given in error, reports the Scotsman. 

The Employment Tribunal say twenty-minute rest periods for workers should be given in one run, not as a series of mini-breaks  The mini break may have made the perfect date for Bridget Jones, but when it comes to employee rights, companies need

If you’ve been keeping an eye on the press lately you will be aware that Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) is to come into effect in Scotland on 1 st May this year. This has been a long time coming, having first been tabled over ten years ago. A legal chall

Following the roster ‘mess up’ in the Summer last year that saw over 40,000 people stranded or have their flights cancelled, Ryanair have now announced that they will reducing the routes that fly from Glasgow Airport to just three – Dublin, Wroclaw a