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From time to time we will post news articles and announcements relating to the firm and to various legal issues that may be of interest to you.
Learning Disability Week- how employers can support their employees

Learning Disability Week- how employers can support their employees

Learning Disability week takes place on 19th-25th June 2023 and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of learning disabilities and celebrate them within our communities. As many may be aware, people with a learning disability often unfortunately battle harmful stigmas

Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land

Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land

The Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI) was launched on the 1 April 2022. This new register, which is managed and maintained by the Registers of Scotland, was established as a result of The Land Reform

New employment legislation protects worker’s tips

New employment legislation protects worker’s tips

As many may be aware, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 has now received Royal Assent, following its third reading in the House of Commons in January earlier this year. This means that UK employers will now no longer

MSHB Welcomes New Family Law Paralegal, Ellen Matthews

MSHB Welcomes New Family Law Paralegal, Ellen Matthews

We have welcomed my paralegal Ellen Matthews who joined me in 1999 at HBM Sayers as it then was and then worked with me there for more than 20 years until I finally left BLM before my career break.

Glasgow Opening Hours for Pubs, Clubs, and Restaurants Extended During UCI Cycling World Championships

Glasgow Opening Hours for Pubs, Clubs, and Restaurants Extended During UCI Cycling World Championships

Glasgow’s Licensing Board has agreed to allow one additional hour from the terminal hour when the UCI Cycling World Championships 2023 takes place in August. The world’s biggest cycling event will take place in Glasgow and across Scotland this summer,

MSHB Welcomes New Private Client Paralegal, Tracy Dempsey

MSHB Welcomes New Private Client Paralegal, Tracy Dempsey

We are delighted to welcome Tracy Dempsey who has joined the Private Client Department as a paralegal. Tracy is a Law Society of Scotland accredited paralegal specialising in Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Executries. Tracy joining the team

Private Residential Tenancies: Rent Increases

Private Residential Tenancies: Rent Increases

As landlords and tenants alike will be aware, there has been a temporary ban on rent increases for those subject to a private residential tenancy since September 2022. This was part of the Scottish Government’s emergency response to the

Termination of Leases in Scotland – The Current Law & Potential Reforms

Termination of Leases in Scotland – The Current Law & Potential Reforms

The termination of leases in Scotland has been the subject of some discussion and, at times, can cause confusion, specifically the common law doctrine of Tacit Relocation. Tacit Relocation means that a lease will be automatically extended beyond its natural expiry

MSHB Welcomes New Licensing Paralegal, Arlene Dunbar

MSHB Welcomes New Licensing Paralegal, Arlene Dunbar

This month we are delighted to welcome Arlene Dunbar to our Licensing Team as a Paralegal. Arlene joins from Aberdeen City Council where she worked within their Licensing Team for almost 20 years. She brings with her an excellent knowledge

Team MSHB Return to the Iconic Glasgow Kiltwalk

Team MSHB Return to the Iconic Glasgow Kiltwalk

  Team MSHB returned to the iconic Glasgow Kiltwalk on Sunday 30 April. The team started at Clydebank and made their way 14.4 miles (30,000 steps!) to Balloch, all in support of the Glendrick Roost Animal Welfare Centre. Despite yellow

No Longer ‘Cohabiting’: Claiming Against a Former Cohabiting Partner

No Longer ‘Cohabiting’: Claiming Against a Former Cohabiting Partner

With marriage rates in the UK falling steadily in recent years, there has in turn been a significant increase in the number of couples ‘cohabiting’. A couple are deemed to be ‘cohabiting’ for the purpose of the Family Law

Hear ye, hear ye…three bank holidays in one month?!

Hear ye, hear ye…three bank holidays in one month?!

  Whilst many employees may be looking forward to planning three long weekends in May this year, many employers may be left questioning whether their workforce is in fact entitled to all three upcoming bank holidays. As many employers may

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