Your email signature could be signing more than you think, a new High Court judgment has ruled. In a recent dispute over the sale of some land, the owners’ lawyer may have unwittingly cost his client £25,000. In an exchange between lawyers for both parties, Daniel Tear set out terms and a sale price £25,000 [...]
Limited companies and LLPs are a lot alike, especially when it comes to the financial responsibility of the owners. However they differ when it comes to things like capital investment opportunities, the flexibility of the internal structure, members’ rights and the way business profits are allocated and taxed. So it’s important to choose the right [...]
The trade of alcohol is a notoriously difficult industry. Not only is it constantly evolving, incredibly competitive and at the whim of the economy, but it is also mired in bureaucracy. For a key member of staff to lose their personal licence due to the simple error of missing the refresher training requirement can be [...]
During the last quarter of 2014, Scotland had 1.5% less unemployed women than the EU average. Putting us at a pioneering position in female employment. Annabelle Ewing, Minister for youth and women’s employment said, “We have recently seen record levels of female employment in Scotland and the gap between male and female employment is also [...]
As the Scottish Government starts to distinguish itself from the UK regime we start to see interesting differences which means not surprisingly more tax. Under the old Stamp Duty Land Tax system, a back to back transaction which completed on the same day paid only one lot of tax if handled properly. Under Land and [...]
The recruitment process is a great opportunity to develop your business and upgrade the skills and experience in your workforce. However it’s also an area full of hindering employment laws and discrimination claims. So it’s essential to be aware of the following key points if you want to recruit fairly and by the book. Don’t [...]
Let us set the scene: You get injured at work. Your employer becomes liable to you for damages. Then they go bankrupt. And to top it off, your boss never took out insurance. Not ideal. That’s exactly what happened to William Campbell who, after injuring his hand at work, raised an action for damages against [...]