Business Scotland Magazine

In January this year, the UK government updated the Working Time Regulations to introduce new rules aimed at clarifying, and in some areas to changing, workers’ rights to take holidays and be paid for them. Below we look at some...

Nobody likes to imagine the worst happening, and no business wants to think that it might have to face a crisis. Thankfully, most businesses will never have to deal with a major accident or other critical incident, but they...

Earlier this year, Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and Forth Green Freeport were successful in their bids to become Scotland’s first green freeports. While work is underway on each freeport’s business case, the private and public sectors should...

In recent years, the number of public inquiries being established by the UK and Scottish Governments has increased. As a result, more organisations and individuals are impacted by inquiries and may expose themselves to reputational risk – sometimes by...

Power of Attorney (PoA) is the legal authorisation for an individual to act on behalf of another. Most people have heard of domestic PoA, often appointed when an individual is elderly, disabled or unwell, requiring a trusted person to...

In an effort to reduce waste levels in Scotland, the Scottish Government’s much talked-about Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is scheduled to go live in August 2023. It will see a 20p deposit imposed on drinks sold in containers made from...

For some married couples, the prospect of owning and running a business together is a dream come true. Unfortunately, not every marriage is built to last, and all of a sudden this dream can come crumbling down, leaving a...

A recent report suggests that the number of class actions (or group proceedings as they are referred to in Scotland) raised against UK companies continues to increase. Over the last year there has been a 10% increase in the number...

During 2020 the process for appointing board members to Scottish public bodies was paused as a result of the pandemic. Statistics for 2021 are not yet available but it seems inevitable that the appointment process continued to be affected....

As Dunfermline celebrates its recently bestowed city status, legal firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP believes it marks an exciting new chapter. There is no doubt that being labelled a city is a sought-after accolade – there were 39 applicants...

Leading Scottish law firm, Thorntons, has strengthened its Dundee conveyancing team by merging with Kim Barclay Solicitors. Founder Kim began her career at Thorntons, later launching her own successful residential property and will and executry practice – and two decades...

Law firm Harper Macleod aims to grow its number of Modern Apprentices as it congratulates its latest cohort of successful graduates coming through the programme. There are currently 32 colleagues who are working towards, or have completed, their Modern Apprenticeships. More...

After a two year enforced postponement due to the Covid pandemic, Inverness Chamber of Commerce has announced the return of its flagship event in 2022. The Highland Business Dinner will take place on Friday 20th May at the Drumossie Hotel,...

An award-winning construction management training company has become the latest Scottish business to become an employee-owned enterprise – the ‘crowning achievement’ of its 35th anniversary celebrations. With immediate effect, shares in Glasgow-based Esteem Training Limited previously owned by founder and...

Independent commercial law firm Burness Paull has been named Legal Advisor of the Year at the 2021 Scottish Business Insider Deals & Dealmakers Awards - and winner of a UK-wide diversity award for its work on raising awareness of...