1675 Suchergebnisse
  • The Scotland Bill

    Schottland 01.12.2010
    Introduction In December 2007, the Scottish Parliament with the support of the UK Government established the Commission on Scottish Devolution (the Commission) to review the Scotland Act 1998, recommend...
  • Courting Confidentiality

    Schottland 01.12.2010
    In the UK the past 12 months have seen legal professional privilege and without prejudice protection stand strong, even where the case for divulging communications has been apparently compelling. In Europe,...
  • Exporting Waste? Some Key Points to Remember

    Schottland 01.12.2010
    Employees have been given another avenue under which to pursue equal pay claims. But the chances of the avenue becoming a well worn path are less than employers might fear. In Birmingham City Council...
  • A False Sense of Fixed-Term Security

    Schottland 01.11.2010
    Lancaster University v The University and College Union UKEAT/0278/10/JOJ The EAT has upheld a protective award of 60 days’ gross pay per affected employee for a failure to consult collectively...
  • Supreme Court Allows "Hope Value" in Land Valuation

    Schottland 01.11.2010
    In a Supreme Court decision (Multi-Link Leisure Developments Limited v North Lanarkshire Council) in November 2010, North Lanarkshire Council (advised by the Dundas & Wilson Real Estate and Property...
  • E-disclosure Top Tips

    Schottland 01.11.2010
    What is e-disclosure? Disclosure is the legal process in disputes which requires parties to hand over documents supporting or undermining their cases to their opponents. The aim is to ensure that the...
  • TIF Update - Doors Open to TIF Schemes

    Schottland 01.11.2010
    The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (the 2010 Regulations) pave the way for local authorities to proceed with Tax Incremental Financing or “TIF” schemes....
  • Spending Review: CRC Scheme

    Schottland 01.10.2010
    Included in the Government Spending Review was the following entry regarding the CRC scheme: "2.108 The CRC Energy Efficiency scheme will be simplified to reduce the burden on businesses, with the first...
  • Goldacre v Nortel Decision

    Schottland 01.10.2010
    In a recent English case it was held that if leased premises are being occupied by an administrator for the benefit of creditors, rent should be treated as an “expense of the administration”....
  • Landlord's Strategies in Administration

    Schottland 01.10.2010
    Although the decision in the Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council case strengthens a landlord’s position it does not significantly alter the action which a landlord should take when a tenant...