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Insights | Commercial Property

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax: Key Considerations for Commercial Tenants

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax is a tax affecting property transactions, which will generally apply to commercial tenants at the commencement of a lease. Tenants should also be aware that there are further filing requirements which arise throughout the lease term.

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Anderson Strathern Reinforces Senior Team with Partner and Director Appointments

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Insights | Employment

Reducing the Cost of Workplace Conflict

A new Act comes into force in October this year, placing duties on employers to take ‘reasonable steps’ to protect employees from sexual harassment.

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Insights | Employment

The Post-Investigation Period for Employers

It is one thing to have an understanding of the steps involved in conducting an investigation, but an aspect which often goes without much consideration is what happens afterwards, specifically in relation to the parties involved.

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Events | Employment
  • Date: 26 September 2024

Club HR: New Employer Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment

Join us for our next Club HR, where we'll share a comprehensive review of the new employer duties coming into effect in October to help prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

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Anderson Strathern commits to Northern Isles, creating new jobs

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Insights | Rural

Japanese Knotweed: two new cases

Japanese Knotweed (“knotweed”) is an invasive plant which is not native to Scotland. It can cause damage to structures and can grow very quickly. Although these characteristics are not limited to knotweed, this species is costly to treat and very difficult to eradicate completely.

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Insights | Charities & Third Sector

Why Charities are Turning to Mediation for Dispute Resolution

We know how challenging it is to manage a busy charity in this modern world of work. With ever diminishing resources in the public sector our society is becoming more and more dependant on those working in the third sector to fill the gaps that were once filled by local authority education and social work departments.

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Insights | Charities & Third Sector, Employment

Charities Employment Law Updates

Employment law is on the cusp of significant change which will affect all employers, including charities – from the introduction of the new Employment Rights Bill, said to amount to the “biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation”, to further guidance from the Tribunal on gender critical rights, and key upcoming changes in relation to the prevention of sexual harassment at work. Explore these issues and the implications for charities.

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Insights | Rural

Major employment law changes ahead

With the new Labour Government, we are about to witness the biggest shake up of employee rights that we have seen in a decade. How can that impact you?

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Insights | Employment

BRP cards, eVisas and Right to Work checks: eVisa creation open to all BRP holders from 6 August 2024

For many years the latest expiry date on a Biometric Residence Permit card has (confusingly) been 31 December 2024, even if the visa status of the card holder expires after that date. What has changed?

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