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Insights | Employment

From social media to staffrooms: How culture wars are creating new risks for employers

From conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine to debates over immigration, gender identity and social activism, some of the most divisive issues in public life are finding their way into UK workplaces - with potentially significant legal, operational and reputational consequences for businesses.

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Insights | Private Client

A “Gilded Cage” revisited: What the new Cheshire West decision means for Scotland

For more than a decade, one of the most influential legal ideas in health and social care was captured in a simple phrase: “a gilded cage is still a cage.”

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Insights | Tax

Pensions and inheritance tax (IHT) from April 2027 – update

At the UK budget in October 2024, it was announced that most unused pension funds and death benefits would be brought into the IHT net.

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Insights | Wills

If I wasn’t here, what happens to the kids?

There is one question that almost all of us – understandably – avoid: if you were not here, who would step into your shoes?

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Insights | Employment
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Protecting your people in the heat: What Scottish employers need to know

Key risks associated with extreme heat and the practical steps employers should take to ensure compliance with the law - more importantly - to keep people safe.

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Anderson Strathern appointed to support major cultural project in capital

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Insights | Data Protection

How AI is turning Data Subject Access Requests into a problem for SMEs

A data subject access request (DSAR) is a formal request made by an individual to an organisation, asking to see the personal data that the organisation holds about them.

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Insights | Family Law

Who gets what? Fair financial settlements on divorce in Scotland

A fair financial settlement in Scotland begins with a clear understanding of what counts as matrimonial property, because only matrimonial property is available for division.

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