£1.9 billion puts colleges and universities at the heart of recovery and transformation

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has confirmed funding of £1.9 billion for colleges and universities for the next academic year. College funding allocation University funding allocation The announcement represents the highest annual allocation of teaching and research funding ever made by the Scottish Funding Council. It includes money to support the…

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Employment law update: the impact of Covid on your workforce and upcoming changes to the right to work post Brexit

Lindsays is delighted to invite you to join their Employment team at a free webinar where Ben Doherty (Head of Employment Law) and Kate Wyatt (Partner), along with guest speaker Beverley Harper of IQA Immigration, will consider some of the current issues facing employers as a result of the Coronavirus…

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£40 million private investment will underpin Scotland’s economic recovery and energy transition plans

Forth Ports today (25th May, 2021) unveils ambitious proposals for the creation of Scotland’s largest and best located renewable energy hub on a 175 acre site at the Port of Leith – supporting Scotland’s economic recovery and energy transition plans and the achievement of Scotland’s net zero carbon emissions targets.…

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This isn’t just any trade mark infringement…

Recently, news began to break of a court case which high street firm M&S had launched against budget supermarket Aldi over a caterpillar cake lookalike.  While impending litigation might be enough to give most butterflies, the Aldi social media team flew into overdrive with a series of sassy tweets and…

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Shepherd and Wedderburn awarded top Investors in People accreditations

Shepherd and Wedderburn, the largest Scottish-headquartered UK law firm, has been awarded the highest attainable accreditations as an Investor in People (IIP) and Investor in Young People (IIYP). The ‘Platinum’ accreditation as an IIP and ‘Gold’ accreditation as an IIYP, awarded by Investors in People, follow an independent assessment programme…

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Stories of Struggle and Strife on the Rocky Road to Success

From a Northern Irish orphan to a near-death car crash and becoming a million-dollar Irishman, and from a Scottish rough sleeper in London becoming an award-winning entrepreneur – these are just some of the remarkable life stories being shared at a motivational online networking event, hosted by Causeway: Ireland Scotland…

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Burying your head in the sand over furlough mistakes could prove costly

John Bett, Partner and Head of Lindsays’ Dispute Resolution and Litigation team discusses the importance of auditing the flow of funds associated with furlough payments. Mistakes happen in life and business. The important thing is that we act upon them – and try to make the error good – as…

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Roddy Cormack: Off-site Construction

As the government continues to push the construction industry to move more of the building process off-site and into factories, Roddy Cormack, construction specialist at law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, explores a conundrum which must be solved if the industry is to thrive in this area – who…

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Seven Top Tips for Scoring Top Marks on your Home Report  

By John McHugh Home Reports are an everyday item for surveyors, but the same cannot be said for most homeowners. With people in Scotland likely to move home only a handful of times in their lives, it is no surprise that homeowners can be a little confused when it comes…

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Joining the Edinburgh Climate Compact will help keep ourselves accountable over climate aims

The University of Edinburgh is deeply concerned by the climate crisis. As a global leader in climate change research we provide some of the expertise needed to help understand, adapt to and prevent the varied effects of global heating and the many issues it intersects with. We work in partnership…

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