Firms must warm up to climate change transition

Firms must warm up to climate change transition

Claire Massie, Pinsent Masons Head of Banking & Restructuring in Scotland Climate change will require businesses in all sectors to reassess and change their operating model as part of the transition to a cleaner world. Many businesses will not be financially robust enough to survive the challenges posed by climate…

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Employers say hooray with new holiPAY case

Everybody loves a holiday and, in accordance with the Working Time Regulations 1998 (“the WTR”), workers and employees are entitled to receive holiday pay for time spent on annual leave. On 17 March 2021, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) handed down its most recent decision relative to holiday pay, that…

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Rock Trust Seeks New Board Members

Rock Trust are recruiting for new Board members Ever wondered if you could use your skills in a way that could transform the lives of hundreds of homeless young people every year? Rock Trust Rock Trust aims to prevent youth homelessness and to support young people to build better futures. …

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IR35 – Is your organisation up to speed?

Any contractor, or organisation commonly engaging contractors, will be aware of the extension to the off-payroll rules (commonly referred to as IR35) that came into place on 6 April 2021. These rules already apply to contractor engagements with the public sector, but  now apply to medium and large private companies. These…

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Investment will be key to success of North Sea energy transition deal

Rachel Warner, Legal Director and oil and gas specialist at Pinsent Masons The North Sea Transition Deal details how the government will support the UK oil and gas industry in transitioning to green energy while preserving jobs. Existing skills, infrastructure and private investment potential will be channelled into new and…

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Employment Lawyer in Your Pocket Podcast is back with Season 6 – The Law Behind the Headlines

S6 E1: Delivery driver sacked for refusing to wear a mask Season 6 is ‘The Law Behind the Headlines’ series of podcasts. The ELiYP team tell a story, week by week, about a situation which the team has encountered. The team then discuss the law relating to that situation. In…

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Putting Power of Attorney in the spotlight

Television presenter Kate Garraway and her family have found out first-hand the difficulties that can arise where a Power of Attorney is not in place… Last Tuesday night, “Kate Garraway: Finding Derek” was aired on STV, which showed the struggles that she and her family faced following her husband Derek’s…

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Updated Guardianship Practices During COVID-19: The Way Forward?

Since the outbreak o f COVID-19, everyone has had to adapt and so it is not surprising that guardianship application practices have also had to evolve to take account of the widespread restrictions. During the first national lockdown, our Courts closed and guardianship applications ground to a sudden halt. To…

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Scotland is poor relation in Later Living investment

Scotland has been relegated to the “poor relation” in terms of institutional investment in the Later Living sector, while multi-million pound projects continue at a pace in England. And the reality is that one of the barriers to investment could be relatively simple to rectify if there was a relaxation…

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Promotions at Mearns & Company

2021 sees two of the advisory team at Mearns & Company moving into new Associate Director roles.  Steven McKay, Head of Employee Benefits, and Graeme McInally, Chartered Financial Planner and Planning Team Leader both stepped into their new roles in January 2021.  Steven has taken on the role of Associate…

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