1674 Suchergebnisse

  • Protecting data when out of the office

    Schottland 01.04.2012
    The Chief Executive of a Scottish charitable organisation has signed an undertaking to strive to improve compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The move follows an investigation from the...

  • Collective Consultation: When should it start?

    Schottland 01.04.2012
    One of the most difficult issues with redundancy collective consultation is the issue of when it should begin. A recent opinion from the Attorney General (AG) of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in...

  • Flood Risk Management Planning in Scotland

    Schottland 01.03.2012
    National Flood Risk Assessment(NFRA) in December 2011, the Scottish Government and SEPA have published Flood Risk Management Planning in Scotland: Arrangements for 2012-2016 (the Guidance). The Guidance...

  • Bancon Develoments Limited v The Scottish Ministers

    Schottland 01.03.2012
    A disappointed appellant may consider a legal challenge to the appeal decision as the next stage in their struggle to obtain planning permission. It can be difficult for the appellant to look beyond the...

  • Danger! Danger!

    Schottland 01.03.2012
    Public authorities often face claims in respect of accidents on their premises. The Occupiers' Liability (Scotland) Act 1960 provides that property occupiers owe a duty to take reasonable care to ensure...

  • Changes to public contracts

    Schottland 01.03.2012
    One of the questions we're frequently asked is the extent to which an authority can change a contract, either during a procurement process or during the life of the contract, without being under an obligation...

  • Getting it right

    Schottland 01.03.2012
    In Scotland where a tenant is in arrears, a landlord can only irritate a lease (bring it to an end) if he has first given the tenant a warning notice and an opportunity to pay what is due. A recent case...

  • Shock Decision for End of (Fixed) Term

    Schottland 01.03.2012
    A shock decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal has reversed a long-held view about the use of fixed-term (or limited-term) contracts and the duty to collectively consult. Education sector employers...

  • Local Development Plan Progress in Scotland

    Schottland 01.03.2012
    Aberdeen City Council adopted its Local Development Plan on 29 February 2012. Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure convener Kate Dean said: "This hugely exciting step is the culmination of three years'...

  • The UK perspective on the Common European Sales Law

    Schottland 01.03.2012
    The European Union has been striving to create a European contract law for a decade. Following a lengthy period of preparatory legal research, in July 2010 the European commission launched a public consultation...

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