The law never stands still, and the way it applies to you and your organisation is constantly evolving. Our people are on top of these developments and can keep you up to date with some of the most interestings aspects of these changes. Check out our articles and updates for our perspective on issues that might affect you.
The Scottish Government has launched a Consultation and responses to this consultation are invited until 15 August 2018 through the Scottish Government's consultation platform, Citizen Space. Here, Lesley looks at current measuring/reporting issues, targets & other measures for the consultation.
On 12 March 2018, the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 came into force. The Act was introduced with the intention of bringing greater openness and transparency around lobbying Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Any organisations who are likely to have any face-to-face contact with MSPs, Members of the Scottish Government, junior Scottish Ministers, special advisers or the Permanent Secretary of the Scottish Government should register with the Lobbying Register.
As most private landlords will know by now, a new form of tenancy for use in the Scottish private residential sector - the "private residential tenancy" or "PRT" came into effect on 1 December 2017. The Scottish Government has published a model PRT, but just how mandatory are the clauses it contains?
The EU Directive on procurement in respect of the thresholds for awarding contracts has been amended. The current procurement financial thresholds - governing which contract opportunities must be advertised - are set to increase with effect from 1 January 2018.
It seems as if we say this virtually every December, but this year has seen some important changes in employment law. It's never an exact science to predict what will happen on 2018, but here we set out the two main themes that we see developments falling into.