Mastering Winter Risk: Your Blueprint for a Safe and Productive Season

Mastering Winter Risk: Your Blueprint for a Safe and Productive Season

When in the throes of December and the festive season, it’s easy to get swept up in it all. You’ve worked hard this year, and you deserve a well-earned rest. Despite this time of year being a prime time for celebration, for many business owners in Edinburgh, it’s the busiest…

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Legal Lessons from Lando Norris’ F1 Victory: IP, Contracts, and Technology at Full Speed

Andy Nolan and Ally Burr, Brodies LLP On Sunday 7 December, Lando Norris became the 35th Formula 1 World Champion, clinching the championship by two points over Max Verstappen in a tense final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. But beyond the sporting achievement and champagne celebrations, the win is a…

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’Tis the Season in Edinburgh – can local SMEs turn festive demand into lasting opportunity?

 Martyn Kendrick, Regional Director for Scotland at Bank of Scotland Edinburgh is stepping into the spotlight once again this winter. The city’s Christmas market has been named the 19th best in the world by an award-winning travel specialist, and it’s also featured in Which?’s list of the nine best Christmas…

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Why Reviewing Your Employee Pension Provider Annually is Key to ROI

The workplace pension scheme is more than a regulatory checkbox, yet so many employers treat it as exactly that. While understandable, given the pressures of running a business, it’s one of the most expensive mistakes you can make in HR management. Your pension scheme isn’t about meeting auto-enrolment obligations, it’s…

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Scottish football tee-total no more?

For the first time in 45 years, Scottish football supporters will be able to buy an alcoholic drink inside a stadium at a top-flight match. Aberdeen FC’s recent success in securing a one-off licence to sell alcohol at Pittodrie represents a watershed moment (at the Red Shed for those Dons’…

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Supporting an employee through bereavement: a compassionate approach

When an employee experiences the profound loss of a loved one, it’s a difficult time for everyone. As a business owner, your first instinct is often to offer support and empathy, but it’s also natural to wonder how to manage this while keeping your business running smoothly. I see this…

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The SME Guide to Smarter Business Travel 

The SME Guide to Smarter Business Travel   For SMEs, business travel has always been about making the most of resources: finding the right balance between cost, time, and value. Today, there’s another dimension: sustainability.    Clients increasingly expect it. Employees value it. And with rail offering both lower carbon and…

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Smarter, greener business travel for SMEs 

For SMEs, business travel is essential. However, it can be costly, time-consuming, and carbon-intensive. Clients and employees are now expecting more sustainable approaches, and businesses that act early stand to benefit.    Why it matters:   Sustainability is becoming a client & employee expectation, not just a nice-to-have.   Younger employees increasingly…

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Can You Spot a Lie?

Can You Spot a Lie? What Celebrity Traitors Teaches Us About Witness Credibility If you’ve been watching Celebrity Traitors, you’ll know that one of the show’s great fascinations is watching contestants try, and in this series usually fail, to spot who’s deceiving them. Season after season, we see intelligent, perceptive…

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Personal Guarantees and Standard Securities in Scotland

Personal Guarantees and Standard Securities in Scotland: What you need to know It is becoming increasingly common in Scotland for lenders to ask company directors to sign a personal guarantee when their company grants a standard security over property. While this is becoming a routine requirement, signing a personal guarantee…

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