HR Experts Call For Discipline

Advice for companies to prevent unfair dismissal claims Following a series of expensive unfair dismissal cases being reported in the media this year, HR and health and safety experts Law At Work (LAW) are calling on business leaders to focus more attention on their disciplinary procedures. The Edinburgh based firm…

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Gillespie Macandrew Annual Results: “Building on Progress”

Law firm Gillespie Macandrew, with offices in Edinburgh and Perth, has reported a turnover of £9.583million for financial year 2013 – 2014, an increase of over 4% on the previous year’s turnover of £9.2 million. The firm has seen growth across the sectors in which it operates, with the most…

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Leading Venue Finding Agent Opens Aberdeen Office

One of the UK’s leading venue finding, event services and accommodation providers, ExecSpace, has announced it is opening premises in Aberdeen – less than a year after it launched operations in the area. Headquartered in Edinburgh, ExecSpace has experienced rapid growth over the last year in Scotland and across the…

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£500,000? Fine! Why Data Protection Matters

Leading independent Scottish law firm bto solicitors is returning to the stage at this year’s Fringe Festival in Edinburgh for its sixth consecutive year.  Two members of bto’s specialist Data Protection Defence Team – associates Laura Irvine and Lindsay Urquhart – are appearing on stage at Fringe Central (Venue 2)…

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Bank of Scotland Enterprise Awards 2014.

We are very proud that we have been shortlisted for Scotland in the Bank of Scotland Enterprise Awards 2014! We will keep you updated about all the varies stages of the awards – starting with the initial heats that take place in Edinburgh this September. Here is the announcement in…

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Edinburgh Rugby v Leicester Tigers, Saturday 23 August, Greenyards, Melrose : kick off 2pm

Edinburgh Rugby face  Leicester  Tigers for the first time since 2008 when the team produced a 17-12 Heineken Cup win over the then tournament runners-up at the BT Murrayfield Stadium. It will also be the first chance to see the latest Edinburgh Rugby signings in action against top-flight opposition, littered…

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Invitation To The 6th International ICARB Conference On Carbon Accounting For Cities & Communities.

6th ICARB conference introduction The battle to slow climate change is being won and lost in cities. They are responsible for over seventy percent of global CO2 emissions and two-thirds of worldwide energy consumption. Cities are also the engines of economies. Balancing local economic imperatives against the social and environmental benefits…

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Edinburgh Rugby Open Night : Thursday 21 August

The annual Edinburgh Rugby Open Night takes place on Thursday 21 August (6pm – 9pm) at BT Murrayfield, to which everyone is invited to attend. Be the FIRST to see the new home and away kit (modelled by the players) and be one of the first to purchase the brand new kit…

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The Pros And Cons Of Home Bias

Many investors tend to exhibit a strong preference for their domestic equities, despite the highly integrated nature of financial markets that nowadays offer widespread access to capital. This observed lack of international diversification is commonly referred to as home bias. Failing to globally diversify your portfolio can be costly, but…

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Inspiro Makes The Intelligent Home Of The Future A Reality

The intelligent house of the future has become a reality with the launch of Inspiro, a revolutionary application of technologies which allows householders to control their homes’ utility, entertainment and security functions from anywhere in the world. Inspiro, the residential arm of Perth-based d3 Audio Visual, the industry-leading professional AV…

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