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EDCH welcomes a new Development Manager

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home are delighted to welcome their new Development Manager, Karlyn Robertson. Karlyn joins the Home with a strong background in fundraising and development in the third sector, previously working for leading cancer care and hospice charities. Karlyn’s role at the Home is to build strong relationships…

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Bringing you a taste of Fazenda this Valentines Day

As we continue to stay home, Fazenda have curated an exquisite dine-in experience with the February Edition of their Fazenda at Home Box. Available to pre-order now, this indulgent four-course dinner for two has everything you need for the perfect Valentine’s celebration; from appetisers to mains, wine, cocktails and dessert.…

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Further FCA guidance published on business interruption insurance claims

We recently reported on a major Supreme Court decision concerning business interruption insurance claims, a decision that will mean tens of thousands of small businesses will receive crucial pay-outs from their insurers. The FCA has now published further guidance to aid businesses pursue these claims. We recently reported on a major…

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SELECT offers training facility to the Scottish Government for use as a Covid vaccination centre

SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association, is throwing its weight behind the Government’s vaccination roll-out, with the offer of a ready-to-use facility which could accommodate hundreds of people. The campaigning body for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland has offered its training centre at its Bush Estate HQ near Penicuik, Midlothian,…

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Ocean Terminal’s The Wee Museum of Memory – Keeping People Connected in Lockdown 

A key-worker project based at Ocean Terminal has been working hard to keep the older generation connected during lockdown. The Wee Museum of Memory (based on the second floor of the waterfront centre in Leith) is run by The Living Memory Association and prior to lockdown welcomed around 150 visitors…

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Clyde & Co grows continental European arbitration presence through Hamburg hire

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the hire of Georg Scherpf as a Counsel and Head of International Arbitration in Hamburg, further growing the firm’s continental European arbitration presence. Georg is a German-qualified Rechtsanwalt and English-qualified solicitor and practises as counsel and arbitrator in disputes, with extensive…

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Employers guidance to some of the legal implications regarding workforce vaccinations

Amy Gordon, Solicitor in Lindsays’ Employment team discusses some of the queries that employers may have about their staff and vaccinations as well as the impact that the vaccination will have on risk assessment planning over the coming months. The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines started in early December 2020. In…

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A new brand in the White House.

This is the preamble to the Constitution, just in case you had forgotten: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves…

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Eligible Edinburgh businesses can apply for new Discretionary Fund payments from Wednesday

The Council recognises that the pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for small businesses, and that some businesses have been ineligible for the existing support schemes. Today the City of Edinburgh Council agreed the process for award of the Discretionary Grant Fund and applications for the £2000 award will be open…

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Ruling allows banks to claim debtors’ PPI cash

Banks will be able to reduce the amount of compensation paid to customers who claimed they were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) in order to recover debts owed by those customers. A landmark ruling by the Court of Session in Edinburgh found that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) were…

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