Insight
Shehzad Ashaq: Changes to R&D tax credits favour large companies over SMEs
Published 1 year ago
Shehzad Ashaq has questioned the logic of changes to R&D tax credits that favour large companies over SMEs.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Ryan Gillies: New focus needed in winning war for talent
Published 1 year ago
Ryan Gillies discusses the escalating challenge of attracting and retaining skilled talent, examining factors such as the skills shortage, the impact of the pandemic on working conditions, changing employee priorities like work-life balance, the rise of remote working, and the necessity for companies to adapt by investing in employee development, upskilling, and embracing human-centric approaches.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Lori McElroy: Understanding our homes is the starting point for switching to clean heat
Published 1 year ago
Existing Homes Alliance chair Lori McElroy responds to recent proposals to reform Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Robin Turnbull: Implications of ban on strike-breaking agency staff
Published 1 year ago
Employment law specialist Robin Turnbull writes about the recent legal victory for trade unions in the UK, making it illegal for employers to use agency staff to cover the work of striking employees, and discusses the potential implications.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Andy Drane: Using capital assets to save the environment
Published 1 year ago
Andy Drane looks at the emerging trend of large corporations partnering with landowners to finance carbon offset projects as part of their efforts to reach net zero emissions, and discusses the opportunities, risks, and considerations involved for the landowners.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Adam Hardie: How reduced duty on no and low alcohol drinks could brew success
Published 1 year ago
Adam Hardie discusses the implications of the new alcohol duty rules set to come into effect next week, which are predicted to impact the entire drinks sector, with particular benefits for producers of low and no-alcohol beverages.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Jamie Davidson: From Berlin to Bo’ness – what is The Mietendeckel?
Published 1 year ago
Conduit Finance managing director Jamie Davidson looks at how Scotland can learn from the German capital’s rent cap alternative to instead accelerate social housing.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
James McSporran: Scotland’s construction and logistics sectors must work more collaboratively to unlock benefits of energy transition
Published 1 year ago
Peel Ports Clydeport director James McSporran considers the opportunities the energy transition presents to both the construction and logistics sectors in Scotland, and how the two sectors can work more closely together to reap the benefits and to accelerate their own decarbonisation goals.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Kate Darracott: FCA’s listing rules reforms could pay off for Scottish companies
Published 1 year ago
Kate Darracott looks at the proposed reforms by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to the UK’s listing rules aimed at making UK stock markets more attractive to businesses seeking to raise capital, and how they may make the UK listing regime more competitive, particularly for early-stage, high-growth companies, revitalising the UK and Scottish economies.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Marcus Di Rollo: It’s time to stop bashing landlords and start building new homes
Published 1 year ago
Marcus Di Rollo discusses housing issues in Scotland, from a shortfall of homes and rising rents to the impact of government policies on landlords and the construction of new homes.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Paul McLennan: The importance of the short-term let licensing scheme
Published 1 year ago
Housing minister Paul McLennan discusses the importance of the Short Term Let Licensing scheme in Scotland, looking at its benefits to tourism and local economies, and addressing potential safety and housing availability risks.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Asif Hanif: Renewables – businesses need to hit the talent trail
Published 1 year ago
There is no doubt that the UK is one of the best locations for wind power in the world – and there’s been significant investment to capitalise on that energy advantage. At present it has over 11,000 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 28 gigawatts (GW) and aspires to secure 50 GW to meet its global net-zero targets by 2050, Asif Hanif.As the UK consolidates its status as a leader in the field of renewable energy, this year alone the Scottish Government will be considering proposals for hundreds of super-wind turbines across Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire, Perth and Kinross, Argyll and Bute, Aberdeenshire and the Highlands & Islands.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Stacy Keen: Million-pound penalties on the rise for UK export control breaches
Published 1 year ago
It is becoming increasingly common for businesses to face civil penalties of around £1m or more for breaching UK export control laws.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Michael Reid: Bounce-back loans – avoiding abuse of the system
Published 1 year ago
Michael Reid, managing partner at Meston Reid & Co, discusses the intricacies of bounce-back loans.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Angus MacLeod: The key issues impacting the whisky sector
Published 1 year ago
Angus MacLeod, a solicitor who specialises in the spirits industry, has spoken about the challenges currently being faced by the Scotch whisky sector after conducting an analysis of the industry’s production, sales, and global reputation, and discussed the strategies that can be employed to overcome them.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Shehzad Ashaq: Changes to R&D tax credits favour large companies over SMEs
Published 1 year ago
Shehzad Ashaq has questioned the logic of changes to R&D tax credits that favour large companies over SMEs.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Ryan Gillies: New focus needed in winning war for talent
Published 1 year ago
Ryan Gillies discusses the escalating challenge of attracting and retaining skilled talent, examining factors such as the skills shortage, the impact of the pandemic on working conditions, changing employee priorities like work-life balance, the rise of remote working, and the necessity for companies to adapt by investing in employee development, upskilling, and embracing human-centric approaches.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Lori McElroy: Understanding our homes is the starting point for switching to clean heat
Published 1 year ago
Existing Homes Alliance chair Lori McElroy responds to recent proposals to reform Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Robin Turnbull: Implications of ban on strike-breaking agency staff
Published 1 year ago
Employment law specialist Robin Turnbull writes about the recent legal victory for trade unions in the UK, making it illegal for employers to use agency staff to cover the work of striking employees, and discusses the potential implications.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Andy Drane: Using capital assets to save the environment
Published 1 year ago
Andy Drane looks at the emerging trend of large corporations partnering with landowners to finance carbon offset projects as part of their efforts to reach net zero emissions, and discusses the opportunities, risks, and considerations involved for the landowners.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Adam Hardie: How reduced duty on no and low alcohol drinks could brew success
Published 1 year ago
Adam Hardie discusses the implications of the new alcohol duty rules set to come into effect next week, which are predicted to impact the entire drinks sector, with particular benefits for producers of low and no-alcohol beverages.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Jamie Davidson: From Berlin to Bo’ness – what is The Mietendeckel?
Published 1 year ago
Conduit Finance managing director Jamie Davidson looks at how Scotland can learn from the German capital’s rent cap alternative to instead accelerate social housing.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
James McSporran: Scotland’s construction and logistics sectors must work more collaboratively to unlock benefits of energy transition
Published 1 year ago
Peel Ports Clydeport director James McSporran considers the opportunities the energy transition presents to both the construction and logistics sectors in Scotland, and how the two sectors can work more closely together to reap the benefits and to accelerate their own decarbonisation goals.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Kate Darracott: FCA’s listing rules reforms could pay off for Scottish companies
Published 1 year ago
Kate Darracott looks at the proposed reforms by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to the UK’s listing rules aimed at making UK stock markets more attractive to businesses seeking to raise capital, and how they may make the UK listing regime more competitive, particularly for early-stage, high-growth companies, revitalising the UK and Scottish economies.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Marcus Di Rollo: It’s time to stop bashing landlords and start building new homes
Published 1 year ago
Marcus Di Rollo discusses housing issues in Scotland, from a shortfall of homes and rising rents to the impact of government policies on landlords and the construction of new homes.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Paul McLennan: The importance of the short-term let licensing scheme
Published 1 year ago
Housing minister Paul McLennan discusses the importance of the Short Term Let Licensing scheme in Scotland, looking at its benefits to tourism and local economies, and addressing potential safety and housing availability risks.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Asif Hanif: Renewables – businesses need to hit the talent trail
Published 1 year ago
There is no doubt that the UK is one of the best locations for wind power in the world – and there’s been significant investment to capitalise on that energy advantage. At present it has over 11,000 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 28 gigawatts (GW) and aspires to secure 50 GW to meet its global net-zero targets by 2050, Asif Hanif.As the UK consolidates its status as a leader in the field of renewable energy, this year alone the Scottish Government will be considering proposals for hundreds of super-wind turbines across Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire, Perth and Kinross, Argyll and Bute, Aberdeenshire and the Highlands & Islands.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Stacy Keen: Million-pound penalties on the rise for UK export control breaches
Published 1 year ago
It is becoming increasingly common for businesses to face civil penalties of around £1m or more for breaching UK export control laws.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Michael Reid: Bounce-back loans – avoiding abuse of the system
Published 1 year ago
Michael Reid, managing partner at Meston Reid & Co, discusses the intricacies of bounce-back loans.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Angus MacLeod: The key issues impacting the whisky sector
Published 1 year ago
Angus MacLeod, a solicitor who specialises in the spirits industry, has spoken about the challenges currently being faced by the Scotch whisky sector after conducting an analysis of the industry’s production, sales, and global reputation, and discussed the strategies that can be employed to overcome them.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →