Brexit
Politicians bring claim against Met over Brexit referendum campaign expenses
Concerned parliamentarians are taking the first steps in a legal action against the Metropolitan Police over alleged electoral offences committed during the June 2016 EU referendum.
Published 20 June 2019
Stuart McWilliams: Registration of EU nationals ahead of Brexit is critically important
Stuart McWilliams stresses the importance of registration for EU nationals ahead of Brexit.
Published 17 June 2019
EU settlement scheme has only 31,000 Scottish applicants
New figures published today by the Home Office show that only 31,400 EU citizens have applied for settled status in Scotland, out of about 200,000 EU citizens resident north of the border.
Published 31 May 2019
Swedish embassy bus tour to stop in Glasgow and Edinburgh
The Swedish embassy is going on tour across the UK and will be stopping in Glasgow and Edinburgh, The Guardian reports.
Published 27 May 2019
Clyde & Co opens Dublin office amid Brexit concerns
Clyde & Co has announced the launch of a Dublin office over concerns about the impact of Brexit on its Irish law insurance practice.
Published 13 May 2019
Loss of EU environmental governance post-Brexit an issue, warns Law Society of Scotland
There will be missing environmental governance mechanisms as a result of the UK leaving the EU, according to the Law Society of Scotland.
Published 10 May 2019
Plans to incorporate children's rights convention into Scots law welcomed
Scottish government plans to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law have been welcomed as the culmination of a 30-year campaign.
Published 29 April 2019
Revised UK immigration rules 'against the grain' of the Good Friday Agreement
Revised UK immigration rules go "against the grain" of the Good Friday Agreement because they remove the right of Irish citizens in Northern Ireland to be treated as EU nationals, human rights chiefs have warned.
Published 2 April 2019
Lawrie IP upgrades Glasgow office and sounds Brexit warning
Patent and trade mark attorneys Lawrie IP issued a warning over the effects on business of continued Brexit uncertainty as the firm moves to a new head office in Glasgow.
Published 28 March 2019
Vote Leave handed £40,000 fine for unsolicited text messages
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined Vote Leave Limited £40,000 for sending out thousands of unsolicited text messages in the run up to the 2016 EU referendum.
Published 21 March 2019
End to preferential treatment for EU lawyers qualifying in England and Wales under no-deal Brexit
Lawyers from EU jurisdictions would no longer be offered preferential treatment when qualifying in England and Wales if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal.
Published 20 March 2019
European Parliament to retain Scottish office after Brexit
The European Parliament will retain an office in Scotland following Brexit, BBC Scotland reports.
Published 7 March 2019
Lords EU Committee draws attention to social security rights of Irish and UK citizens post-Brexit
A House of Lords committee has drawn special attention to the UK-Ireland Convention on Social Security.
Published 6 March 2019
Lords Committee warns of impending immigration scandal if UK government fails to act
The Home Office risks another immigration policy scandal if it does not fix crucial problems with the EU Settlement Scheme, the House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee has warned in an urgent letter.
Published 28 February 2019
Scottish businesses told to prepare for VAT implications of no deal Brexit
Scottish businesses are being warned to prepare for the VAT implications of a no deal Brexit according to accountants and financial advisers French Duncan.
Published 22 February 2019
