UK Legal Update - Spring 2011
Inside this issue:
A Guide to the Scotland Bill
The Scotland Bill was introduced in the UK parliament in November 2010. In March 2011, the Scotland Bill Committee of the Scottish Parliament published its report on the Bill, which generally supports its provisions. The Bill is the culmination of the review of the constitutional position of Scotland within the UK contained in the Calman Commission Report ‘Serving Scotland Better: Scotland and the United Kingdom in the 21st Century’.
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For more information please contact Derek Ellery
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Renewable Energy in Scotland - An Overview
The following summary of planning matters relating to renewable energy developments shows the importance of taking legal advice at an early stage, whether you are a developer, objector, regulator or third party.
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For more information please contact Martin Sales
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Pensions / Insolvency Update
On 10th December the High Court in England ruled that a financial support direction (FSD) or contribution notice (CN) issued by the Pensions Regulator after a company had been placed in administration or liquidation would rank as an expense in the administration or liquidation.
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For more information please contact Derek Ellery, Steven Jansch, Iain Talman, Colin Greig or June Crombie
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Terms of business and liability of the suppliers - don't get caught in the drift
The chaos caused by the recent bad weather reinforces the need for businesses to ensure that their standard contract terms appropriately address the situation where adverse weather conditions, or other circumstances outwith their control, prevent them from fulfilling their contracts.
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To find out more or to seek advice then please speak with your usual Biggart Baillie contact or contact Derek Ellery at dellery@biggartbaillie.co.uk or on 0141 228 8233.
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Competition Law to apply to property sector from April 2011
The UK’s commercial property sector will soon be subject to the full rigours of UK competition law for the first time. An “exclusion order” which has protected most types of commercial property agreements from competition law, will cease to have effect as from 6th April. In the past landlords and tenants were free to enter into anti competitive arrangements relating to land. As from April property owners and tenants will need to take advice on whether their existing contracts are compliant or otherwise face the consequences.
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If you would like more information please contact Colin Miller who is a Partner and specialises in competition law at Biggart Baillie.
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The information contained in these articles is given for general information only, reflects the current law on the date of the article, and does not constitute legal advice on any specific matter