Employment legislation is struggling to cope with what is known as “the gig” economy. Two recent Employment Tribunals in favour of the Applicants have blurred the boundaries between employed and self employed in what’s known as “the gig economy”. In the most recent, the BBC has reported that bicycle courier, Maggie Dewhurst, succeeded in her […]

A recently decided case in the Court of Session emphasised the need for separating cohabiting couples to take legal advice if one party intends to make a claim for a capital sum against one the other. A key aspect of this case was the failure by the Pursuer to apply to the Court for an […]