News

Public Sector news stories:

• 6 Dec 2012
  Morton Fraser Partners Appointed as Scottish Representatives of FOIL
  Two litigation partners of Morton Fraser...
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• 3 Oct 2012
  Thorny issue
  MSP Mark MacDonald has proposed a member’s bill which could make it illegal to breach a certain height of hedge which is encroaching on a neighbours property.
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• 5 Sep 2012
  Appetite for “Elf and Safety gone mad” stories continues
  The launch of the HSE Myth Buster Challenge Panel and the seemingly limitless appetite for media interest in “elf and safety gone mad” stories continues to generate stories of decisions that are very hard to reconcile with the real purpose of health and s
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• 14 Aug 2012
  Data Protection – time for charities to have a check up?
  Charities frequently handle sensitive information but the ICO fears charities may face difficulties when it comes to handling this information in a way which complies with the Data Protection Act 1988.
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• 25 Jul 2012
  The Myth Busters Challenge – an update
  As at the end of June the Myth Busters Challenge Panel had considered 39 complaints about decisions that were felt to have been wrongly attributed to health and safety law.
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• 18 Jul 2012
  WHAM! Third Sector say ‘I don’t want your Freedom’ of Information
  Scotland’s Information Commissioner has published the results of its three year research project into how voluntary organisations use freedom of information (“FOI”) legislation.
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• 2 Jul 2012
  Team GB not to include all Home Nations
  Never mind Beckham, where are the Scottish and Northern Irish players?
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• 2 Jul 2012
  President Assad of Syria Entitled to British Nationality?
  For over a year, events within Syria have been closely monitored...
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• 19 Jun 2012
  Pension gap narrowing
  A recent survey has found that the gap between men's and women's pensions is shrinking because male incomes are falling.
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• 8 Jun 2012
  Budget update: good news for charities (and fans of baked goods)!
  Last week the Government announced a complete U-turn of its proposal to set a cap on tax relief attached to charitable giving.
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