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Seminar Handouts Archive
Here you can access MacRoberts Seminar Handouts Archive relating to our events programme. Please click on the title of the Handout you wish to access.
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Please click on the links below to access the MacRoberts handout papers relating to our:
Construction Law Update Seminar - 4 & 5 March 2009 (Glasgow & Edinburgh)
Topics covered: Bonds & Guarantees; Project Bank Accounts; Case Law Update
For further details of legal services provided by our Construction Group, please click here.
Real Estate: Maximising Your Assets Seminar - 17 & 19 March 2009 (Glasgow & Edinburgh)
Topics covered: Using Your Property; Adding Value to Your Property; The Perils of Inaction; Using Land You Didn't Know You Owned
For further details of legal services provided by our Real Estate Group, please click here.
Employment Law Round-Up Seminar - 12 & 13 May 2009 (Edinburgh & Glasgow)
Topics covered: The New Regime - Employment Act 2008 & The Repeal of the Statutory Dispute Resolution Procedure; Immigration & Work Permits - What Employers Need to Know; European Case Law Round-up - Stringer, Holiday Pay & Age Discrimination; Disability Discrimination - What Does the Malcolm Case Mean?
For further details of legal services provided by our Employment Group, please click here.
Employment Law Round-Up Seminar - 27 & 28 October 2009 (Edinburgh & Glasgow)
Topics covered: How Trade Unions Work - A Review Of The Impact A Trade Union Can Have On An Organisation; Industrial Action - What's Lawful & What's Not - & The Consequences For Those Who Take Part; Being A Witness At An Employment Tribunal - Our Top Tips; Latest Case Round-Up & Forthcoming Legislative Changes, Including The Equality Bill.
Important Construction Act Changes Seminar - 11 November 2009 (Glasgow)
Topics covered: Payment - How Will The Changes Affect Entitlement To Payment?; Adjudication - How Will The Changes Affect Entitlement To Payment?; Changes To The Construction Act - Where Have We Got To & How Have We Got There? (Guest Speaker: Prof.Rudi Klein)
Public Procurement & The New Remedies Directive - What You Need To Know Seminar
- 20 January & 24 February 2010 (Edinburgh & Glasgow)
Topics covered: The Good & The Bad News - What Information Should An Authority Give To Bidders?; What To Do When You Get The Bad News?; Managing The Litigation Process; Potential For Remedies - What Can Be Achieved?
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Construction Law Update Seminar - 10 & 11 March 2010 (Edinburgh & Glasgow)
Topics covered: Recent Trends In The Terms Of Building Contracts; Caselaw Update; Changes In Legislation.
Employment Law Round-Up Seminar - 4 & 5 May 2010 (Glasgow & Edinburgh)
Topics covered: Redundancy Horror Stories; Found Out On Facebook; Some Simple Steps To Avoid Losing Tribunal Claims; Will 'Agency' Get You Off The Hook Or Stab You In The Back?
Employment Law Seminar - Equality & Rationalisation Autumn Update
- 26 & 27 October 2010 (Edinburgh & Glasgow)
Topics covered: Equal Pay; Equality Act; 10 Discontented Employees To Avoid; Do's & Don'ts Of Employment Tribunal Procedure
Construction Law Update Seminar: Notice Provisions, NEC3 & Bribery Act
with Guest Speaker: Mr Justice Ramsey - 16 November 2010 (Glasgow)
Topics covered: NEC3 - What will the Courts think of it; The Bribery Act: An Update; The Effect Of Notice Provisions On Rights & Obligations
Construction 'Question Time' Seminar
- 9 & 10 March 2011 (Glasgow & Edinburgh)
At this seminar, leading practitioners from the MacRoberts Construction Group considered important and topical questions which reflected changes brought about by legislation and cases from the Courts. Important topics covered included: changes to Standard Form Contracts, the HGCR Act 1996 and the changes to the adjudication and payment provisions, rights of contribution, right of retention at common law and many more.
Employment Law Spring Seminar
10 & 11 May 2011 (Glasgow & Edinburgh)
Topics covered: Proposed changes to the Tribunal System; Age Discrimination & Retirement Issues; Agency Regulations; Downsizing Q & A.