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Employment The EAT has decided that a belief as to the immutability of sex is protected under the Equality Act 2010 Maya Forstater attracted a considerable amount of media attention in 2018 when she took to Twitter and posted a number of tweets relating to her beliefs about sex.
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Food & Drink Celebrating World Gin Day 2021 Saturday 12 June marked World Gin Day 2021, a global celebration of all things gin. Over the last decade, the popularity of gin has increased exponentially in the UK and, in particular, the Scottish gin industry is an important part of the Scottish economy.
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GDPR Data Protection: New Standard Contractual Clauses published The European Commission has adopted and published finalised versions of two new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses, following its draft implementing decisions on SSCs which was issued in November 2020.
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GDPR Facebook, another Irish High Court Decision... and, yet again, another threat to US data transfers In May 2021, Ireland’s High Court rejected an action by Facebook to block an inquiry by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner that could result in Facebook’s data flows from the European Union to the United States being halted.
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MacRoberts supports Festival of Youth Enterprise 2021
MacRoberts is very proud to be sponsoring Young Enterprise Scotland’s Festival of Youth Enterprise 2021 which began on Tuesday 1 June. -
MacRoberts focus on agile working and collaboration
MacRoberts is moving to prestigious Grade A offices at 10 George Street, Edinburgh, which have been designed with a focus on agile working and collaboration between people and clients. -
MacRoberts strengthens Corporate team with promotion of Gary Baines to partnership
MacRoberts has strengthened its Corporate team with the promotion of Gary Baines to the partnership. -
MacRoberts focuses on agility and flexibility to enhance the client experience
MacRoberts is finalising its post-pandemic plans for an agile working structure and placing the client experience at the heart of its strategic planning. -
MacRoberts appoints an expert Anti-Money Laundering Team
MacRoberts has appointed an expert Anti-Money Laundering team to support its lawyers and ensure controls and processes allow for a smooth client onboarding experience. -
MacRoberts ranked in World Trademark Review 2021
MacRoberts is delighted to be recognised in the 11th annual World Trademark Review. -
MacRoberts adds to Employment team with Senior Associate appointment
MacRoberts has strengthened its Employment team with the appointment of Senior Associate Kenny Scott. -
MacRoberts raises £3,570 for charity partners
MacRoberts is delighted to have raised £3,570 for its five charity partners following the firm's virtual North Coast 500 challenge. -
MacRoberts celebrates double win at Scottish Legal Awards
MacRoberts has been awarded Corporate & Commercial Team of the Year and Family Law Team of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards 2020.
Latest updates from @MacRoberts
- We currently have a vacancy for a Customer Due Diligence Administrator based in Glasgow or Edinburgh. Please shar… https://t.co/IXsvMkBnYa 6 hours ago
- Maya Forstater received a lot of media attention around her tweets relating to her beliefs about sex, resulting in… https://t.co/VbDAGhzAqX 8 hours ago
- Applications for our traineeships starting in 2023 are now open! Get your legal career off to the best possible sta… https://t.co/nx3WmygTTM 10 hours ago
- RT @DundeeAndAngus: Leading Scottish commercial law firm, @MacRoberts has advised BAM on the ‘game-changing’ Atlantic Square development in… 16/06/2021
- This week on our new IGTV mini-series, giving an insight into what it’s like to begin a legal career during the pan… https://t.co/tqSQy4tRqG 16/06/2021
- Self-employed status: What does the Uber case really mean? 🚖 Kenny Scott explains what the recent ruling means for… https://t.co/SIt6iBNYPx 16/06/2021
- What is the Scottish #gin industry doing to improve #sustainability? Following #WorldGinDay celebrations over the w… https://t.co/P4d0oPh54U 15/06/2021
- The European Commission has adopted & published versions of two new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses. What ch… https://t.co/c8nMQEo6uk 15/06/2021
- What impact could Ireland High Court's decision to reject an action by Facebook to block an inquiry by the Irish… https://t.co/leiseQnxYe 14/06/2021
- Wishing all of our followers a happy #WorldGinDay! ICYMI: Earlier this week, we were delighted to catch up with… https://t.co/OJ85qOwAhN 12/06/2021
- We're #hiring! We have a #vacancy for a Senior #Solicitor or Associate to join our IP, Technology & Commercial team… https://t.co/YWbpcD0eFD 10/06/2021
- Dealing with an employee's misconduct when that employee contends it is linked to a disability can be tricky - read… https://t.co/Gy1dLbrwPk 09/06/2021
- MacRoberts' have launched a new IGTV mini-series, giving an insight into what it’s like to begin a legal career dur… https://t.co/yJ5RQRatPn 09/06/2021
- Scotland's new #landownership transparency register - the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land… https://t.co/PrZ5AwH2Ej 09/06/2021
- The world's first climate positive gin & vodka ♻️ In the first of our #foodanddrink podcast series in the run-up to… https://t.co/s0QNOw2jOD 08/06/2021
