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              <title><![CDATA[Andrew Bevan: You, the consumer, are key in the fight to end slavery and convict criminals]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/andrew-bevan-you-the-consumer-are-key-in-the-fight-to-end-slavery-and-convict-criminals-1-4909255</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Do you sip coffee while you read the news on your smartphone? Put on lipstick during your commute?]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 06:00:12 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Age restrictions on all websites and a ban on Facebook ‘likes’ - the new proposed internet rules explained]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/media-leisure/age-restrictions-on-all-websites-and-a-ban-on-facebook-likes-the-new-proposed-internet-rules-explained-1-4907761</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Internet users could be forced to provide their age on every single website under new rules proposed to protect children online.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:22:47 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Laura Tainsh: Be prepared for changes to waste management laws]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/laura-tainsh-be-prepared-for-changes-to-waste-management-laws-1-4902562</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A number of significant policy and regulatory changes which govern the way we manage waste across the UK are on the horizon. One of the key measures to be implemented by the Scottish Government is a landfill ban covering all biodegradable municipal waste (BMW). The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 inserted a provision in the Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 prohibiting the acceptance of BMW at landfills from 1 January 2021.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2019 06:00:17 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Natasha Meikle and Claire McKee: Discrimination cases on grounds of age a very big issue relating to pension schemes]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/natasha-meikle-and-claire-mckee-discrimination-cases-on-grounds-of-age-a-very-big-issue-relating-to-pension-schemes-1-4902565</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[As employment tribunal claim numbers rise across the UK, we look at the biggest issue on the topic of age discrimination facing the courts (not to mention public sector employers and their employees) in 2019.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2019 06:00:07 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[David Buchanan-Cook: Read the small print – even when dealing with solicitors]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/david-buchanan-cook-read-the-small-print-even-when-dealing-with-solicitors-1-4897792</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Since 1983, World Consumer Rights Day has been used as a means of raising global awareness. These days we seem increasingly to be asked to sign lengthy contracts for goods and services which outline our rights and protections as &#173;consumers. But let&#8217;s be honest &#8211; when you signed that &#173;contract with your latest mobile phone provider, or for that new washing machine, did you actually bother to read the small print?]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2019 06:00:31 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Craig Asbury: Clauses for concern? Non-disclosure under microscope in review]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/craig-asbury-clauses-for-concern-non-disclosure-under-microscope-in-review-1-4893703</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The recent high &#173;profile &#173;sexual harassment &#173;cases in the media, and the growing momentum of the #MeToo &#173;movement, has prompted closer examination of how businesses are responding to such incidents in the workplace.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Columnists</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[You must protect all your trade secrets – Neeraj Thomas]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/you-must-protect-all-your-trade-secrets-neeraj-thomas-1-4881715</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The recent case involving McDonalds, where the EU Intellectual Property Office revoked the company&#8217;s EU trade mark for &#8220;BIG MAC&#8221; owing to McDonalds&#8217; failure to show genuine use, raises some interesting questions. It has also led food and drinks businesses to query what practical steps they can take to protect their most important commodity: their brand. As is so often the case, the answer lies in ensuring a company&#8217;s valuable intellectual property rights are properly protected.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Columnists</category>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2019 06:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Alan Gilfillan: Legal consequences of a no-deal Brexit]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/alan-gilfillan-legal-consequences-of-a-no-deal-brexit-1-4873869</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The UK is set to leave the European Union on 29 March. If MPs accept the proposed withdrawal agreement, we will enter a transition period where most EU law will still apply in the UK and there will be further discussions about our future relationship. However, there is a chance we might leave the EU without a deal and should consider what this means for UK businesses.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 06:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Jennifer Craven: Cyber-crime moves very quickly so victims must move fast too]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/jennifer-craven-cyber-crime-moves-very-quickly-so-victims-must-move-fast-too-1-4870436</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated in how they initiate and execute cyber-crime &#8211; estimated to cost the UK &#163;27 billion every year &#8211; and businesses which fall victim must act quickly to give themselves the best chance of recovering monies.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Columnists</category>
                                  <category>corporate crime</category>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Ann Stewart: Be prepared for some types of property tax increases]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/ann-stewart-be-prepared-for-some-types-of-property-tax-increases-1-4858740</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Among the proposals in the latest Scottish Budget are increases in the rates of land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) for commercial properties, and a rate hike for the additional dwellings supplement (ADS) for purchases of additional residences in Scotland, eg a second home or a buy-to-let property. ]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Columnists</category>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2019 06:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Stuart McWilliams: Ghost of visas past could come back to haunt you]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/stuart-mcwilliams-ghost-of-visas-past-could-come-back-to-haunt-you-1-4846812</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Every year, &#173;without fail, December seems to be an exceptionally busy month.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Columnists</category>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 06:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Jennifer Jack: The case is altered – we now know Brexit can be stopped]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/jennifer-jack-the-case-is-altered-we-now-know-brexit-can-be-stopped-1-4847062</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Brexit is fraught with uncertainty &#8211; but there is now one thing we know without doubt. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed the UK is legally entitled to unilaterally revoke its Article 50 notice. In practical terms, this means that if the withdrawal agreement is not acceptable to Parliament, and &#8216;no deal&#8217; is equally unacceptable, there is another path.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 06:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Time to move on – young prisoners are taking the opportunity to turn their lives around]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/time-to-move-on-young-prisoners-are-taking-the-opportunity-to-turn-their-lives-around-1-4845467</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[This year marks ten years since our Moving On project opened. It was launched in a bid to stop the revolving door of young men leaving &#173;prison, reoffending and quickly finding themselves back behind bars.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 06:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[David Buchanan-Cook: Complaints can increase the stress that caused them in the first place]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/david-buchanan-cook-complaints-can-increase-the-stress-that-caused-them-in-the-first-place-1-4843878</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Christmas is often an &#173;unintended bearer of stress. It&#8217;s that time of year when otherwise innocuous factors can &#173;collide and accumulate to &#173;create a &#173;situation which many of us find &#173;difficult to endure.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 06:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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