Harper Macleod

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Law firm Harper Macleod has maintained its position as a top tier firm for legal advice to social housing providers in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500. Released this week, the Legal 500 is a guide to the world’s best law firms, broken down by country and practice area. The firm ranking table

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Senior solicitor Euan Bathgate outlines some of the challenges faced by rural RSLs compared to those in the central belt. Rural housing providers in Scotland face unique and complex challenges that set them apart from urban areas. From meeting net-zero targets to grappling with geographical isolatio

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Independent law firm Harper Macleod has retained its Top Tier position for social housing in the UK’s Legal 500 rankings. The Legal 500 is the world’s leading legal directory with rankings based on a combination of firm and team performance, and feedback from clients.

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Housing lawyer Derek Hogg discusses Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters and their impact on social housing. Scottish housing associations can hardly have failed to notice the increasing level of debate within the sector in recent times around the themes of sustainability and ESG

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Kelly Fraser offers advice for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) who may be wondering how to deal with governance issues, including the requirements to convene meetings, during the current coronavirus pandemic. The main question is whether it is necessary to hold a general meeting. There is no expr

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Kelly Fraser outlines changes to the way public bodies respond to freedom of information requests as part of the emergency COVID-19 law. The new Coronavirus (Scotland) Act which passed the Scottish Parliament on 1 April 2020, contains provisions to extend the deadlines under the Freedom of Informati

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Kelly Fraser provides advice for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) wondering how to deal with governance issues, including the requirements to convene meetings, during the current coronavirus pandemic. There are various potential options in the prevailing circumstances - including virtual meetings,

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All organisations across the world are facing challenges as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and Kelly Fraser says many Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) will be concerned about what this means for their day-to-day operations. While data protection is often a term that we want to avo

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