Miller Samuel Hill Brown Solicitors Blog

Miller Samuel Hill Brown are proud to have been confirmed as finalists in the Scottish Legal Awards 2023 in two categories today. The firm has been selected as Finalists in the Employment Law Team of the Year category and Senior Associate, Laura MacSporran, has been nominated as a Finalist in the Rising Star of the Year category.

Miller Samuel Hill Brown is delighted to announce that Licensing consultant, Peter Lawson, has been awarded a CBE in the first Birthday Honours list made by King Charles III.

The Best Bar None Scotland multi-agency scheme has now launched across Scotland for 2023. The scheme provides a national accreditation and was developed to improve standards and safety within Scotland’s hospitality industry.

As a landowner, you may have heard of the term ‘public right of way’ and wondered what it means. A public right of way is an area of land that is open to the public for passage, such as a path or roadway. In some cases, this right of way may be established through legal means, which can be complicated and frustrating for property owners. In this article, we will discuss what public right-of-way claims are and how to prevent them.

In leases, break clauses serve as crucial provisions that provide flexibility for both landlords and tenants. These clauses allow either party to terminate the lease before the expiration of the fixed term, subject to certain conditions and notice requirements.

Miller Samuel Hill Brown is pleased to announce that Miller Samuel Founding Partner and Former Chairman, Michael Samuel, has joined the prestigious ranks of Law Society of Scotland with Honorary Membership. Selected as The Law Society of Scotland’s 2

Learning Disability week takes place on 19th-25th June 2023 and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of learning disabilities and celebrate them within our communities. As many may be aware, people with a learning disability often unfortunately

The Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI) was launched on the 1 April 2022. This new register, which is managed and maintained by the Registers of Scotland, was established as a result of The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

As many may be aware, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 has now received Royal Assent, following its third reading in the House of Commons in January earlier this year. This means that UK employers will now no longer be able to lawfully withhold workers’ tips. This change is predicted to benefit more than 2 million UK workers and means an estimated £200 million a year will be distributed amongst service staff.

We have welcomed my paralegal Ellen Matthews who joined me in 1999 at HBM Sayers as it then was and then worked with me there for more than 20 years until I finally left BLM before my career break.

Glasgow’s Licensing Board has agreed to allow one additional hour from the terminal hour when the UCI Cycling World Championships 2023 takes place in August.

We are delighted to welcome Tracy Dempsey who has joined the Private Client Department as a paralegal. Tracy is a Law Society of Scotland accredited paralegal specialising in Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Executries.