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WJM News CAUTION URGED OVER INTRODUCTION OF TRENDY ‘WORKATION’ POLICIES2nd September 2021 Liam Entwistle, employment law specialist and chairman at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, is urging caution over the introduction of ‘workatio...Read more -
WJM News WJM DUNBLANE REACHES FUNDRAISING MILESTONE FOR CHARITABLE SCHEME30th August 2021 Barty's, a branch of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, has raised a staggering £55,217 after taking part in Will Aid's charity will writing scheme for...Read more -
WJM News The Five-Year Time Limit for Negligence Claims23rd August 2021 In a case recently heard on appeal before the Inner House of the Court of Session, the Court reiterated the rigid approach to be taken as to when the clock star...Read more -
WJM News Penalised for Working from Home?19th August 2021 Since March 2020 working from home has become the norm for vast numbers of employees across the UK. As we start to see the winding down of COVID restrictions so...Read more -
Construction Blog Business Interruption is the Tenant’s Risk18th August 2021 In a test case in January 2021, the U.K. Supreme Court determined that insurance claims for business interruption, caused by government action to manage Covid 1...Read more -
WJM News The Digitisation of Information Management28th July 2021 Roddy Cormack explores digitisation of information management and how it has potentially been moved forward as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic to the ben...Read more -
WJM News The Impact of COVID on the Scottish Outdoor Access Code23rd July 2021 The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 established the framework for public access rights to most land and inland water in Scotland. While Scotland is the envy of ...Read more -
Briefing Notes Business Immigration16th July 2021 June marked the deadline for EU citizens living in the UK to apply to the EU settlement scheme - a way of regulating how long someone has lived and worked in Gr...Read more -
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Briefing Notes The Scope of Duty of Care Test in cases of Professional Negligence: UK Supreme Court Ruling in Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton LLP [2021] UKSC 2014th July 2021 The UK Supreme Court has recently taken the opportunity to clarify the scope of the duty of care assumed by a professional adviser in the context of negligence ...Read more
