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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP Expands Client Base in North of Scotland

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) is further expanding its client base in the North of Scotland as a result of a renewed connection with Robertson & Co of Kingussie. Robertson & Co will close at the end of this month following the retiral of the firm’s sole partner, Keith Rob Read more

Ten New Starts at WJM as Firm Brings in Range of New Talent Across Scotland

Leading Scottish law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has bolstered its ranks with the appointment of ten new staff members. Eight of the new starts are fee-earning legal staff, working across WJM’s offices and range of sectors and services it offers. In Glasgow, Ruth Medlock has jo Read more

Employment Tribunal Fees – Breaking News

In significant news for all Employers, the Supreme Court has today (26 July 2017) upheld an appeal by Unison the Public Sector Union in relation to the requirement to pay fees in the Employment Tribunal.  This is a very important decision that is likely to have wide-ranging consequences. & Read more

Amy Howard

I am a Senior Associate within the Planning and Environmental team, with a focus on renewable energy projects. I work alongside my colleagues in helping clients secure planning permission and other consents for their developments.   Read more

September Employment Briefing

Welcome to September's Employment briefing. If you have any questions about any of the topics covered or would like to meet with our Employment team please call Martin Stephen on 0141 248 3434 or email mss@wjm.co.uk Read more

Update on the Direction of Travel Following the Uber Appeal

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), has now issued its decision in the Uber case where unsurprisingly it has upheld the Tribunal’s decision of December 2016 that when drivers have the Uber app switched on, they are “workers” and not, as Uber claims, “self-employed”. Read more

John Grant Talks Capability and Performance in The Times Scotland

WJM Senior Associate John Grant talks about capability and performance in the Times Scotland Legal Scot supplement this week. http://futurescot.com/job-doesnt-work/ For any help or advise on employment issues, contact John on 0141 248 3434 or email jzg@wjm.co.uk Read more

Graham Bell Writes for The Herald Entrepreneur

nformative piece by WJM Partner Graham Bell in today's Herald, where he looks at how employee buy-outs can succeed. http://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/entrepreneur/16034224.Graham_Bell____39_Employee_buy_outs_have_a_good_record_of_succeeding__39_/ The feature is part of WJM's ongoing partne Read more

Is Nepotism a Dirty Word?

Imagine this scenario - An Employer has a Sales Manager who is about to leave his employment and set up on their own, taking business and employees with them. Normally an employment lawyer would consider the relevant employment legislation, and give advice through the lens of the Read more

Anti-Money Laundering Statement

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP is committed to fulfilling its obligations under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and other relevant legislation for the purposes of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP co Read more