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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has appointed Liam Entwistle as its new Chairman.
He has worked with the firm for 19 years and has previously served as Chief Executive.
Entwistle – a skilled commercial fixer with considerable expertise in workplace mediation, conflict resolution, negoti
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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP Private Client Partner Ian Macdonald has been re-elected as a STEP Council member.
A STEP member since 1990, Ian has represented Scotland on the STEP Council from 2008-2013 and from 2017-present. He has also been a member of STEP's professional Development Commi
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For a variety of reasons, break clauses have become increasingly common nowadays in leases of commercial property.
A break clause will normally entitle either or both parties (more often the tenant) to break or terminate the lease earlier than the date upon which the lease would otherwise expire. T
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The alarming escalation in the number of people being diagnosed worldwide as having contracted COVID-19 or Coronavirus raises a number of serious concerns for employers.
This guidance is intended to provide an overview of some of the issues arising from this outbreak. The note is intended for guida
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The current lockdown situation has caused a number of public service providers to close their offices or to put in place procedures limiting contact with third parties. There has also been widespread disruption to business making filing deadlines difficult or impossible to comply with. This has requ
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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP expects that we will soon see an increased appetite for inserting ‘virus clauses’ into future contracts as a result of the current COVID-19 crisis.
We are now hearing a lot of talk of ‘virus clauses’, and how these should be factored into
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COVID-19: Keep up-to-date with the latest changes in the legal landscape that may affect your business and your life.
We have created a central hub where you can find up-to-date information on areas such as employment, contracts, the job retention scheme & construction in one easy to access are
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What advice can be given to separating couples in the face of COVID-19?
Couples who are going through a separation now find that apart from urgent civil business, including:
child protection orders;
interim interdicts; and
urgent interim residence or contact applications,
all other co
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It’s an unfortunate fact of life that every crisis presents an opportunity to unscrupulous people willing to take advantage. Given the current lockdown restrictions owing to the Coronavirus pandemic, commercial landlords in Scotland need to be aware of squatters.
During the lockdown, most com
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With the coronavirus pandemic presenting businesses of all kinds with an array of challenges, WJM Partners Angus MacLeod, Stephen Cotton and Martin Stephen offer their expert advice in today's Herald on some of their most frequently asked questions on three key areas - contracts, employment and
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