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Herald Entrepreneur: How Can An Individual’s Vision Withstand External Pressures As Business Grows?

WJM Solicitor Alex Mudie writes for The Herald Entrepreneur, looking at how realistically an individual’s vision can withstand external pressures as the business grows and evolves.  You can read the full article here: https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/entrepreneur/1768 Read more

WJM Acquires Calum Duncan Corporate Lawyers

An agreement has been reached between Calum Duncan Corporate Lawyers and WJM for WJM to provide seamless continuity of service to Calum’s clients, as well as the storage and retention of wills and titles held by the former firm. Angus MacLeod, Partner at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP a Read more

Get Your Finances in Shape for 2020

Graham Murray, Chartered Financial Planner and Partner at Wright Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, shares five top tips on how to get your finances in shape for 2020. Make a plan Think about what your financial goals are in the shorter and longer term. Take stock of your current position by making a b Read more

Patents & Design Rights

Our intellectual property team can help with patent registration and licencing and we work with a network of industry specialists who can help with your IP strategy and the finest detail of your specifications. Design rights come in all shapes and sizes, and our team would be delighted to advise yo Read more

Fergus Hollins

I am a Senior Associate in the corporate team, admitted as a solicitor in both Scotland and England & Wales. I advise businesses and individuals on a wide range of company law matters including: - private equity deals for early-stage companies and investors; mergers and acquisitions, share an Read more

Relationships at Work

Until comparatively recently, very few of us had heard of Relationships at Work Policies. However, with the steep rise in sexual harassment claims and the emergence of the Me Too movement, increasing numbers of employers have introduced these policies for the protection not only of their employees b Read more

Swot Up on Seasonal Workers’ Rights This Christmas

As many companies gear up for their busiest time of year, employers are urged to make sure they are up to speed on seasonal workers’ rights. The festive season sees a spike in the number of workers entering into temporary contracts, as Christmas markets, pop-up bars and ice rinks start to app Read more

Covid-19: Updated Advice for Employers

The number of people confirmed worldwide to have contracted COVID-19 or Coronavirus is escalating at an alarming rate, raising a number of serious concerns for employers. The outbreak has hit Scotland, and the UK Government is warning that the spread could lead to a fifth of workers being absent at Read more

Filing Documents During the COVID-19 Lockdown

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 Read more

Covid-19 and Virus Clauses

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 Read more