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Employment in the Countryside

WJM are able to provide detailed employment advice for both agricultural employers and employees. As well as providing advice on the constantly changing world of employment law, we are experts in working with the specific issues that may arise in an agricultural context.In particular, we can advise Read more

Devolution proposals for Scotland

The UK Government has today released its proposals on further devolution for Scotland, in a consultation in which they invite responses by 31 March 2015. Contained in this document (which, by its name, sets out its stall - "Scotland in the United Kingdom: An Enduring Settlement), the proposals repr Read more

Recent Cases in Family Law As presented by Tom Quail

This page gives you the opportunity to download Tom Quail's commentary on recent cases in Family Law as presented at the Royal Faculty of Procurators on Wednesday 25th March 2015. Download: Recent Cases in Family Law by Tom Quail. This is a private page so we suggest you bookmark it if you wish t Read more

WJM Supports British Chamber

WJM's connections to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), and in particular the Glasgow branch, go back many years.  We're therefore happy to draw attention to the efforts of BCC member and WJM contact David Scrimgeour in helping develop the German branch to increase its Scottish membership Read more

Roaring Success for Renewables Conference

We were delighted to host our fourth Renewables Conference in Inverness yesterday.  Our conference suite at the Kingsmills Hotel was full to bursting with delegates, who heard from speakers on the Conference theme of "Collaboration and Communities". We were especially pleased to have attracted Read more

Mobile Workers Travelling Time

Is time spent by mobile workers travelling from home to customers’ premises regarded as “working time” for the purpose of the Working Time Directive? YES according to a Judgment in the case of Tyco v CJEU. Employees of Tyco travelled from home to customers’ premises to insta Read more

WJM at the Forefront of Sustainability Issues in Scotland

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie’s planning and environmental solicitor, Elizabeth Tainsh was among a consortium of experts who recently presented sustainable solutions for urban drainage to an audience of housing, planning and environmental experts at a briefing event held at the Scottish Par Read more

Pre-Pack Sales - A New Standard

In late November 2015, the Statement of Insolvency Practice for pre-packaged sales in Administrations (called "SIP16") was updated. Directors, shareholders and others connected with an insolvent company can now have their acquisition of its business through a ‘pre-pack’ sale reviewed by Read more

WJM Employment Briefing - February 2016

Monitoring communication in the workplace Barbulescu v Romania sheds further light on the interesting subject topic of internet and e-mail use within the workplace. The European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) held that subject to reasonableness and proportionality, a person’s Arti Read more

WJM Re-accredited as Trainee CPD Provider

The Law Society of Scotland yesterday approved WJM's application to be re-accredited as an authorised provider of internal Trainee Continuous Professional Development.  Partner Colin Millar, Senior Associate John Grant, and Associates Annie Pearson and Stuart Gibb, have all been designated by Read more