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2014’s first Business and Life explores private equity investment in Scotland, discusses debt recovery and comments on Julian Richer’s announcement that he is leaving his business, Richer Sounds, to his employees after his death.
We also ask whether this is the year your business will s
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The inheritable ISA allowance is here – read on for some examples of how this works in practice.
In February’s Life Focus, we extolled the virtues of the Individual Savings Account (ISA) – a largely tax-free investment environment.
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WJM is the UK’s leading family business law firm. In this very topical article, Susan Hoyle looks at what a Christmas time engagement can mean to a family business. We pose some questions on ownership which, after the congratulatory toasts have been drunk and ring has been admired, all family
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WJM Solicitor Alex Mudie appears in today's Herald, looking at why businesses need to plan for and manage growth.
You can read the article here: https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/entrepreneur/17341643.alex-mudie-growth-is-tempting-but-must-be-weighed-up/
The feature is part of
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Regardless of worth and the extent of the portfolio, all business owners value their brands.
You want to protect, enforce and exploit all aspects of these valuable assets. You want to know that you, and only you, will reap the financial and commercial rewards.
Properly registering your intellectua
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Welcome to our first Employment Bulletin of 2015
What will 2014 bring in terms of new employment legislation, policies and practice? Some measures are already in the pipeline but with a General Election fast approaching, it’s anyone’s guess as to what will, and will not, carry forward a
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We're feeling somewhat proud of ourselves!
WJM has achieved a number of rankings in the Legal500 and Chambers guides to the legal profession. These guides, published annually, list the go-to lawyers across a range of practice areas, and we're delighted to say that a number of WJM's people hav
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At the time of writing, we're in a holding pattern following the general election campaign, awaiting the outcome. As always in such campaigns, though, promises have been made by all of the parties to make changes to tax.
In particular, the Conservative party has resurrected its pre
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Welcome to June's Employment Briefing.
In this month's edition, we look at the topical issue of what happens when a shop refuses to serve a gay customer - is this discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation?
We highlight the absolute requirement to go through the ACAS conciliation procedure be
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Change is coming to the cost of bringing an Employment Tribunal claim in Scotland.
Fees were introduced into the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal in July 2013, meaning that Claimants had to pay money before they could bring a claim against their Employer.
The UK
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