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Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (“DRS”) has been delayed until October 2025, around the same time England, Northern Ireland and Wales are expected to launch their own schemes.
The Scottish Parliament passed the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations in May 2020. The S
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As the crisis-hit CBI wins a key confidence vote over its future following a series of scandals, our employment law specialist Liam Entwistle shares his views on how the organisation could have handled these problems from an HR perspective.
The reputation of The Confederation of British Industry (C
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WJM solicitor Angus MacLeod, who specialises in the spirits industry, has spoken about the challenges currently being faced by the Scotch whisky sector after conducting an analysis of the industry’s production, sales, and global reputation.
He has highlighted some of the key issues affecting
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Menopause discrimination in the workplace is becoming more relevant to conversations around the Equality Act 2010. At present, women wishing to bring a claim of menopause discrimination must do so under protected characteristics of sex, age or disability.
Nature of the issue
In a recent survey, th
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Together The Two Firms Will Provide Full-Service Legal and Financial Services Across More Than 20 Locations In England, Scotland, and Wales
Irwin Mitchell is investing in Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie with the two firms working in collaboration to provide a full suite
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Ahead of the Royal National Mòd 2023, a week-long event which starts in Paisley on Friday and which Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP sponsors part of, Iona Whyte, a senior solicitor in family law at our Glasgow office, explores the impact Gaelic culture has had on her and how parents deci
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I have been working as a solicitor in the Highlands since 1987, dealing principally with private client work and rural matters.
A particular area of interest is the purchase, sale and administration of sporting estates.
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The new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act has become law. It will change UK company law in a number of significant ways and is intended to reform the role of Companies House and improve transparency over UK companies. Companies House will become a more active regulator with enhanced powe
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The Two Law Firms Working Together To Grow Across UK And Internationally
The deal which will see Irwin Mitchell invest in Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie is now complete after securing regulatory approval.
This paves the way for the two businesses to work closer together as they seek growth acros
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We finally have it – the long-awaited and much-debated, Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024. It received Royal Assent on 30 January 2024, marking the most substantial reform of trust law in Scotland in over 100 years.
After a series of consultations culminating in the draft Bill in 2014
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