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Diversifying your farm to use the land for other profit making ventures is rapidly becoming more and more popular. And given the current political climate, with farmers facing more uncertainty than ever before, it’s no wonder so many are looking to diversify.
Farm diversification is w
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Answers to Tenants’ Questions on the Impact of COVID19
In this note we offer general advice on the most common issues tenants face in coping with the unprecedented effects of the coronavirus outbreak. We aim to update this guidance note periodically as the situation develops. This note assume
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It has been announced by the UK Government that workers who have not been able to take all of their statutory annual leave entitlement due to COVID-19 will now be able to carry it over into the next 2 leave years.
The proposed Regulations which we have yet to see will allow up to 4 weeks of unused
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The coronavirus has led to an increase of the number of people working from home and one of the issues we are regularly advising clients on in this regard is the signing of documents using an electronic signature (or e-sig) rather than a ‘wet ink’ signature.
Whilst the law surrounding e
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Scotland’s law on provision for cohabitants is in need of reform. So states the Scottish Law Commission in a new discussion paper, but what shape should reform take?
The Scottish Law Commission has issued its Discussion Paper on Cohabitation, which relates to ss 25 to 28 of the Family Law (Sc
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An update to this article can be found here: https://www.wjm.co.uk/news/the-public-health-regulations-up-dated-as-at-29-may-2020
Key Changes as at 21 April 2020
General: All businesses (which would include construction sites and manufacturing facilities) must ensure 2 metre distancing between all
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We at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP are here to help our clients in every way we can. We believe that it is important, especially during this current situation, to ensure access to legal services is maintained. One of the concerns which many people have at the moment is how their finances wou
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On 20 May 2020 HMRC published a Direction modifying the effects of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as set out in the Schedule to the Direction made on 15 April, 2020.
You can find a link to the Direction dated 20 May 2020 here:-https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system
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The Supreme Court provided two judgments on 1 April 2020 clarifying the law in relation to vicarious liability, WM Morrison Supermarkets v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 and Barclays Bank v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13. Perhaps the key learning tip is to read both judgments given they, particu
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If your name’s not down, you’re not getting in!
Having to give your name and number before going for a pint or a meal out is going to be part of the new normal.
As pubs, restaurants and other businesses begin to open up, new legal obligations are being placed on business owners to take
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