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Employment Briefing - August 2014

We are devoting the whole of this edition of Employment Briefing to the vexed issue of holiday pay for employees and workers. Recent cases have made the headlines leaving employers confused as to what should and what shouldn’t be included in holiday pay. And, hanging over employers like a bla Read more

WJM Wrap up Packaging Deal for Macfarlane Group

WJM were delighted this week to assist longstanding clients Macfarlane Group plc in their acquisition of Network Packaging Limited. The deal was announced to the Stock Exchange on 8 September 2014. To help deliver the deal, which was valued at around £7.5million, WJM assembled a team of expert Read more

Auto Enrolment Pensions: Employers Need To Act Says WJM’s Ron Nicolson

In October 2012, it was announced that all employers would have to enrol their employees in a pension scheme, often for the first time. Larger employers had to comply first and now the ‘Staging Date’ (by which a scheme must be in place) is approaching for smaller employers. WJM’s Read more

WJM & Community Energy Scotland partnership CARES for community renewable energy

In what is thought to be an industry first, WJM have partnered with Community Energy Scotland to provide a one-stop shop renewable energy package to communities, rural businesses and groups under the CARES scheme. Delivered through Local Energy Scotland, the CARES scheme provides advice, acces Read more

Meet the Technology Team

Our cross-disciplinary Technology team ensures that we can provide all services you need to bring your project to life.   Ken Long has many years of experience in private equity work and is described by the independent Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession as “a sensible, pra Read more

Agricultural & Rural Property

Law for your land, Law for your family The Agricultural and Rural Property team at WJM recognise that, for our clients, owning land is a relationship. Our clients care for their land, they work hard to look after their houses and families and they take care of the business. The Agricultural and Rur Read more

Leisure & Hospitality Property

At WJM we recognise that your business needs are unique. It follows that your property needs will therefore also be unique. Whether you are establishing yourself in the sector or structuring a multi-million pound deal, we utilise our sector expertise to deliver a cost effective and pragmatic soluti Read more

New Land & Building Transaction Tax rates

The new Land & Buildings Transaction Tax rates were announced yesterday, applying from April 2015. Finance Secretary John Swinney announced the rates, which have been changed from the rates we reported on in October 2014, with the changes stemming from a need to ensure better comparability with Read more