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WJM Sponsors The Herald Budget Briefing 2019

WJM is once again delighted to be sponsoring The Herald's budget briefing. WJM Partner and Head of Wealth Planning Grant Johnston will be on their panel of experts at the briefing event later this year and said: “The only thing certain about 2019/20 is that we will all experience changes whic Read more

Intellectual Property & IT

We will help protect your intellectual property and make the best use of intellectual assets and technology.  Whether you are in high tech engineering, bioscience, e-commerce or any other Sector, our team can help you with the following:  Protecting and using your IP Licensing and tra Read more

Online Terms and E-Commerce

Our team at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie help our clients comply with and stay profitable in the face of the seemingly never-ending stream of e-commerce rules and regulations. We have experience across a variety of sectors where selling online is critical. Our clients are both international and Read more

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP and Taylor Law Have Merged

Ross Taylor, who has headed up Taylor Law in Dunfermline for the last ten years, has joined Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) as a Partner with effect from Tuesday 1st October, 2019. He will be working as part of the firm’s construction team specialising in contentious construction d Read more

The Rise in Responsible Companies: The “B Corp Movement” in the UK

WJM Solicitor Alex Mudie writes in The Herald on the rise of B Corps and the incentives and risks for businesses that are considering certification as an option. You can read the full article here: https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/18030033.alexander-mudie-rise-responsible-companies-b Read more

Ethical Veganism Ruling

An employment tribunal has ruled that ethical veganism should be protected under discrimination law. Mr Jordi Casamitjana, an ethical vegan claims he was discriminated against because he was vegan and unlawfully dismissed on the basis of his ethical beliefs. He claims he was dismissed for telling c Read more

Covid-19 Update 26th March, 2002:the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

An update to this article can be found here: https://www.wjm.co.uk/news/covid-19-further-update-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-2  At Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP we know that all of you will be keeping a close watch on the announcements being made on a daily basis by HM Gove Read more

Covid-19 - Help Available for Scottish Businesses

The sharp decline over the past two weeks in consumer and B2B demand has understandably left many small enterprise owners concerned about the future of their business. As revenue is driven down, many in the private sector will be turning to the Government to relieve pressure on cash flow. Like count Read more

Coronavirus and Construction Sites

The Scottish Government has now legislated to give effect to its previously published guidance and public statements about restrictions which will apply during the Coronavirus emergency. These affect construction works, but only in an indirect way. Our view is that, viewed in isolation, the rules m Read more

Resolving Construction Disputes in the UK: Adjudication

WJM Partner Steven Docherty appears in the Spring 2020 edition of the Geneva Group International's FYI Practice Group Newsletter, FYI Litigation & Dispute Resolution, looking at the use of adjudication - a form of dispute resolution - in construction projects in the UK.  The full arti Read more