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WJM SOLICITOR RETURNS TO HOME COUNTY FOR CAITHNESS SHOW
16th July 2019
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie's Caithness-born solicitor Elisa Miller is set to return to her home county this weekend to offer legal advice and guidance to visitors at the 2019 Caithness Show in Wick.
WJM SOLICITOR RETURNS TO HOME COUNTY FOR CAITHNESS SHOW
16th July 2019
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie's Caithness-born solicitor Elisa Miller is set to return to her home county this weekend to offer legal advice and guidance to visi
Employment Briefing – June Update
2nd July 2019
Welcome to June's Employment news briefing, providing a summary of some of the recent employment judgements. If you have any questions about any of the topics cove
INVERNESS LAW FIRM ACQUISITION ANNOUNCED AS HIGHLAND SOLICITOR RETIRES
1st July 2019
The Inverness branch of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has acquired the practice of Calum I Duncan Corporate Lawyers in the city. The move comes as Calum Dun
Your ‘right’ to inherit when your partner has died: time for reform?
27th June 2019
What you need to know The Scottish Government recently consulted on the Scots law of intestacy. These are the rules which regulate the division of a deceased&rsquo
Data protection in M&A deals – at crossed purposes?
26th June 2019
Corporate briefing: data protection rules impact on the due diligence process in corporate sales or disposals, and steps should be followed to ensure that personal
Inverness Expansion
18th June 2019
WJM's Inverness office has expanded and our new office suite is up and running. Special thanks goes to Julie Lister, Director at The Green House Inverness fo
WJM Trainee Blogs
14th June 2019
2019 is particularly significant year for the legal profession because it is 100 years since a change in the law permitted women to become lawyers for the first tim
WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE’S A LEASE?
6th June 2019
It is not uncommon to find a tenant who occupies commercial premises and pays rent on nothing more than a hand shake with the landlord. Months or even years can pas
Push for Innovation in the Legal Profession
4th June 2019
Technology plays an integral part in a solicitor’s ability to deliver a first-class service to clients. With growing competition in the legal market and incre
THE PITFALLS OF PROPERTY RAFFLES
22nd May 2019
WJM's leading property lawyer has called on Scots to think twice before entering property raffles in a bid to land their dream home. Legal Director Graham Adams ha
Employment Briefing May 2019
20th May 2019
Welcome to May's Employment news briefing, providing a summary of some of the recent employment judgements. If you have any questions about any of the topics cover
New Divorce Laws in England
16th May 2019
This month, the Government announced that couples divorcing in England and Wales will no longer have to blame each other for the breakdown of their marriage as ther
Technophobia
13th May 2019
Technophobia: noun. mass noun. The fear, dislike, or avoidance of new technology. Common amongst solicitors. Being a child in the 90s meant growing up alongside th
ONSHORE WIND WILL DO THE HEAVY LIFTING OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS
9th May 2019
A while before Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion (in their own ways) had everyone focussing again on climate change, I had my own minor epiphany in March. I w
WJM BOOSTS INVERNESS OFFERING WITH TEAM EXPANSION
6th May 2019
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has announced significant growth in Inverness with seven new recruits and an office expansion. Broadening the law firm’s
