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Laws on cohabiting couples does not reflect the way we live in the modern worldYou may be interestedRead more7th April 2021
Tom Quail explores the legal protection offered to cohabiting couples, the discrepancies between this and the law around married couples, and how this may be set to -
March Employment BriefingYou may be interestedRead more19th March 2021
Welcome to March’s Employment news briefing, providing a summary of some of the recent employment judgements and the UK Budget. If you have any questions abo -
Could Uber Ruling Drive Big Changes in Construction Industry?You may be interestedRead more18th March 2021
WJM construction law specialist Ross Taylor has warned that the recent UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers should be treated as workers with employment rights -
Time To Put A Survival Plan In PlaceYou may be interestedRead more16th March 2021
In December, the UK Government announced it would extend the temporary suspension of winding up petitions until 31 March 2021. The purpose is to give companies bre -
Welsh Government Announces Strong Policy Support for Renewable Energy DevelopmentsYou may be interestedRead more8th March 2021
On 24 February 2021, the Welsh Government published the National Development Framework “Future Wales: The National Plan 2040”, together with the elevent -
LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week – Q&A – The Adoption ProcessYou may be interestedRead more3rd March 2021
This week is LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week, a campaign led by New Family Social. Scottish Adoption was the first Adoption Agency in Scotland to host adoption i -
Supreme Court Confirms Uber Drivers are WorkersYou may be interestedRead more23rd February 2021
Background On Friday 19 January, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Uber’s appeal. The claim was originally brought in 2016 by two Uber drivers, James F -
OPINION: Cladding Crisis – “Ombudsman Should be Given Wide Regulatory Powers”You may be interestedRead more18th February 2021
That’s the view of leading Scottish Solicitor and our Head of Construction Ross Taylor. He argues that better protection is needed not only for purchasers of -
February Employment BriefingYou may be interestedRead more10th February 2021
Welcome to February’s Employment news briefing, providing a summary of some of the recent employment judgements. If you have any questions about any of the t -
Resolve to get your affairs in orderYou may be interestedRead more28th January 2021
It’s safe to say we haven’t had the smoothest of starts to 2021. As lockdown measures persist up and down the country, and COVID continues to dominate o -
Caution Urged Against Knee-jerk Vaccination PoliciesYou may be interestedRead more21st January 2021
Liam Entwistle, employment law specialist and chairman at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, is urging employers to be mindful of workers’ statutory rights -
Supreme Court Judgement in Covid-19 Insurance claimsYou may be interestedRead more18th January 2021
The Supreme Court has issued a judgement on Friday 15 January which determines that business interruption claims arising out of COVID-19 will, subject to policy wor -
Changes to the Job Support SchemeYou may be interestedRead more11th January 2021
On 5 January 2021, HMRC updated its guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which has recently been extended until April 2021. With school and nursery cl -
My turn (over) or yours? Or theirs..You may be interestedRead more8th January 2021
A Court of Session decision in a procurement dispute has favoured the authority over the disappointed bidder – with the effect of increasing the uncertainty f -
WJM Expands Private Client Team With Appointment of New PartnerYou may be interestedRead more6th January 2021
Roddy Harrison, a private client specialist, has joined Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP as Partner. Roddy is a strong addition to the firm’s private cli
