The Budget 2024 – Updates to Employee Ownership Trusts (EOT)
With the passing of the Budget on 30 October 2024, there have been some changes to the regime governing EOTs – some of which reflect…
Corporate & Commercial
Building cyber resilience for businesses in 2024
The BBC series “Nightsleeper” has attracted mixed reviews. As a previously regular traveller on the Glasgow-London sleeper, I couldn’…
How Superdry’s restructure could reshape retail leasing
Following the woes of The Body Shop and Ted Baker chains, leisure wear specialist Superdry is now set to proceed with a restructuring plan…
Thorntons appointed by Sanctuary
Leading full-service law firm Thorntons has been appointed to the legal panel of one of the UK’s largest providers of social housing.The…
What the new Procurement Act means for public bodies and suppliers
It is now just over six months since the Procurement Act 2023 received Royal Assent. Last month, the UK Government announced that it…
Dentists | Selling your Practice Limited Company
Practices can take a number of forms, from sole traders to partnerships. However, for a number of years, it has been possible to structure…
It Takes a Village to Build a Business
For many, entrepreneurialism is one of life’s great challenges and rewards. However, this excitingly arduous journey of successes and…
Protecting you and your Business – The “Don’t Expose yourself to Risk” Episode (Directors’ Duties and Risks)
In the second of our seminars around protecting you and your business, join Insolvency and Restructuring specialists, Pamela Muir and Anne…
GP Sustainability Loan Scheme – Extension to the Deadline
Following the Scottish Government’s announcement to create a GP Sustainability Fund, with the first round of funding and acceptance of all…
Dental Practice Succession Planning
Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Benjamin’s Franklin’s quote will be known to most of you, and unfortunately it…
The Subsidy Control Act 2022
The UK’s subsidy control regime has been subject to significant change in recent years. From 31st December 2020, the old EU state aid…
Shareholder Agreements – it pays to be pragmatic…
In the excitement of setting up your own pharmacy business, certain items can be overlooked - sometimes this is for convenience, or, more…
Squat Practices – Risk & Reward
Many of our dental clients started off as practice owners through the traditional route of buying an existing practice, or by going into…
The “Ish”ue with Tacit Relocation
The Scottish Law Commission (SLC) published a report towards the end of 2022 recommending a number of reforms to the Scots law of leases.…
Agricultural sector merger creates growing opportunity
Two of Scotland’s longest established fresh produce organisations, East of Scotland Growers Ltd (ESG) and R&K Drysdales Ltd (RKD), have…
Carbon Capture Scotland secures funding deal from international investor
Dumfries and Galloway based Carbon Capture Scotland has secured a seven figure sum investment from Steyn Group to facilitate further growth…
Corporate Webinar | Ensuring the decisions of Directors protect themselves as well as the business Webinar
As a Director, running a business can present regular challenges. However external factors like an economic downturn, a global pandemic or…
Edinburgh agritech firm secures another round of funding as it looks to save farmers millions each year
Edinburgh based Dyneval has secured over £500,000 of additional funding as the Scottish company looks to accelerate the development of a…
Golf clubs are facing huge challenges but 2022 proves Scotland remains the world’s greatest golfing nation
Alistair Lang is a Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property Partner at Thorntons Solicitors, represents some of Scotland’s biggest…
Corporate Webinar | Protecting Your Business During a Downturn Webinar
In a time of economic uncertainty, supply issues, inflationary pressures and spiralling costs, business owners in all sectors need to take…
Thorntons expands Glasgow presence with key appointments
New recruits will boost firm’s commercial real estate expertise in the West
Leading full-service Scottish law firm Thorntons has expanded…