The Autumn Statement 2022 | How the Tax Measures Impact you and your Businesses
Last week the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement in a landscape where current debt interest spending is expected to hit…
Corporate & Commercial
Struggling to manufacture an Exit?
Employee Ownership accounts for well over 100 businesses in Scotland and is said to positively impact on productivity, absenteeism and…
Key Points for your commercial contracts
As many people will be aware, it is good practice for a contract to be in place for any commercial relationship. These can set out a…
Extending the Enterprise Investment Schemes
As the “Chancellor Bets the Economy on Growth” shared by Partner Pamela Muir, investors focus on the continuation of the Enterprise…
Edinburgh-based legal tech firm secures significant funding package
Edinburgh-based Miso Legal, has raised substantial Seed funding from an international group of angel investors, supported by Thorntons’…
Edinburgh arts tech firm seals deal with global events marketing business
Edinburgh-based tech firm crowdEngage has been acquired by global live entertainment marketing platform Activity Stream for an undisclosed…
Employee Ownership – an alternative exit strategy?
Employee Ownership has the Scottish Government’s attention, accounts for just under 140 businesses in Scotland and is said to positively…
Selling your practice to a Corporate – is it for you?
The bulk of the Thorntons Dental Team’s work relates to the sale and acquisition of dental practices. Over the course of 2021, we dealt…
Court of Appeal provides clarification on the interpretation of exclusion of liability clauses
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal has provided clarification on the interpretation of exclusion clauses in commercial contracts.…
Choosing the right business structure for your new business.
The start-up ecosystem in Scotland has grown exponentially in recent years. The Businesses in Scotland 2019 report shows that, as of March…
Calorie Counting: Coming to a Restaurant Near You
The Scottish Government’s consultation on proposals to force restaurants and other hospitality businesses to publish information about the…
Dental Practice - To Lease or Not To Lease
Dental surgeries come in all shapes and sizes, from street level premises and practices on the upper floors of a tenement, to stand alone,…
Dental Practices Key Practice Documentation
We act for all sort of practices, from sole practitioners to large practices which operate as partnerships or limited companies. All of…
Selling to Corporates – a Ready Made Market?
Selling a dental practice is the culmination, in most cases, of a life’s work. A retiring dentist is likely to have built the practice up…
Business, Trade and Vaccination Status.
While many manufacturing businesses have been able to operate effectively during the pandemic (albeit in many cases navigating supply chain…
Thorntons Solicitors Oversees £42 Million Fundraising Deal for Scottish Agritech Business IGS
The Scottish agritech business, Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited (IGS), announced the conclusion of its most recent funding round on…
EU plans to reduce e-waste by standardising smartphone and tablet chargers
There has been pressure for some time to try and standardise many types of common electronic devices like phone chargers. Last week,…
Selling your Dental Practice in Uncertain Times
As most of you will know, the market for dental practices in Scotland has been strong for many years. There have been periods in the last…
Dental Partnerships and Shareholder Agreements
When a practice is first set up, seldom is a great deal of thought given to the long term future of the practice. More often than not,…
Dental Practices – Getting onto the Practice Ladder
Many dentists aspire to own their own practice. It isn’t of course for everyone, there are risks in being a practice owner, but if run…
Surgery Premises – Getting all your bricks in a row
When we act for a seller or a buyer of a practice, in most cases the focus is primarily on the goodwill of the practice. There is a side…