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Insights | Brexit

What your business needs to know about the Brexit deal

Negotiations between the UK and EU on our post-Brexit transition period trading relationship with the EU from 1st January 2021 concluded on 24th December 2020 with the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The UK’s membership of the European Union ended on 31st January 2020; the end of the transition period saw the UK’s exit from the EU’s single market and customs union; and the start of a new relationship with the EU.

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Insights | Brexit
  • 12 January 2021

How the Brexit deal will affect immigration

We now have confirmation of a post-Brexit deal with the EU, but the detail and how it will work in practice have yet to be seen. We do know that with effect from 11pm on 31st December 2020, the rights of free movement for EU citizens no longer apply.

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Insights | Corporate Law

The local energy revolution

For a period this year, all of our lives became smaller. As the pandemic developed, we quickly realised that when our systems are under stress we rely on those in closest proximity. When national institutions falter, geography matters. Our communities mattered.

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Insights | Family Law

Navigating the Coronavirus Christmas and setting up your child contact bubbles

Christmas is going to be different this year, whatever our family relationships and set-ups, especially given the most recent changes. Along with all the planning that will go into forming your own family bubble for Christmas Day, if you or one of your family is a separated parent then there are additional ‘bubbles’ to arrange and navigate.

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Insights | Corporate Law

Company Voluntary Agreements could become retail sector lifeline

Clarks, New Look and Jigsaw – what do these well-known and established high street names all have in common?  Within the last few months, each has launched their company voluntary agreement (or CVA) proposal. 

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Insights | Residential Property

Coronavirus triggers Scottish property market shift

Among the changes triggered by the coronavirus pandemic has been a shift in the attitudes of property sellers and buyers in Scotland to urban living, with many choosing to move from city dwellings in search of outdoor space.

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Insights | Family Law

Legal guardian and godparents, what’s the difference?

Choosing a legal guardian or a godparent for your child is a big decision. They’ll probably play a significant role in your child’s upbringing and may even become their primary carer, should the worst happen.

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Insights | Brexit

Brexit Business Checklist

With the continuing uncertainty around the outcome of UK / EU future trade negotiations, we have updated our Brexit checklist for you to identify the aspects of your business which may be affected by the Brexit transition period expiring on 31 December 2020. We've summarised the main points below and will continue to update this article as new information emerges.

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Insights | Brexit

Learning the ropes – leverage at the World Trade Organisation

Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the USA claimed “No nation was ever ruined by trade”. While that may be so, during Trump’s presidency, his choice of leverage in a trade dispute over subsidies to Airbus caused financial distress to Scottish businesses in sectors unconnected to the civil aviation market.

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Insights | Brexit

Brexit withdrawal agreement and the transition period

As of 11pm (midnight central European time) on the 31st January 2020 the UK left the European Union, 47 years after it first acceded to the European Economic Community. We are now in a ‘transitional period’ in terms of our relationship with the EU.

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Events | Charities & Third Sector
  • Date: 3 November 2020

Annual Charities Conference 2020

At our online conference on Tuesday 3rd November, we discussed the impact Coronavirus has had on the third sector, what individuals and organisations have been doing to help keep charities afloat, employment and funding issues and look to the future. 

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Insights | Employment

The Job Support Scheme

On 31 October, the UK Government announced new lockdown measures which will take effect across the whole of England between 5 November and 2 December. As a result of these new measures, the Job Support Scheme, which was due to start on 1 November, has been suspended. 

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