Month: June 2023
How to build a sustainable law firm
The past few years have provided extra challenges for businesses. Navigating Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and two general elections have created extra uncertainty for business leaders looking to expand and secure company longevity. In the legal sector, a skills shortage has resulted in the addition of recruitment challenges to this list. Many law firms are […]
How to protect client interests during a business sale
Selling a business involves releasing sensitive commercial information, potentially to rivals seeking to use it for their own benefit. Protecting client interests, therefore, is important in the selling process and can be achieved through careful marketing and the use of confidentiality agreements. Discreet marketing and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) help to ensure that client information remains […]
What are the routes for handling personal debt in Scotland?
Scotland operates a robust regime for personal debt, with three main debt programmes in existence. The Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) is one debt solution that does not involve outright insolvency and is backed by the Scottish government. Sequestration offers another route away from unmanageable debt for people in Scotland but is typically a measure of […]
