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Insights | Brexit

Percy Pig and post-Brexit Rules of Origin

To benefit from the “no tariffs and no trade barriers” preferential treatment negotiated in the post-Brexit “deal” between the UK and the EU, goods being imported to the UK from the EU and vice versa need to satisfy the conditions set out in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. One of the key tests is that the goods being imported must be of UK or EU “origin” in terms of the detailed provisions of the Agreement.

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Events | Employment
  • Date: 26 January 2021

Club HR – What’s new for the New Year

Our first 2021 Club HR webinar on 26th January looked at what's new for the New Year in employment law.

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Insights | Brexit

Why you may find yourself trading under WTO rules despite 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 Agreement”). The “no tariffs and no trade barriers” headline basis of the Agreement is, however, conditional.

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Insights | Tax

New year, new you? There’s no better time to get on top of your life admin

2020 was certainly a difficult year and while the New Year could look to be off to a similar start, it’s important to remain positive and look to the light at the end of the tunnel with the news of the Covid vaccines arriving. It’s also true that for many of us, the last year provided a chance to re-evaluate what is most important to us.

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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

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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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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