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- Saturday, May 25, 2019 | Happy Birthday GDPR – One Year On
- Thursday, May 23, 2019 | The Perils of Dying Without a Will
- Tuesday, May 21, 2019 | The End of the Entrepreneur Visa?
- Monday, May 20, 2019 | Mergers and Acquisitions: Why Immigration Matters and How to Get it Right
- Friday, May 17, 2019 | What Organisations Should be Doing Now to Recruit and Retain EU Workers Post-Brexit
Shepherd and Wedderburn is a leading Scottish-headquartered UK law firm and the only full-service, independent Scottish legal practice of scale with a London office.
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Happy Birthday GDPR – One Year On
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, May 2019
According to statistics released by the European Commission earlier in 2019, the term “GDPR” amassed more Google searches than either Beyoncé or Kim Kardashian during the month of May 2018. Now that “GDPR” has become a household term, what have we learntin the 12 months since the introduction of the GDPR? 1. Fines and complaints The significant penalties that could be imposed under the new GDPR regime (the higher of €20m or 4% of worldwide turnover) grabbed the headlines but regulators have been slow on the uptake...
The Perils of Dying Without a Will
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, May 2019
Recent research from the insurer Royal London found more than half of the UK adult population has not made a will, and a quarter of those have no intention of making one. Death, it seems, remains something of a taboo subject in the UK. This is in stark contrast to some other countries, such as Mexico, where each year the population celebrates Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. For many in Britain it would appear putting one’s affairs in order is somehow a signal to the Grim Reaper they are ready to shuffle off this mortal coil...
Shepherd and Wedderburn Scoops Two Awards at the Law Awards of Scotland
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, November 2019
Shepherd and Wedderburn has been honoured with two awards at The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2019. The banking and finance team, led by Fiona Buchanan, was named Transaction Team of the Year – the third consecutive year that it has been recognised at the Law Awards of Scotland – and the firm's Smarter Working team, led by Lynn Beaumont and Steve Dalgleish, was honoured with the Innovation Award at the ceremony at the Doubletree Hilton in Glasgow, which was attended by more than 400 guests...
Shepherd and Wedderburn Launches Smarter Working Innovation Unit
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, October 2019
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP has launched a Smarter Working innovation unit to further enhance its service to clients. The Smarter Working unit, believed to be the first of its kind for a Scottish-headquartered law firm, pools the firm’s established expertise in the fields of process, automation, technology, data and knowledge to improve efficiency and provide insights that deliver genuine benefit to clients...
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