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Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Carbon Reduction Plan

The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 introduced a new type of residential tenancy to Scotland.

Third party rights are conferred by contracting parties on a person who is not a party to the contract concerned.

The Long Leases (Scotland) Act 2012 converts ‘qualifying leases’. If your lease qualifies, you don’t need to take any action to make conversion happen, but there are a number of practical steps that you must take to ensure that your ‘new’ title is properly shown on the property register.

Data Protection webinar handout.

Top 5 Adjudication Cases of 2025 slides.

Top 5 Construction Cases of 2025 slides.

Omission and De-scoping of Works and Termination slides.

If you are selling the business, you need to know how to navigate the sales process. Here we cover the basic steps.

There are different ways to realise the value of your business. Having a strategic plan and preparing accordingly can maximise your value and minimise your risks.

Equity investment helps a start-up get on and a scale-up stay on the journey to reaching its full potential. It’s crucial to understand the fundraising process.

Share schemes can be a very effective way of incentivising existing employees and attracting new talent. But they must be set up correctly, as this guide explains.

If you’re not from the UK and want to do business here, you need to understand your visa options. This guide explains the Innovator Founder visa (a bespoke route for entrepreneurs), and other potential options.

Intellectual Property could be your company’s most valuable asset. You can’t exploit it unless you understand the different types of IP and how to protect them.

A little time taken at the outset can help to future-proof the company, and the founders, against the unexpected.

As a nation, we are renowned for our thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, but it does not always adequately support our promising start-ups through the scale-up stage and beyond.

Payment and contract administration webinar slides.

This guide addresses many of the key considerations for entrepreneurs building an intellectual property portfolio.

Insolvency in construction webinar slides.