Corporate & Commercial

Protecting you and your Business – The “Don’t Expose yourself to Risk” Episode (Directors’ Duties and Risks)

23 April 2024
Anne Miller
Corporate & Commercial

In the second of our seminars around protecting you and your business, join Insolvency and Restructuring specialists, Pamela Muir and Anne…

Blog Post

GP Sustainability Loan Scheme – Extension to the Deadline

10 November 2023
Nicola McCafferty
Corporate & Commercial, Healthcare

Following the Scottish Government’s announcement to create a GP Sustainability Fund, with the first round of funding and acceptance of all…

Blog Post

Dental Practice Succession Planning

8 November 2023
Michael Royden
Corporate & Commercial, Healthcare

Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Benjamin’s Franklin’s quote will be known to most of you, and unfortunately it…

Blog Post

The Subsidy Control Act 2022

5 October 2023
Victoria Wright
Corporate & Commercial

The UK’s subsidy control regime has been subject to significant change in recent years. From 31st December 2020, the old EU state aid…

Blog Post

Shareholder Agreements – it pays to be pragmatic…

18 August 2023
Kim Campbell
Corporate & Commercial, Healthcare

In the excitement of setting up your own pharmacy business, certain items can be overlooked - sometimes this is for convenience, or, more…

Blog Post

Squat Practices – Risk & Reward

30 May 2023
Michael Royden
Corporate & Commercial, Healthcare

Many of our dental clients started off as practice owners through the traditional route of buying an existing practice, or by going into…

Blog Post

The “Ish”ue with Tacit Relocation

25 May 2023
David Perdikou
Corporate & Commercial

The Scottish Law Commission (SLC) published a report towards the end of 2022 recommending a number of reforms to the Scots law of leases.…

Press Release

Agricultural sector merger creates growing opportunity

19 May 2023
Alistair Lang
Corporate & Commercial

Two of Scotland’s longest established fresh produce organisations, East of Scotland Growers Ltd (ESG) and R&K Drysdales Ltd (RKD), have…

Press Release

Carbon Capture Scotland secures funding deal from international investor

18 May 2023
Columban Young-Smith
Corporate & Commercial

Dumfries and Galloway based Carbon Capture Scotland has secured a seven figure sum investment from Steyn Group to facilitate further growth…

Webinar

Corporate Webinar | Ensuring the decisions of Directors protect themselves as well as the business Webinar

11 May 2023
Pamela Muir
Corporate & Commercial

As a Director, running a business can present regular challenges. However external factors like an economic downturn, a global pandemic or…

Press Release

Edinburgh agritech firm secures another round of funding as it looks to save farmers millions each year

28 April 2023
Alistair Lang
Corporate & Commercial

Edinburgh based Dyneval has secured over £500,000 of additional funding as the Scottish company looks to accelerate the development of a…

Press Release

Golf clubs are facing huge challenges but 2022 proves Scotland remains the world’s greatest golfing nation

23 March 2023
Alistair Lang
Corporate & Commercial

Alistair Lang is a Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property Partner at Thorntons Solicitors, represents some of Scotland’s biggest…

Webinar

Corporate Webinar | Protecting Your Business During a Downturn Webinar

22 March 2023
Pamela Muir
Corporate & Commercial

In a time of economic uncertainty, supply issues, inflationary pressures and spiralling costs, business owners in all sectors need to take…

Press Release

Thorntons expands Glasgow presence with key appointments

13 December 2022
Corporate & Commercial, Firm News, Property

New recruits will boost firm’s commercial real estate expertise in the West Leading full-service Scottish law firm Thorntons has expanded…

Blog Post

Chancellor Bets the Economy on Growth — Blog Post

The Autumn Statement 2022 | How the Tax Measures Impact you and your Businesses

21 November 2022
Pamela Muir
Corporate & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring

Last week the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement in a landscape where current debt interest spending is expected to hit…

Blog Post

Struggling to manufacture an Exit?

25 October 2022
Neil McWilliam
Corporate & Commercial

Employee Ownership accounts for well over 100 businesses in Scotland and is said to positively impact on productivity, absenteeism and…

Blog Post

Key Points for your commercial contracts

20 October 2022
Katy Dow
Corporate & Commercial, Intellectual Property, Trade Marks

As many people will be aware, it is good practice for a contract to be in place for any commercial relationship. These can set out a…

Blog Post

Extending the Enterprise Investment Schemes

3 October 2022
Corporate & Commercial

As the “Chancellor Bets the Economy on Growth” shared by Partner Pamela Muir, investors focus on the continuation of the Enterprise…

Press Release

Edinburgh-based legal tech firm secures significant funding package

27 September 2022
Alistair Lang
Corporate & Commercial

Edinburgh-based Miso Legal, has raised substantial Seed funding from an international group of angel investors, supported by Thorntons’…

Press Release

Edinburgh arts tech firm seals deal with global events marketing business

24 June 2022
Corporate & Commercial

Edinburgh-based tech firm crowdEngage has been acquired by global live entertainment marketing platform Activity Stream for an undisclosed…

Blog Post

Employee Ownership – an alternative exit strategy?

23 June 2022
Neil McWilliam
Corporate & Commercial

Employee Ownership has the Scottish Government’s attention, accounts for just under 140 businesses in Scotland and is said to positively…