Selling your practice to a Corporate – is it for you?
The bulk of the Thorntons Dental Team’s work relates to the sale and acquisition of dental practices. Over the course of 2021, we dealt…
Corporate & Commercial
Court of Appeal provides clarification on the interpretation of exclusion of liability clauses
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal has provided clarification on the interpretation of exclusion clauses in commercial contracts.…
Choosing the right business structure for your new business.
The start-up ecosystem in Scotland has grown exponentially in recent years. The Businesses in Scotland 2019 report shows that, as of March…
Calorie Counting: Coming to a Restaurant Near You
The Scottish Government’s consultation on proposals to force restaurants and other hospitality businesses to publish information about the…
Dental Practice - To Lease or Not To Lease
Dental surgeries come in all shapes and sizes, from street level premises and practices on the upper floors of a tenement, to stand alone,…
Dental Practices Key Practice Documentation
We act for all sort of practices, from sole practitioners to large practices which operate as partnerships or limited companies. All of…
Selling to Corporates – a Ready Made Market?
Selling a dental practice is the culmination, in most cases, of a life’s work. A retiring dentist is likely to have built the practice up…
Business, Trade and Vaccination Status.
While many manufacturing businesses have been able to operate effectively during the pandemic (albeit in many cases navigating supply chain…
Thorntons Solicitors Oversees £42 Million Fundraising Deal for Scottish Agritech Business IGS
The Scottish agritech business, Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited (IGS), announced the conclusion of its most recent funding round on…
EU plans to reduce e-waste by standardising smartphone and tablet chargers
There has been pressure for some time to try and standardise many types of common electronic devices like phone chargers. Last week,…
Selling your Dental Practice in Uncertain Times
As most of you will know, the market for dental practices in Scotland has been strong for many years. There have been periods in the last…
Surgery Premises – Getting all your bricks in a row
When we act for a seller or a buyer of a practice, in most cases the focus is primarily on the goodwill of the practice. There is a side…
Retirement and Dental Bodies Corporate
We have looked in previous articles at the issues which practices need to consider when they operate as a limited company, known in the…
Are Virtual Operating Models Here to Stay?
Like many other people, I’m just coming to the end of a full year working exclusively, or at least mainly, from home. One of the most…
Corporate Webinar | The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
In the last days of the Brexit transition period, the UK and EU finally agreed a trade deal – the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The…
What a year! Please don’t let the Grinch steal Christmas Gifts too!
What a year! All of us have been living under unprecedented restrictions on our lives this year, missing loved ones and all the usual…
Corporate Webinar | Insolvency, Commercial Contracts and Supply Chain
Today’s business leaders are faced with overwhelming and competing challenges as we continue to navigate the impacts of the Coronavirus…
New Law can Force Suppliers to Continue Supplying Insolvent Companies.
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 came into force on 26th June 2020 and amongst other changes, it now prevents suppliers…
University Spin-outs play role in Scotland's economic growth
In late 2019, Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal of the University of Glasgow, published a report on industry engagement and the…
Exit Day: What Happens Next for Data Protection?
Whether you sit in the pro-Brexit camp or in the Remain camp, Exit Day is here. We must now all accept that the UK will leave the EU at…
Mothercare; More misery for the UK High Street
Following on from my recent article on the collapse of Watt Brothers and Bonmarche, it is a great shame to now have to report on the…