Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
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- Wednesday, September 2, 2020 | COVID-19: Powers of Attorney and Living Wills
- Monday, August 17, 2020 | The Green Recovery – Coronavirus, Climate Change and the Dangers of Complacency
- Friday, July 17, 2020 | Major Disruption to US Data Transfers as EU-US Privacy Shield Declared Invalid by CJEU
- Tuesday, June 16, 2020 | Fast-Changing Whisky Industry Can Keep Lifting Spirits in Scotland's Economy
- Thursday, June 4, 2020 | COVID-19: A Practical Guide to Business Interruption Insurance Claims
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COVID-19: Powers of Attorney and Living Wills
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, September 2020
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the Shepherd and Wedderburn private client team has been hard at work helping clients update their Wills and Powers of Attorney. While we all hope that the worst of this global pandemic is now behind us, recent weeks have brought various localised lockdowns and the expectation of a potential second wave, which may well coincide with the annual flu season. Faced with such circumstances, we would advise that putting a protective Power of Attorney in place is as essential as having an up-to-date Will, the considerations for which we outline in this overview article...
The Green Recovery – Coronavirus, Climate Change and the Dangers of Complacency
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, August 2020
Article previously published in insider.co.uk Why are we not treating climate change like the pandemic? The COVID-19 pandemic has received 24/7 media coverage across the globe, and with good reason. Coronavirus has had a catastrophic impact, claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, devastating our economies and materially changing the lives of millions as we try to adapt to the profound societal changes it has inflicted. Many will vividly remember watching Boris Johnston tell the nation on 23 March: “The coronavirus is the biggest threat this country has faced for decades...
Shepherd and Wedderburn Commits to Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030 and Signs the Edinburgh Climate Compact
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, February 2021
Shepherd and Wedderburn, the largest Scottish-headquartered UK law firm, has committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and signed the Edinburgh Climate Compact. The firm, which has been at the forefront of innovation in the clean energy sector for almost three decades, has adopted an enhanced sustainability strategy, underpinned by a ‘route map’ focused on reducing its Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Reporting Standard...
Dentons’ Private Client Team Joins Shepherd and Wedderburn
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, February 2021
Dentons’ Scottish private client team is joining Shepherd and Wedderburn, creating one of Scotland’s largest private client practices and expanding the specialist asset protection, personal tax planning, trusts, executries and succession planning support available to clients. The arrival of the 20-strong team, led by partners Eleanor Kerr and Alexis Graham, both of whom are regarded as leaders in their field, will increase the size of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s private client practice to 46. The team, which joins Shepherd and Wedderburn on 1 April, and will continue to be based primarily in Glasgow, has a strong client base and reputation in the market...
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