IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Iain Sim of IDS + Co. Iain has joined IR as our exclusive Business Advisory Services member in Scotland. We are an experienced firm of Chartered Accountants and Corporate Advisers with offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Ayrshire. Established by Iain Sim in […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Alan Drummond of Douglas Home and Co. Alan has joined IR as our exclusive Accounting Services member in Scotland. Douglas Home & Co are based across Scotland and Northern England, with offices in Edinburgh, Kelso, Melrose, Haddington, Alnwick, Selkirk, Penrith and Hawick. The […]
I have been keeping you updated on what we have been doing throughout the Coronavirus outbreak to ensure that our level of service to you remains at as high a standard as possible, and that we are providing you and your family with the support you require at this most challenging of times. It goes […]
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivered the UK Budget on Wednesday 11th March. In the first Budget of the new decade the Chancellor claimed the Conservative Government is “getting it done”. So what did the Chancellor say and what does this mean? There were a few key tax measures of interest, which are summarised below: Personal […]
Since the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 came into force over 20 years ago we have had the concept of equal rights and responsibilities for parents. Those “equal” rights, however, only applied to married couples, and to all mothers. Unmarried fathers had no automatic rights and either had to apply to the court for them or […]
UK Company Sales to the US Bethan White, Senior Solicitor The United Kingdom’s (UK) June 2016 vote to leave the European Union caused unprecedented levels of uncertainty for UK businesses. The uncertainty was predicted, however, one unexpected result of Brexit is the relatively limited impact it has had on the corporate asset market, particularly across […]
The legal system of England and Wales has been in the news recently, with a spotlight shone on the children caught up in bitter disputes between their parents, or between their parents and the local authority. Family law solicitors often find that cases involving contact with children can be the most difficult. In many cases, […]
Grandparents have been in the news recently with Esther Rantzen, amongst others, highlighting the harrowing stories of grandparents whose relationship with their grandchildren has been obstructed or terminated following parental separation or family feuds. Given many parents work and childcare costs are escalating, grandparents are often essential to family routines and assist on the childcare […]
Ever since I have been in practice – and that is a very long time – there has been a popular myth that Prenuptial Agreements are simply not enforceable in the United Kingdom. The source of the myth is almost certainly the fact that until a few years ago, prenups were generally unenforceable in England. […]
The UK Government published the second in its series of ‘future partnership’ papers, “Providing a cross-border civil judicial cooperation framework” on 22nd August 2017, in advance of Brexit negotiations recommencing a few days later. The Government engaged with the Devolved Administrations in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as the Law Society of England and […]
A new Tenancy regime will come into force on 1st December 2017 in respect of leases of private residential properties in Scotland. Most leases of houses granted on or after that date will be Private Residential Tenancies in terms of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the Act”). As part of their reform of […]
The Business Advisory & Regulatory Compliance Unit of DCSL Corporate Service Limited provides advisory services with respect to corporate set-up, appropriate legal form and structure, as well as statutory and regulatory compliance matters having significant impact on businesses. Some of the services offered by the Unit include; Business Advisory Investment & Corporate Structure Advisory Recognizing […]
