Shepherd And Wedderburn

Half the workforce experience menopause and yet most people aren’t aware of its impact on day-to-day life, write Olivia Greener and Elspeth Wedgwood. Changes to mental health, such as low mood, anxiety, and memory problems, as well as physical changes such as hot flushes, headaches, and diffic

Shepherd and Wedderburn has been reaccredited as an Investor in People (IIP) at 'Platinum' level and awarded the 'Platinum' accreditation as an Investor in Young People (IIYP). "We are thrilled to be in the unique position within our sector of attaining the 'Platinum' accreditations as an Investor i

Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced the appointment of Tricia Walker and Andrew Knight as partners in the employment team. Ms Walker brings a wealth of experience to the firm. With a particular focus on the energy sector.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported seven per cent turnover growth to £71.4 million in the year to 30 April 2024. Net profits at the firm also saw a significant rise, up 12 per cent to £30.2 million. In recognition of the firm's performance, a bonus of five per cent of annual salary was

Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced the appointment of Craig Whelton and Claire MacLean as partners. Mr Whelton is a planning lawyer with a wealth of experience particularly in the clean energy sector, regeneration projects and residential development.

For Pride Month 2024 members of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Pride Network write on this year’s topic of LGBTQ+ inclusion in television. This month, we are given an opportunity to educate ourselves and others; an opportunity to support and uplift a community; an opportunity to observe and p

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP has promoted two of its lawyers to partner and seven to legal director with effect from 1 May. The newly-appointed partners are Kirsty Headden (pensions) and John Townsend (property and infrastructure).

Shepherd and Wedderburn has recruited two senior lawyers. Morag Hutchison has rejoined the firm as a partner after training at Shepherd and Wedderburn and spending a number of years in the employment team in the early part of her career.

As part of reforms to land ownership in Scotland, a new publicly accessible register with the details of anyone who controls decision-making on management, use, or development of land has been created and will come into force on 1 April 2024. Petra Grunenberg has the details. As part of the Sco

Lawyers from Shepherd and Wedderburn's Pride Network write on this year's LGBT+ History Month topic of medicine. The theme selected by Schools OUT, a UK charity that promotes LGBT equality in education, for LGBT+ History Month 2024 is ‘Medicine - #UnderTheScope’. The aim of this selectio

Jamie McRorie has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner in its regulation and markets practice. He brings over 20 years’ experience in both private practice and industry. He joins the firm from Ofgem, where he was deputy director – legal, working at the forefront of energy reg

Hamish Lean provides an update on the rural property market. The Scottish Land Commission has recently published the Rural Land Market Insights Report 2023, which provides an in-depth analysis of the landowner and buyer motivations over the 2023 period whilst also giving insight into emerging rural

Shepherd and Wedderburn is legal advisor to the newly formed Cask Whisky Association (CWA), a new organisation established to create a safer environment for whisky enthusiasts and customers to buy and sell casks for investment.

Sam Clarke has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner in the real estate finance group. He brings over 16 years’ experience advising financial institutions, developers, investors and listed corporates on real estate finance transactions in the UK and Europe.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported seven per cent turnover growth to £66.7 million in the year to 30 April 2023, the sixth year of consecutive growth. Net profits (before partner distributions) grew three per cent to £27.1 million. The firm also announced that an exceptional bonus of f