Macdonald Henderson are delighted to present a summary of our Recent Deals completed in January 2023:

Advising The Electric Heating Company on £3.8m investment by Foresight to decarbonise home heating;

Acting for the sellers in the sale of the entire issued share capital of an established double glazing and joinery business;

Advising an employee and minority shareholder in relation to their exit from a company in the education sector;

Advising an individual on an agency arrangement with a worldwide luxury fashion brand;

Advising co-founder of Scottish CIC renewable energy consultancy business on exit from the company as director, member  and employee;

Advising start-up FCA regulated Scottish mortgage advisory business on preparing a template membership agreement for self-employed mortgage advisors;

Assisting a client in the recruitment sector on updating their standard employment terms and a variation of employment rights due to increased employment benefits;

Assisting a company in the e-commerce industry with the negotiation of a new software subscription agreement for a new platform;

Advising a client in the heavy plant and equipment sector on updated employment terms and an employment handbook;

Assisting a training development company in the negotiation of standard terms of various new projects;

Advising an individual working in sales in relation to an exit from the company including the negotiation of undertakings in relation to the return of company property;

Assisting a safety and risk management company in relation to a sick leave query and guidance on right to work checks;

Assisting a landscape and design company in updates to their standard terms and conditions and style consultancy agreements;

Acting for long established Scottish based manufacturing company in the acquisition of substantial factory premises

Advising fire safety advisory organisation in the letting of commercial premises in the Scottish central belt

Advising business consultancy in the letting of new office premises;

Acting for professional services company in the leasing of new city centre office premises;

Acted for developer in sale of new build property in Glasgow development;

Acted for landlord in variation and extension of leased retail premises in Glasgow;

Acted for landlord in service of notice to quit to terminate lease of leased retail premises in Glasgow;

Acted for landlord in formal grant of consent to assignation of lease of retail premises in Glasgow;

Acting for a commercial landlord, obtaining Court orders for removal of a tenant via an accelerated Court procedure;

Acting for commercial landlords, taking steps to irritate leases, remove tenants from premises and cover rent arrears;

Acting for an individual client subject to a Petition for sequestration, successfully opposing the appointment of a particular trustee and successfully securing the appointment of an alternative;

Acting for an individual client, providing advices in connection with an investigation by the Insolvency Service regarding conduct as a director;

Acting for an owner of a retail website, providing our client with advices in connection with alleged passing-off and copyright and trademark infringement.