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The law never stands still, and the way it applies to you and your organisation is constantly evolving. Our people are on top of these developments and can keep you up to date with some of the most interesting aspects of these changes. Check out our articles and updates for our perspective on issues that might affect you.

Latest articles from Louise Torr

Share options: how to incentivise your staff without creating a financial burden on your business

By Louise Torr 03 Nov 2020

Motivating and incentivising your staff has arguably never been as difficult as it has been in 2020. Businesses have to come up with new and inventive ways to ensure that staff remain motivated towards work, and not all businesses are looking at strong forecasts for 2021 and are worrying about the conversations they'll need to have with employees next year about pay increases. So what other options are there?
Why should you seek professional legal assistance rather than using online templates?

By Louise Torr 09 Mar 2020

Access to legal document templates is becoming ever-easier and cheaper for online users due to the rapid expansion of the online legal services market. However, extreme caution should be exercised when using online legal document templates. Here are some of the reasons why.
Legal Eagles & the Dragons Den – War and Pieces in the boardroom

By Louise Torr 09 Sep 2019

Welcome to our weekly Dragons Den blog where a member of Harper Macleod's entrepreneurial team will share their view of the latest episode, give some hints and tips and also explain how we could have helped.
Legal Eagles & the Dragons Den – Beware of the known unknowns

By Louise Torr 02 Sep 2019

Welcome to our weekly Dragons Den blog where a member of Harper Macleod's entrepreneurial team will share their view of the latest episode, give some hints and tips and also explain how we could have helped … and hopefully have a bit of fun along the way.
Legal Eagles & the Dragon's Den: season finale – don't leave your legals to the last minute!

By Louise Torr 16 Oct 2017

Each week, we outline how we would the help the businesses coming under fire from the Dragons deal with their potential pain points from a legal perspective. This week saw the season finale in the Den and one of the main themes was the potential for share buy backs being agreed as part of the investment deals.