18 June 2009
Scottish Law qualification for Greenwoods' Director

Greenwoods' Director David Woods has recently passed the necessary exams to enable him to practise as a solicitor in Scotland and to advise on matters that are governed by Scottish Law as well as those governed by the laws of England and Wales.

"It has long been a cause of frustration for us", explains David, "that when we are advising on deals that have a Scottish component (such as the acquisition of a group that has a Scottish branch or subsidiary, or where a business contract is governed by Scottish Law), we have to refer that aspect to lawyers in Scotland. Now we will be able to deal with it ourselves and provide our client with the complete package."

The Scottish Legal System differs from that in England in a number of ways including the laws relating to property and to court procedure.

"Whilst these "cross-border" issues do not arise everyday in our work, they are quite frequent", David says, "for example in the last few months we have worked on a Franchise Agreement governed by Scottish Law, where the franchise concept was conceived in Scotland and extended south of the border by way of expansion, and with the purchase of a business in Scotland by one of our locally based clients as part of their growth".

Greenwoods' Managing Director Robert Dillarstone praised David for fitting in his studying and managing to pass these exams alongside his already busy workload, saying "this will provide a useful addition to our offering to clients".

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