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There are all sorts of salmon fishing opportunities in Scotland, from fishing the large Scottish rivers like the Tweed and Tay, to the intimate and less well-known beats – many...

Scotland’s forestry market has grown over the last few years with environmental concerns being one of the driving factors. The importance of this struck me again as I watched the...

This webinar is part of our series of continued professional development (CPD) sessions for solicitors. Our experts Gary Burton and Liam Smith talked you through the considerations for contentious executries....

This year’s theme is helping charities find clarity. We welcome you to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Edinburgh City Centre for our Annual Charities conference. The past few years have...

Anderson Strathern, one of Scotland’s most innovative, independent law firms, has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) legal services framework for the first time. The...

Like many in my year group, I began my traineeship under Covid restrictions but despite being physically remote, everyone made such an effort to make me feel welcome and I...

Retail is undergoing an unprecedented transition. The internet led to new sales channels, globalisation opened up new markets, covid shook the retail industry to its core as stores around the...

A hot topic in the Scottish private let sector at the moment is the introduction of a new mandatory licensing system for short-term lets (“STLs”). In April 2016, there were...

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve bolstered our leadership team with the promotion of two partners and six new directors. Our new partners, Gary Burton and Robbie Wilson, are specialists...

For many sectors of the UK economy, recent weeks have been like the “spinning newspaper” effect seen in old movies, with one industry announcement after another: critical staff shortages, rising...

This series is suitable for HR professionals or those with responsibility for managing staff. Our conversation was on the importance of establishing the Right to Work status of employees where...

As a trustee of a Scottish charity, it is important to be aware that you can be held liable for health and safety law breaches. This article highlights the importance...

Intellectual Property (IP) rights protect creations of the mind, safeguarding the key identifiers of a business and often becoming one of an organisation’s most valuable assets. A carefully crafted and...

Over the last few years, recruitment and lack of labour have been the scourge of many businesses in agriculture and rural industries. However, all may not be lost in terms...

Crofting law is widely considered to be complicated and many consider there is an urgent need to adapt the law for the sake of simplicity, efficiency and modernisation. The Scottish...

If you own a firearm in Scotland, it’s important to be up to date with the intricacies of the Firearms Act 1968 (the Act) to avoid any scrutiny from the...

What are fluctuation clauses? Across the board, concerns are being raised regarding the cost of construction contracts and construction inflation generally, whether this relates to contracts already signed or those...

In a world of fast fashion, how important is a brand’s culture and sustainable business practices? We spoke to Guy and Leeanne Hundleby, founders of the luxury leather goods brand...

Restrictive covenants – a recap In every employment contract (whether set out expressly in writing or orally agreed) there is also always an implied duty to keep employer information confidential...

Employing anyone can be a complicated business – even more so when you are a rural employer as you have to be mindful of the additional protection agricultural workers have....

The UK Government has decided to change the law to expand what it refers to as tax conditionality for the hidden economy. These changes are to apply to Scotland and...

In this one-day management bootcamp, we’ll cover the knowledge and skills needed to handle key issues within your team, including conduct, coaching and improving performance, managing absence, avoiding discrimination, and...

With many parts of the UK facing disruption to work from the biggest rail strike in decades and concerns from rising infection rates (not just from COVID-19 but also monkeypox...

Scottish AI company Aveni.ai has secured an investment of £2.75 million to deliver the expansion of its Aveni Detect platform to the financial services and utility markets across the UK....

Legacies are commonly one of the most thoughtful and important aspects of any Will. Deciding what to leave beneficiaries and ensuring that they receive the gift requires careful thought from...

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve hired Tom McEntegart as a Partner in our Glasgow office in order to boost our SME and commercial client offering across Scotland and the...

Reform of charity law in the UK has been on the agenda recently for legislators both north and south of the border. Those operating charities cross-border will know that the...

Naming a building in acknowledgement of an important donor as a gesture of appreciation for their substantial donation has never been treated as being a donor benefit for gift aid...

As a charity lawyer, it is not too often that we have the excitement of litigation, testing the principles of charity law, making it to court. In recent times we...

This webinar is part of our series of continued professional development (CPD) sessions for solicitors. Our mediation experts, and trained mediators, Alun Thomas and Jemma Forrest, talked you through why...