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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a landmark decision in C King v The Sash Window Company Ltd in relation to holiday pay. C King v The Sash Window...

We’re pleased to announce that we have recently been reappointed as legal adviser to Crown Estate Scotland, the body that manages a wide range of assets in Scotland, including around...

Most charities are familiar with the non-charitable trading subsidiary model. A charity sets up a wholly owned company limited by shares to generate income donated to the charity under gift...

The Scottish system for buying property differs from elsewhere in the UK. This brief guide doesn’t cover every possible aspect or scenario but offers a general overview of the process...

The UK Government have just announced that they will be issuing enforcement notices to those EU nationals who have not yet applied to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), to inform...

I have loved my time as a trainee at Anderson Strathern. One of the things that makes your work enjoyable is the people you work with. I can honestly say...

I joined Anderson Strathern as a Trainee Solicitor in September 2019, after applying for a traineeship with the firm in my 4th year of university. I spent my first 6...

For our webinar on ‘Helping you decarbonise your organisation’, we partnered with Locogen, a leading consultancy advising on renewable energy and low carbon technologies, and EWT, Europe’s leading wind turbine...

Over the last few years Scotland’s forestry market has grown significantly with a number of new buyers entering the market. Environmental concerns have been one of the driving factors behind...

Every parent and grandparent wants to ensure that their child or grandchild receives a head start in life. When it comes to planning for private education fees there are no...

Charity trustees and senior managers will benefit from refreshing their understanding of their health and safety duties in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. In this article, we detail what you...

In our latest series of online CPD seminars for our Scottish referrals network, Neil Amner, our Brexit and business resilience group lead, discussed the key updates for the most common...

Stories often begin with a moment of unexpected change. We follow the consequences as they ripple out in a pattern of causes and effects. The climate crisis hasn’t been like...

We’ve recently made a trio of senior appointments, with Gillian Harkness-McKinlay, Chris Devlin and James McMillan joining us as directors. Gillian joins from Burness Paull and specialises in public sector...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) estimates that the total annual cost of injuries (in farming, forestry and horticulture) to society is approximately £190 million with around two-thirds of that...

Our Club HR webinar on 26 May looked at Employment law: what you need to know for life beyond lockdown. Our in‐house specialists, Mandy Armstrong and Ilaria Moretti discussed the...

Hospitality, recreation, retail and local food supply play a major part in farm and estate diversification across Scotland. The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has significantly disrupted such businesses. With the vaccine...

Relinquishment and Assignation (R and A) was introduced by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (the Act). Now effective, this means that secure agricultural tenants who want to leave farming...

Well-known and highly regarded rural legal expert, Linsey Barclay-Smith has joined Anderson Strathern from Morton Fraser. Linsey is the latest addition to our 20-strong pre-eminent Rural Land and Business team...

As the nation continues to respond and deal with the ongoing impact of the Coronavirus, the UK Government has announced in the Spring Budget 2021 that the Job Retention Scheme...

We’ve relaunched our CPD seminar series for solicitors, where we share insight into a different specialist practice area each quarter. In the first informative session on 27 April 2021, our...

Charity trustees should take great comfort from the recent dismissal of the High Court case against the trustees of Kids Company and the former CEO Camila Batmanghelidjh. This action was...

We are delighted to announce that European dealmaker Max Scharbert has joined as a Director in our Corporate practice. Scharbert is a former Corporate Partner at Rooney Nimmo and is...

Cancer Research UK has been chosen by our people as the new Anderson Strathern charity of the year. For the past two years we have supported Parkinson’s UK, raising a...

Scrolling through the property sale pages online seems like the perfect escape at the moment. The ultimate find for many is likely to be a property with onsite parking, no...

Residential property investors are experiencing a time of unprecedented change to the tax treatment of residential properties. The property tax system is becoming increasingly pervasive as both the Scottish and...

From 6 April 2019 the UK capital gains tax (CGT) regime was extended to cover the disposal of non-residential property by non-UK residents. This change to the tax rules levelled...

Did you know, you can pass up to £1 million on to your children free of inheritance tax? No more inheritance tax on family homes. Our helpful series of articles...

The UK residential property market has for a long time been an attractive proposition for foreign investors. An increased demand for UK residential property from abroad runs contrary to both...

For many, making a will is something we mean to do but usually sits around the bottom of the to-do list. While many of us have a little more time...