What farmers and landowners should know about livestock worrying
Following the surge in Covid-19 lockdown walks in the countryside, and an increase in dog ownership, there has been a sharp rise in the number of dogs attacking livestock. Despite...
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Although the updated Electronic Communications Code (‘the Code’) was only enacted in 2018, it has generated a huge amount of case law in a short space of time. In essence,...
Will Brexit change employment law?
The UK’s transition period out of the EU ended on 31 December 2020 and existing EU law was converted into domestic UK law. There’s often a perception that the protections...
Time to get your charitable house in order
“Friluftsliv” is the Norwegian word for “fresh air life” – the enjoyment of all things outdoors. I’ve been loving the fresh air socialising forced upon us by Covid – no...
Why it’s smart to know about mediation
A person might have a family or relationship issue, or worries at work or perhaps they are a landlord having problems with their tenant. For businesses, the problem could be...
How much can self-employed people claim in holiday pay?
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...
Anderson Strathern reappointed by Crown Estate Scotland
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...
Trading Companies and Charitable Status – The New Lanark Trust
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...
A Guide to Buying Property in Scotland
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...
EU citizens don’t have long to ensure they can stay in UK
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...
Traineeships at Anderson Strathern: Daniel Considine
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...
Traineeships at Anderson Strathern: Megan Anderson
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...
Helping you decarbonise your organisation
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...
Increase in forestry demands linked to environmental and social benefits
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...
Planning ahead for school fees
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...
Top ten health and safety tips for charities returning to work
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...
Online CPD – Brexit: implications for business, trade, employment and immigration
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...
Be the hero of your own net-zero story
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...
Anderson Strathern appoints trio of directors
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...
Health and safety challenges – failing to prepare is preparing to fail
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...
Club HR – Employment law: what you need to know for life beyond lockdown
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...
Adapting visitor attractions in the new normal
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 in Agricultural Tenancies
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...
Anderson Strathern hires Rural partner from Morton Fraser
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...
The Job Retention Scheme
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...
Online CPD – Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Trusts
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...
Kids Company – lessons for charity trustees
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...
Anderson Strathern adds European dealmaker as Corporate Director
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...
Anderson Strathern announces Cancer Research UK as its new charity of the year
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...
A beginner’s guide to buying a rural home
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...