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If you hadn’t previously heard of the Community Right to Buy, after STV’s recent series, Payback, it may well be on your radar. It’s a complex topic, so we’ve provided an overview of this right, its evolution, and the steps involved in exercising it.
Learn moreFurnished holiday lets – short-term lets - are hitting the headlines right now due to the Scottish Government’s new, tougher licensing scheme which has just come into being. Ministers insist the new regulations are designed to combat unscrupulous owners, while owners say they are being forced out of business.
Learn moreIt has always been the role of the law to define what is meant by ’fair.’ However, anyone scanning the news or social commentary will be unsurprised to hear that this topic is not without controversy.
Learn moreFamily dramas, weddings, divorces and separations are the foundation of countless box-sets, books and films.
Considering most of us know someone who has been through a domestic upheaval, it’s little wonder so much of family law is misunderstood.
Learn moreWhen the pandemic put the kibosh on international travel, Scottish tourism got a welcome boost.
People who would normally have jetted off to Greece or Spain found themselves exploring the stunning wildernesses of the Highlands and Islands, or the rugged coastlines of the Borders, often for the first time.
Learn moreOpening their gates to the public for fruit picking or, more commonly at this time of year, pumpkin picking has become a popular choice of diversification activity for many farmers.
Diversification is the use of land and fixed equipment from an agricultural holding for non-agricultural purposes.
Learn moreIt’s a difficult and tumultuous time in the UK and many organisations will be facing the squeeze, particularly in the third sector. Many charitable organisations will still be dealing with the fallout from the pandemic while also grappling with increased operational costs. Some will also have seen a spike in demand due to the cost-of-living crisis, and the combination has led to strenuous financial pressures.
Learn moreMaking a Will is crucial to ensure your assets are passed on exactly how you wish when you are no longer around. Crofters aren’t exempt from this. In fact, there are multiple factors which mean that it could be argued that a well thought through Will is even more essential for crofters to put in place.
Learn moreOne year on from our original review of the Captain Tom Foundation, stories about the charity continue to emerge, making headline news. The Charity Commission inquiry has escalated its initial compliance checks into a full statutory investigation and it has recently been reported that the charity is likely to wind up. There are some valuable lessons for charity trustees...
Learn moreOur private client law experts, Robert Cole and Carole Tomlinson, explored the key differences between Scots and Anglo-Welsh law.
Learn moreThe Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (the “2023 Act”) was passed by Parliament on 28 June 2023 and received Royal Assent on 9 August 2023. The 2023 Act makes important changes to the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (the “2005 Act”), the legislation under which the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) was established.
Learn moreThe Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has around 24,000 charities on its books and has undertaken a recent project to review the Scottish charity register to ensure those registered continue to meet the necessary requirements to maintain Scottish charitable status.
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