Insight Hub

• 26 March 2025
• | Douglas McLachlan

Is your business ready for AI?

Whether you choose to embrace it or not, we have truly entered the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

• 26 March 2025
• | Tom Docherty

Recent Upper Tribunal Decisions

The Upper Tribunal (UT) is the appeal court from Traffic Commissioner decisions at Public Inquiries and the following are summaries of recent decisions from the UT, which must be taken into account by the Traffic Commissioner.

• 26 March 2025
• | Graham Ronald

Edinburgh Visitor Levy Scheme: an overview

In January this year Councillors formally voted in favour of the introduction of Edinburgh’s Visitor Levy Scheme.

• 12 March 2025

Anderson Strathern signs up as Lawscot Foundation sponsor

• 6 March 2025
• | Chris McDowall

Changes to ‘fire and rehire’ must not be dismissed by employers

Maybe missed among more headline-grabbing elements of the Employment Rights Bill, there could be unintended consequences from this change.

• 5 March 2025
• | Kate Bond

Who owns carbon in Scotland?

The Scottish Government has committed to delivering a net zero society by 2045 – five years earlier than the rest of the UK.

• 4 March 2025
• | Martin Whiteford

The Rise of Large-Scale Solar Projects

Dealing with “Zombie” renewables projects and what this all means for landowners

• 3 March 2025
• | Anne Chapman

Raising Finance: the new statutory pledge

The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 (“the Act”) will come fully into force on 1 April this year and will make a few big changes to the law.

• 28 February 2025
• | Stuart Orr

Commercial battery storage for landowners in Scotland

Landowners in Scotland – are you missing out on a major opportunity?
Commercial battery storage is on the rise, and it could mean big things for your land and your income. But is it the right move for you?

• 17 February 2025
• | Liam McKay

The sting in the tail of construction contracts

A recent decision by the High Court of England and Wales regarding construction contracts may not hold true in Scotland.

• 14 February 2025

Law firm Anderson Strathern’s Corporate team complete more than 100 deals in 2024

• 11 February 2025
• | Sheila Tulloch

Udal Law: A unique legal tradition in Orkney and Shetland

Udal law, introduced by Norse settlers to Orkney and Shetland, still influences land and foreshore rights today, alongside the broader application of Scots law across the islands.