Insight Hub

• 19 January 2021
• | Alasdair Johnstone

New year, new you? There’s no better time to get on top of your life admin

2020 was certainly a difficult year and while the New Year could look to be off to a similar start, it’s important to remain positive and look to the light at the end of the tunnel with the news of the Covid vaccines arriving. It’s also true that for many of us, the last year provided a chance to re-evaluate what is most important to us.

• 22 December 2020
• | Martin Whiteford

The local energy revolution

For a period this year, all of our lives became smaller. As the pandemic developed, we quickly realised that when our systems are under stress we rely on those in closest proximity. When national institutions falter, geography matters. Our communities mattered.

• 22 December 2020
• | Danielle Edgar

Navigating the Coronavirus Christmas and setting up your child contact bubbles

Christmas is going to be different this year, whatever our family relationships and set-ups, especially given the most recent changes. Along with all the planning that will go into forming your own family bubble for Christmas Day, if you or one of your family is a separated parent then there are additional ‘bubbles’ to arrange and navigate.

• 9 December 2020
• | Anne Lawrie

Company Voluntary Agreements could become retail sector lifeline

Clarks, New Look and Jigsaw – what do these well-known and established high street names all have in common?  Within the last few months, each has launched their company voluntary agreement (or CVA) proposal. 

• 8 December 2020
• | Graham White

Coronavirus triggers Scottish property market shift

Among the changes triggered by the coronavirus pandemic has been a shift in the attitudes of property sellers and buyers in Scotland to urban living, with many choosing to move from city dwellings in search of outdoor space.

• 25 November 2020
• | Janice Jones

Legal guardian and godparents, what’s the difference?

Choosing a legal guardian or a godparent for your child is a big decision. They’ll probably play a significant role in your child’s upbringing and may even become their primary carer, should the worst happen.

• 11 November 2020

Learning the ropes – leverage at the World Trade Organisation

Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the USA claimed “No nation was ever ruined by trade”. While that may be so, during Trump’s presidency, his choice of leverage in a trade dispute over subsidies to Airbus caused financial distress to Scottish businesses in sectors unconnected to the civil aviation market.

• Date: 3 November 2020

Annual Charities Conference 2020

At our online conference on Tuesday 3rd November, we discussed the impact Coronavirus has had on the third sector, what individuals and organisations have been doing to help keep charities afloat, employment and funding issues and look to the future. 

• 2 November 2020
• | Mandy Armstrong

The Job Support Scheme

On 31 October, the UK Government announced new lockdown measures which will take effect across the whole of England between 5 November and 2 December. As a result of these new measures, the Job Support Scheme, which was due to start on 1 November, has been suspended. 

• 14 October 2020
• | Anne Chapman

Building business resilience in the age of adaptation

As we all become used to the prospect of life taking on a new normal, serious questions are being asked across society. What form will the Scottish recovery take? Can we build our rural businesses back better, stronger and with more resilience? Can environmental sustainability be instilled at the heart of this recovery? 

• 1 October 2020
• | Adèle Nicol

Coronavirus Private Rented Housing Update

Measures which deal with the protection of tenants in privately rented housing arising from consequences of Covid-19 have been introduced by the UK and Scottish governments.

• 25 September 2020

Anderson Strathern reveals business wins and announces raft of promotions