Knowledge

Elaine Brailsford and Stephanie Hepburn look at the various access rights commonly found in the rural sector and the interpretation and extent of these.

On 31 October 2018, The Business Contract Terms (Assignment of Receivables) Regulations 2018 were approved by both the House of Commons and House of Lords. The Regulations will come into effect on 31 December 2018 

Elaine Brailsford and Stephanie Hepburn focus on time and time limits in serving notices for out latest rural webinar instalment. 

Hamish Patrick explores what lies ahead for Scotland’s financial future and examines the findings of the Fraser of Allander Report. 

Our Rural Affairs team explains the legal concept of prescription, with specific reference to the case of Mr and Mrs B v Mr and Mrs C [2018] SC FORF 27.

This webinar examines private residential tenancies in the rural sector and discusses the new rules on Private Residential Tenancies: including the changes in the rules on recovery of possession and what these changes mean for land owners, tenants and their advisers.

Tune into our latest webinar as we explore the benefits you can reap by investing time in getting a construction contract right and signed from the outset.

Our team unpick the Government’s green paper consultation on corporate governance reform, including which companies will be affected and how the new regulations will apply. 

An update on the James Hutton Institute report that identified various models to increase the availability of farmland to new entrants.

Read the Shepherd and Wedderburn introduction to The Scottish Law Commission’s Report on Moveable Transactions here.

The Court of Appeal held that an express contractual term allowing an employer to levy liquidated damages for periods of concurrent delay took precedence over a common law principle known as the prevention principle.

Vinci has won the latest bout between Vinci Construction UK Limited and Beumer Group UK, successfully enforcing an adjudication award in its favour, in a decision which demonstrates the Court’s ongoing commitment to upholding adjudication decisions by summary judgment.

The recent Scottish Lands Tribunal case related to the accuracy of the Land Register, under s82 of the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 2012. A dispute arose about the rights in residential property which had been split into two flats.

The latest webinar continues our discussion of ransom strips in rural land development.

The third webinar in the series looks at when ransom strips may arise in a rural setting, what may be done to avoid this using voluntary registration and where rectification may assist as a remedy in a ransom strip situation.

Ann Stewart explores the finer details of the Scottish Law Commission’s Discussion Paper, which attempts to clarify issues surrounding modern commercial leases.