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Hayley Russell and Nathaniel Buckingham discuss their chosen Top 5 Construction Cases of 2025 and highlight some of the key commercial lessons that can be taken from them.

With the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill now passed, the lotting decision rules for large landholdings are now being implemented.

On 9 February 2026 the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued updated guidance on financial sanctions enforcement and monetary penalties. The updated guidance implements a number of key reforms which companies should be aware of.

A summary of five important cases relating to the management of businesses, highlighting some key takeaways for directors and shareholders.

As of 1 December 2017, landlords letting a residential property under a new lease are now subject to a new letting regime in Scotland – the private residential tenancy.

Tenants under “ultra long leases” in Scotland may have woken up in 2015 to find themselves the owner of the property they formerly tenanted. On 28 November 2015, legislation came into effect by which the rights of certain tenants automatically converted into ownership. Former landlords may now however benefit from the automatic conversion of some lease conditions into title conditions.

Download our briefing on the Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Act 2017, which is the outcome of the Scottish Law Commission’s recommendation to create an updated statutory regime for third party rights, replacing the common law rules.

With proposed new renewable energy projects, a truly two-way consultation process can lead to outcomes that are better for everyone.

With last week marking the beginning of Ramadan and Lent, employers are reminded of their obligation to support employees and ensure the workplace remains free from discrimination during this period of religious observance over the coming weeks.

Many jobs in offshore wind can be hazardous, so good health and safety practices should be a priority.

Section 4L of the British Nationality Act 1981 offers a potential route to British citizenship for adults with a UK-born grandmother who missed out due to historical legislative unfairness.

The Supreme Court ruled on 11 February 2026 that the term ‘milk’ cannot be used to advertise plant-based milks. This article explains the judgement and what it means for manufacturers of dairy alternative products.

This article was first published in Business Scotland. Cryptocurrencies and other digital assets have become increasingly mainstream. Initially, legal frameworks were slow to catch up, but this began to change last year. This article by Jack Mitchell, a Solicitor in the Banking and Finance team at Shepherd and Wedderburn, recaps the key developments, and looks […]

This article explores the new routes under the subsidy control regime: Arts and Culture, and Community and Regeneration.

We take a look back at the biggest legal changes in the rural sector in 2025.

Here we explain International Investment Treaties and how the UK’s withdrawal from The Energy Charter Treaty could affect investors.

Historical legislative unfairness meant overseas-born children and grandchildren of British war brides could not claim British citizenship. However, through recent changes to the British Nationality Act 1981, many Americans may now have a route to British Citizenship.

With the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 receiving Royal Assent in December 2025, we look into what changes were introduced to the Community Right to Buy reforms?

Following the changes to reliefs in the Autumn Budget, we look at the tax advantages available to business owners, employees, and beneficiaries on the sale of a business to an Employee Ownership Trust.

The court in Paragon Group Limited v FK Facades Limited ruled an assignee is entitled to exercise the right to adjudicate under a construction contract. The decision is the first direct authority on the point, and the outcome is likely to be a welcome development for employers but unwelcome for contractors.

When both parties are acting in the course of a business, transactions involving goods are governed primarily by the Sales of Goods Act 1979. In this article, we explain the framework of rights, obligations and remedies that it provides to both buyers and sellers.

In this tenth and final instalment in our series exploring joint ventures in the clean energy sector, we explore the top 10 key points to keep in mind when preparing for the possible termination of a joint venture.

The World Cup is a huge opportunity for owners of licensed premises. But they need to ensure that they are properly prepared.

2025 saw several high-profile health and safety prosecutions in the UK. Here are five that were particularly notable.