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Insights | Residential Property

A Guide to Buying Property in Scotland

The Scottish system for buying property differs from elsewhere in the UK. This brief guide doesn’t cover every possible aspect or scenario but offers a general overview of the process when purchasing a residential property in Scotland.

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Insights | Employment

EU citizens don’t have long to ensure they can stay in UK

The UK Government have just announced that they will be issuing enforcement notices to those EU nationals who have not yet applied to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), to inform them of the need to apply, effectively giving them 28 days’ notice to apply. The Government confirmed that application extensions will be given if people can provide a reasonable excuse for the delay.

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Events | Energy
  • Date: 16 June 2021

Helping you decarbonise your organisation

For our webinar on 'Helping you decarbonise your organisation', we partnered with Locogen, a leading consultancy advising on renewable energy and low carbon technologies, and EWT, Europe’s leading wind turbine supplier for on-site power generation. 

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Insights | Rural

Increase in forestry demands linked to environmental and social benefits

Over the last few years Scotland’s forestry market has grown significantly with a number of new buyers entering the market. Environmental concerns have been one of the driving factors behind this growth in interest however there are more than just financial rewards linked to forestry.

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Insights | Tax

Planning ahead for school fees

Every parent and grandparent wants to ensure that their child or grandchild receives a head start in life. When it comes to planning for private education fees there are no pre-funded investment solutions in the marketplace at present.

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Insights | Charities & Third Sector

Top ten health and safety tips for charities returning to work

Charity trustees and senior managers will benefit from refreshing their understanding of their health and safety duties in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. In this article, we detail what you need to know about these complex regulations and share some of the practical questions that third sector leaders should consider as workplaces begin to reopen.

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Events | Brexit
  • Date: 10 June 2021

Online CPD – Brexit: implications for business, trade, employment and immigration

In our latest series of online CPD seminars on 10th June 2021 for our Scottish referrals network, Neil Amner, our Brexit and business resilience group lead, discussed the key updates for the most common types of trade, while Paul Brown, our head of immigration, detailed the main changes to immigration and employment law as a result of Brexit.

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Insights | Corporate Law

Be the hero of your own net-zero story

Stories often begin with a moment of unexpected change. We follow the consequences as they ripple out in a pattern of causes and effects. The climate crisis hasn’t been like that.

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Anderson Strathern appoints trio of directors

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Insights | Corporate Law

Health and safety challenges – failing to prepare is preparing to fail

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) estimates that the total annual cost of injuries (in farming, forestry and horticulture) to society is approximately £190 million with around two-thirds of that being due to reportable injuries (£130 million), and fatalities accounting for one third (£55 million).

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