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Insights | Private Client

A “Gilded Cage” revisited: What the new Cheshire West decision means for Scotland

For more than a decade, one of the most influential legal ideas in health and social care was captured in a simple phrase: “a gilded cage is still a cage.”

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Insights | Tax

Pensions and inheritance tax (IHT) from April 2027 – update

At the UK budget in October 2024, it was announced that most unused pension funds and death benefits would be brought into the IHT net.

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Insights | Wills

If I wasn’t here, what happens to the kids?

There is one question that almost all of us – understandably – avoid: if you were not here, who would step into your shoes?

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Insights | Employment
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Protecting your people in the heat: What Scottish employers need to know

Key risks associated with extreme heat and the practical steps employers should take to ensure compliance with the law - more importantly - to keep people safe.

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Anderson Strathern appointed to support major cultural project in capital

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Insights | Data Protection

How AI is turning Data Subject Access Requests into a problem for SMEs

A data subject access request (DSAR) is a formal request made by an individual to an organisation, asking to see the personal data that the organisation holds about them.

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Insights | Family Law

Who gets what? Fair financial settlements on divorce in Scotland

A fair financial settlement in Scotland begins with a clear understanding of what counts as matrimonial property, because only matrimonial property is available for division.

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