Buildings and property developments increasingly have unique personalities and commonly are given a quirky name or title as part of their address.

This summer, I took part in a work placement at Brodies' Edinburgh office, spending time with the litigation and banking teams.

When a bus collides with a cyclist there is a strong presumption that the bus driver is at fault.

An Opinion issued by Lord Tyre in the Court of Session last week provides that the applicable law for an asbestos-related claim is the law of the country where the "injury occurred", as opposed to the country ...

Although the Digital Economy Act received Royal Assent on 27 April 2017, the provisions for the new Electronic Communication Code were only recently brought into force with effect from 28 December 2017.

The Construction Act 1996 gives a party to a construction contract the right to refer a dispute to adjudication "at any time"; however a recent TCC decision in England has held that this right

Recent proposals to designate gasholders as listed buildings shows the importance of the right of appeal introduced in Scotland in 2015.

There has never been a more opportune time to discuss the future agricultural strategy for Scotland.

The new EIA Regulations were introduced in May 2017. Scotland's 2018 EIA Community Conference provided interesting insights into the state of EIA one year on.

Followers of land reform in Scotland will be aware that the implementation of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 is an ongoing process.

Back-to-back drafting is a familiar feature of construction contracting where the contractor accepts an obligation under the main contract and seeks to pass it down to the subcontractor responsible for that part of the works.

The recent decision in Interserve Construction Ltd v Hitachi Zosen Inova AG, has confirmed the importance of understanding and complying with the contractual process when it comes to terminating a construction contract.

Explore recent developments in Scottish land reform, community ownership rights, timber transport funding, and key legal cases affecting landowners. These insights examine practical implications...

Extending the life of windfarms is increasingly being seen as an alternative to – or a means of postponing – repowering.

Inheritance tax is payable at 40% on the value of what you own when you die. However, if you own agricultural or business property, for example farmland or an interest in a business ...

The UK Government has announced bold ambitions to be "the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we found it".

With an increasing number of major public projects underway, such as the dualling of the A9 and A96, many rural landowners are being faced with the prospect of compulsory purchase.

Since the 2015 judgement in Galiford Try v Estura ("Estura") in which the court granted a partial payment of an adjudicator's award resulting from a "smash and grab" adjudication ...

In May this year the Scottish Government issued a consultation paper on the reform of child law in Scotland.

The public is perhaps now more familiar with the original community right to buy land which was introduced by the Scottish Government in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 ("the 2003 Act");