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Leaving a gift to a charity in your Will is a popular way of making a lasting difference to a cause close to your heart.

Scotland has a lot to offer businesses and investors: a dynamic community of entrepreneurs, a highly skilled workforce, geography that could have been tailor-made for the clean energy industry...

Asbestos was used extensively in UK commercial and residential buildings in the 20th century, primarily for insulation, flooring and roofing, as well as being sprayed on ceilings and walls.

The UK Government's recent decision, in consultation with the devolved administrations, to close down all "non-essential premises" will have considerable impact on the licensed trade in Scotland.

Official figures show health accounted for 17.5% of identifiable public spending in Scotland in 2017/18, and that share is growing structurally ...

In this article, our Regulatory Risk and Compliance team (RRC team) discusses the increasing need for firms dealing with government to be alert to the impact of transparency and fair-dealing regulations...

The Supreme Court judgment in Bresco Electrical Services Ltd v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd has clarified the interplay between adjudication and the process of insolvency set-off.

With the lifting of the restrictions on the presentation of winding up petitions, and the likely cash flow pressures caused by price inflation, it is widely anticipated that we will see an increase...

Harnessing the metaverse technology provides a real opportunity for brand owners. However, it is also important for organisations to consider protecting the brand's intellectual property (IP).

The stakes have been raised in Brexit negotiations around the UK's stance on the current major question – in or out of the Customs Union?

Succession planning in family businesses requires careful consideration, integrating family members' aspirations and addressing longevity, talent management, and proactive leadership transitions to ensure business continuity and harmony.

Many of Shepherd and Wedderburn's clients who are engaged in philanthropy choose to do so anonymously.

Often a party will have good grounds to suspect that their confidential information is being misused by a third party. However, in order to prove this they need to recover the evidence from them

In the recent case of Dickie & Moore v McLeish and others [2019] CSOH 71, the Outer House of the Court of Session considered whether the material parts of a Contractor's claim...

Over the years, the Scottish courts have gained some familiarity with the use of teleconferencing in procedural hearings.

The Civil Justice Council's (CJC) Working Party on Litigation Funding, co-chaired by Dr John Sorabji and Mr Justice Simon Picken, published its Final Report on Litigation Funding on 2 June 2025.

The popularity of wild camping following the easing of the first lockdown caused a number of problems for landowners and managers concerned about the impact on the countryside.

The Scottish Courts have refused an application made under Rule 58 of the Scottish Arbitration Rules (SAR) relating to when the petitioner could have an arbitrator's part award clarified, ...