Insights

Protect your digital assets – in death as well as life

With most of us living much of our lives online at the moment, have you ever wondered what happens to all these online accounts when someone dies?

Recent legal cases are big news for trustees

For charities and their trustees, the ‘charity test’ is getting harder to judge, as a recent legal decision has highlighted.

The touchscreen is mightier than the sword – or riskier

The law on defamation is being tidied up in Scotland, but beware, it’s still surprisingly easy to get yourself in hot water on social media and review…

R&A is the hot topic in the countryside. What is it?

For landowners and tenant farmers, this spring brought important legal changes on how to ‘relinquish’ (or surrender) a secure tenancy.

Border points: will my Power of Attorney travel well?

We’re often asked whether an English Power of Attorney can be used in Scotland, or vice versa. Here’s the answer

Head injuries and rugby: what you need to know

Recent litigation about head injuries in rugby could well have implications for amateur and schools rugby

A guide to Inheritance Tax – when is it payable and what does it mean for the value of your estate?

Caroline Fraser, Partner in our Private Client team summarises what Inheritance Tax is, what the tax-free thresholds are and the increase in HMRC investigations

Supreme Court hands down its decision in long-running ‘sleepover’ payments case

The latest furlough extension will be welcome for charities

Furlough has saved many jobs throughout the coronavirus pandemic and the question now for third sector organisations is now many more can it protect on the road