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Community Rights to Buy – The options explained

Fiona Scott, Legal Director outlines the various rights available to communities to purchase land in Scotland.  

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16 May 2025 | Time to read: 4 mins

Co-location of technologies: A new, sophisticated approach to sites

By Amy McDowell

There has been a change in the way current and potential development sites are viewed in the renewable energy sphere. The progression from primarily considering sites for a single technology...

01 May 2025 | Time to read: 6 mins

Land Reform Bill – What is the current status? 

By Robert Scott-Dempster

The Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of the general principles of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill and the Bill will now move to Stage 2. Following its introduction on...

30 April 2025 | Time to read: 5 mins

Community Rights to Buy – The options explained

By Fiona Scott

Fiona Scott, Legal Director outlines the various rights available to communities to purchase land in Scotland.  

29 April 2025 | Time to read: 4 mins

Compulsory purchase in Scotland – reform on the horizon?

By Ruth Thomson

Ruth Thomson, Senior Solicitor, details the current system for Compulsory Purchase Orders and considers the changes that may be put in place with this reform.  

New appointment – Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher

Published: 16 August 2021
Time to read: 1 min

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We have strengthened our Tax team with the appointment of Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher as Tax Director. A Chartered Tax Advisor, Lisa has over 18 years’ experience and has particular expertise advising high net worth clients on their tax affairs, including inheritance tax and capital gains tax.  Lisa joins from accountancy firm Saffery Champness and is the current Treasurer of STEP Scotland.

Head of Tax and Co-Head of Private Client, John McArthur commented: “Lisa’s appointment will add further depth to the tax offering for our clients and is part of our continued investment in the firm’s award-winning Private Client and Land and Rural Business teams.  Lisa brings considerable expertise in advising on complex tax matters for individuals and businesses and I am looking forward to working with her and further developing our tax practice.”

Our specialist tax team provides comprehensive personal tax advice to individuals and their families, including succession planning, inheritance tax and capital gains tax.  The team has particular expertise advising family estates on their tax planning and works closely with the firm’s market-leading land and rural business team.



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