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Shifting Ground: Making Sense of the Government’s Changing IHT Proposals

We explore the latest changes to IHT, the practical challenges for business owners, and why the current approach risks creating an unworkable system.

Scottish Ports and the UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Leading the Clean Energy Transition

Scottish ports are reshaping their role in the energy transition as the UK ETS brings new expectations, opportunities, and momentum for maritime decarbonisation

Irritancy and Commercial Leases: When Leases Don’t Do What They Say on the Tin

An overview of irritancy in commercial leases, examining how legal safeguards and practical considerations can alter outcomes beyond the contract wording.

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03 February 2026 | Time to read: 4 mins

Shifting Ground: Making Sense of the Government’s Changing IHT Proposals

By John McArthur

We explore the latest changes to IHT, the practical challenges for business owners, and why the current approach risks creating an unworkable system.

29 January 2026 | Time to read: 6 mins

Scottish Ports and the UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Leading the Clean Energy Transition

By Derek McCulloch, Jack Cuthbertson

Scottish ports are reshaping their role in the energy transition as the UK ETS brings new expectations, opportunities, and momentum for maritime decarbonisation

28 January 2026 | Time to read: 6 mins

Irritancy and Commercial Leases: When Leases Don’t Do What They Say on the Tin

By John Stirling

An overview of irritancy in commercial leases, examining how legal safeguards and practical considerations can alter outcomes beyond the contract wording.

27 January 2026 | Time to read: 7 mins

Ban of Upward-Only Rent Reviews in England & Wales: What It Means for Commercial Leases

By Tamzin Munro

A proposed ban on upward‑only rent reviews could reshape commercial leasing in England and Wales. Here’s what it means for landlords, tenants and wider market.

Eilidh Adams

Partner, Private Client

Eilidh is a Partner in our Perth office with over 18 years’ experience as a leading adviser in tax and succession planning for individuals, families, and trusts. She helps clients at every stage of life with clear, pragmatic guidance tailored to their personal and financial priorities. Her expertise covers lifetime and post‑death tax planning, Will drafting, asset protection, trusts and executry administration, Powers of Attorney and incapacity issues – including complex cross‑border estate matters.

Eilidh has extensive experience supporting rural clients, including farming families and estate owners, particularly in securing Business and Agricultural Property Relief and planning for Inheritance Tax.

Eilidh is ranked as a Band 1 individual in Private Wealth Law for Dundee and surrounds by the Chambers & Partners Legal Directory – Find out more.

Eilidh is a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians, an Affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and a Notary Public.

 

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Recent News & Insights by Eilidh

16 May 2022 | Time to read: 4 mins

Family Matters – Legal Considerations for Parents and Carers

By Eilidh Adams

Becoming a parent can also be all consuming, but there are a number of legal matters you should

28 January 2022 | Time to read: 4 mins

The Register of Persons holding a Controlled Interest in Land

By Eilidh Adams

The Register of Controlled Interests in Land (RCI), part of the Scottish Government’s land reform agenda, will go live on 1st April 2022.

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