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Less Than One Month to Go Until RSABI’s Great Scone Palace Challenge

In just a few weeks, teams from across the Scotland’s agricultural community will unite to take part in RSABI's Great Scone Palace Challenge.

Green Living: Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Private Rented Properties

Green Living: Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Private Rented Properties

Youth mobility and the EU – What might happen next?

After the UK-EU trade summit, discussions are ongoing for the creation of an EU youth mobility scheme similar to the UK's current arrangements.

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01 September 2025 | Time to read: 4 mins

Less Than One Month to Go Until RSABI’s Great Scone Palace Challenge

By Lois Newton

In just a few weeks, teams from across the Scotland’s agricultural community will unite to take part in RSABI's Great Scone Palace Challenge.

25 August 2025 | Time to read: 5 mins

Green Living: Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Private Rented Properties

By Fiona Scott

Green Living: Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Private Rented Properties

19 August 2025 | Time to read: 5 mins

Youth mobility and the EU – What might happen next?

By Fraser Vandal

After the UK-EU trade summit, discussions are ongoing for the creation of an EU youth mobility scheme similar to the UK's current arrangements.

18 August 2025 | Time to read: 3 mins

From Trainee to Solicitor: Jack Cuthbertson

By Jack Cuthbertson

Jack Cuthbertson, a newly qualified Solicitor in our Energy & Strategic Land team tells us about his trainee experience at Gillespie Macandrew.

Stewart Dunbar

Legal Director, Private Client

Stewart advises on a broad range of legal and estate-planning matters, including the administration of executry estates, the preparation of complex Wills, and the creation and administration of trusts.  He has a particular interest in succession planning for business-owning families, and works closely with colleagues in our Land and Rural Business Team.

Stewart is a member of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP), having completed the STEP Diploma in Tax and Estate Planning in 2015.  He then went on to act as the course tutor on the Wills & Executries module and examiner in the Trusts: Law and Practice module of the STEP Diploma.  He is also a tutor on the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at the University of Edinburgh.

Stewart serves as a Governor on the board of the Dean and Cauvin Young Person’s Trust, which is thought to be Edinburgh’s oldest charity as well as acting as chairperson of the charity’s finance subcommittee.

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Recent News & Insights by Stewart

13 February 2024 | Time to read: 3 mins

Changes in law for Trusters to be aware of in 2024

By Stewart Dunbar

Trusts & Succession Act: what are the changes for Trusters to be aware of before they become law in 2024.

21 March 2023 | Time to read: 9 mins

What are the main features of the Trusts and Succession Bill?

By Stewart Dunbar

The Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 22 November 2022.

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