Posts By: Gebbie & Wilson

Survey to map Scotland’s tenant farming sector

Surveys are being sent to every tenant farmer in Scotland as part of a major piece of research that the Government says will influence the future of Scottish farming. Responses to the questionnaire will inform the work of the Ministerial-led Agricultural Holdings Legislation review, which is considering, among other issues, absolute right to buy for… Read more »

Rectifying an incorrectly signed Will

The UK Supreme Court ruled last week that the Will of a man who had signed his wife’s identical Will by mistake could be rectified after his death. It is an unusual case, which highlights the need to take care with the formalities of making a Will. The case concerned a Mr and Mrs Rawlings,… Read more »

Improving the wellbeing of people in care homes

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new standards to help care homes tackle loneliness, depression and low self-esteem in older people. With the number of older people in the UK set to rise to 16 million over the next 20 years and more people living longer than ever before, NICE… Read more »

Land tenancy draft order published

Draft legislation aimed at correcting a legal issue in land tenancy law has been published by the Scottish Government. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled that the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 had to be amended, because one subsection breached the rights of landlords under the European Convention on Human Rights. This related to… Read more »

Families find financial discussions difficult

Conversations about retirement and aging are always tricky – as shown by a recent American study that found a significant lack of proactive discussion and engagement between family members on key financial topics. The company behind the research, wealth management firm Merrill Lynch, says that this is a cause for concern, as a lack of… Read more »