United Kingdom - July 10 2017
Despite some industry insiders predicting that they’d overshoot the deadline for implementing beneficial ownership disclosure requirements of the…
Roderick MacLeod, Hamish Patrick
United Kingdom - April 25 2017
A recent decision of Banff Sheriff Court in Scotland has unexpectedly cast doubt on the validity of the form of legal title transfer used widely in…
Peter Alderdice, Fiona Buchanan, Neil Campbell, Neil Cowan, Roderick MacLeod
United Kingdom - April 25 2017
The standard security (i.e. Scottish mortgage) in the Burns case had originally been granted by the borrower in favour of GMAC. GMAC had previously…
Peter Alderdice, Fiona Buchanan, Rodger Cairns, Neil Campbell, Neil Cowan, Roderick MacLeod
United Kingdom - April 7 2017
New rules regarding limited partnerships (LPs) came into force across the UK yesterday (6 April 2017). Under the changes, the Limited Partnerships…
Roderick MacLeod, Hamish Patrick
United Kingdom - February 1 2017
Antiquated rules of Scots contract law on the rights of third parties are to be swept away and replaced with a new flexible regime under proposed…
Peter Alderdice