Author Archives: Ross Leatham
Kicking Contractual Terms Into Touch- Force Majeure
There was a feeling of strong indignation when the scheduled game between Scotland and Japan in this year’s Rugby World Cup was threatened with cancellation due to the threat of Typhoon Hagibis. Such cancellation would have meant the Scottish team … More
Dilapidations Case Update: be careful of deals with new tenants
A recent decision in a Court of Session case Gatsby Retail Limited v The Edinburgh Woollen Mill emphasises that landlord’s should be careful that subsequent dealings with new tenants do not prejudice their ability to recover dilapidations from the previous … More
Succession and your Business
We are perhaps more educated on what would happen to our family if we died, lost capacity, suffered a disability, became involved in a family dispute or ran up much debt. Our knowledge is on a personal law basis but … More
Non-Executive Directors – Duties and Liabilities.
A non-executive director is a member of the board of directors of a company or organisation but not a member of the executive management team. The non-executive director’s role is basically to provide the board with dispassionate and objective criticism. … More
Registration of Property by Overseas Entities – public disclosure of beneficial interest
A draft Bill has recently been published by The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and sets out provisions to establish a new beneficial ownership register of overseas entities that own UK property. This follows the commitment made at … More
Dealing with Dilapidations- What Tenants Need to Know
A commercial lease will contain a repairing obligation which sets out the extent of a tenant’s obligations to maintain and repair the leased subjects. The tenant is generally obliged to return the property in a “good and tenantable condition”. Importantly, … More
Keep Your Options Open
Ross Leatham, Partner in our Commercial Property Department explains what an option agreement is and why the parties involved in a land purchase transaction may want one: An option agreement is an agreement between a landowner and a potential developer … More
Families Matter
The Scottish Family Business Association exists to support, nurture and help develop the full potential of all our Scottish family businesses. Research, expertise and experience from across the globe show that by adopting specific best practices family businesses can overcome … More
New Regulations Introduced Making Commercial Property Owners Improve Energy Efficiency of their Buildings
The Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016 came into effect on 1 September 2016 making it the responsibility of owners of commercial property to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings on either a sale or … More