This table below contains an archive of news analysis on Scotland and Scots law developments of general application and those which affect various practice areas that has...
Express creation of trusts A trust is constituted expressly where the owner of property (the truster) transfers property to trustees to hold for defined purposes on...
This is a glossary of common words and expressions used in Scottish insolvency law with the nearest England and Wales insolvency law equivalent (where relevant). Absolute...
Definitions It is difficult to find a wholly satisfactory definition of ‘trust’, given the range of situations where trusts arise. The trust does not have a legal...
General nature of beneficiaries’ rights The right of the beneficiaries of a trust is generally considered in Scots law to be only a personal right, but there are...