Scottish Law

PLA Scotland: Case law update with Ross McClelland & David Massaro of Axiom Advocates was held at Brodies, Edinburgh on 8 February 2024. The articles provides a link to the slides from the event.

The Scottish Government is consulting on the future of the Land Court and Lands Tribunal and in particular the proposed amalgamation thereof and on four administrative issues related to those bodies.

The Property Standardisation Group - an insight into what they do, the forms produced and how they are received in practice - webinar recording

Scott Styles of Aberdeen University and Neale Tosh of Axiom Advocates discuss the impact of lockdown on leases.

SAC Decisions re Property Cases (as at 31-12-19)

Case Law Update - Ewen D Brown, Advocate - 31 January 2019

Property Case Update - Robert Sutherland, Terra Firma Chambers - November 2019

Land Registration and Rectification - Denis J. Garrity, Terra Firma Chambers - November 2019

The Property Standardisation Group  have just published the latest version of the PSG Leases based on the latest version (1.4 a) of the Model Commercial Leases. Whilst completing the lease project they have also produced an offer to grant a lease for use with the PSG Leases (attached- with guidance note).

The PLA is one of the PSG’s consultees and to that end have been approached by the PSG for comments on the PSG’s draft Scottish Common Auction Conditions (SCAC) and guidance notes attached – prior to 6 September 2019.