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  • Moonzie Decision – Market Rent Not Fair Rent

    Thu 26 Apr 2012

    In overturning the Land Court in the Moonzie rent review case (Morrison-Low v Paterson) and confirming that Single Farm Payment is a factor, the Court of Session has also issued a reminder that the statutory basis of agricultural rents is the market rather than fairness.

  • Common Agricultural Policy (“Cap”) Reform In A Nutshell – New Subsidy Scheme From 2014

    Tue 20 Mar 2012

    The Single Farm Payments will be replaced from 2014 with a new scheme called Basic Payments. With the caveat that these will change as CAP Reform negotiations progress during 2012, here are the key features

  • Opinion Piece: Agricultural Tenancies - Reforming The Reforms?

    Wed 01 Feb 2012

    Agricultural tenancies are back in the spotlight as the Scottish Parliament considers a bill to implement the second tranche of a package of reforms agreed by the Tenant Farming Forum. The first was passed in March 2011.

  • Marine Energy: What does it mean?

    Mon 15 Aug 2011

    Scarcely a day passes without some news item or government pronouncement on renewable energy. From the expansion of wind farms to the development of hydro-electric schemes, we are becoming acclimatised to our landscapes being shared with the infrastructure required to help Scotland reach its Climate Change targets.

  • Changes To The Agricultural Tenancy Legislation

    Mon 13 Jun 2011

    Changes have been made by the Scottish Government to the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 and the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003.

  • Renewable Heat Incentives

    Wed 25 May 2011

    Andrew Duff, Associate, a member of our Planning and Development team, has written an article "The Renewable Heat Incentive – Worth considering?" explaining the key points of the RHI and what it means for householders and the non-domestic sector.

  • Key Tax Changes in the Emergency Budget

    Thu 24 Jun 2010

    The Chancellor, George Osborne, delivered his first budget on Tuesday and ended weeks of speculation about the tax increases that will be needed to deal with the budget deficit.

  • Wind Energy: Filling in the gaps

    Fri 12 Feb 2010

    Richard Leslie, Seinor Associate at Tods Murray, wrote this article for Scottish Field in February 2010. To read his article, which has been reproduced with the kind permission of Scottish Field magazine, please click on the link below.

  • Generating an Interest in Tax

    Tue 26 May 2009

    Anne Marie Renz, Head of Tax at Tods Murray, wrote this article for Scottish Field in May 2009.

  • Small Scale Hydro Electric Schemes

    Sat 20 Sep 2008

    Richard Leslie, Senior Associate in Tods Murray's Rural Property and Business Team, wrote this article for Scottish Field in September 2008.

  • Safe System of Work for All Employees

    Tue 01 May 2007

    The Trustees of an estate in the Scottish Borders were recently prosecuted and fined £3,000 following the tragic death of a gamekeeper in October 2004 when his quad bike crashed on a remote hillside on the Estate.