Land Ownership in Scotland | New Offences for failure to Register
As we enter the New Year, many people may have set themselves resolutions for how they want to better themselves in the months to follow.…
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A Senior Solicitor in our specialist Land & Rural Business team, Zoe advises a range of agricultural clients on a number of rural property matters including; the purchase and sale of land, agricultural tenancies, securities and voluntary registration.
Before joining Thorntons as a Trainee Solicitor in 2016, Zoe previously worked at a small firm where she enjoyed a variety of work types including Private Client, Residential Property, Family Law and Land & Rural Business. Zoe has also volunteered and worked at Relationships Scotland.
Zoe Irving's articles
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Wild Swimming and Outdoor Access Rights – The Perfect Storm?
Although further boosted by the pandemic, outdoor swimming and other water based activities have increased in popularity in recent years,…
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Food, Drink and Agriculture Update: Change is coming
Farmers and producers are facing challenges on all fronts when it comes to food and drink production. Perhaps the biggest issue is…
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Don’t get your fingers burned: follow the Muirburn Code
A highland Crofter who was recently convicted of Muirburn offences, caused damage to eight acres of land because he did not take due care…
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The war on waste disposal
BBC Scotland recently aired a programme exposing ongoing criminal activity by organised gangs profiting from the illegal disposal of waste…
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Register of Controlled Interests in Land: How will it work?
Since becoming law, the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 has introduced a number of changes affecting the rural sector in Scotland and the…
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Rural Update | Changes to Permitted Development
The Scottish Government recently released a Consultation on proposed changes to planning law intended to boost rural business development…
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Staying within the law on your “Staycation”
During these unprecedented times I think there is something we can all agree on, Scotland is a beautiful country. And while our usual trips…
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Straying stock, fencing and fly-tipping
You may have read recently that a farmer whose land borders a stretch of the A9 has been charged with failing to prevent sheep and cattle…
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Land Ownership by Trusts and Charities
Land ownership in Scotland is a key policy area for the Scottish Government. A number of changes in law and policy have been…
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Diversification and Tenant Farmers
Farm diversification has been widely assumed in the rural sector as a means of improving the sustainability of farms and supporting the…
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Dealing with the Tenant’s Amnesty during Covid-19
In the last couple of weeks, the Government has taken unprecedented steps to bring the country to lockdown in an attempt to slow the spread…