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Control definition

What does Control mean? In legal practice, control describes who ultimately directs a company or undertaking—typically through majority ownership, voting rights or contractual rights to determine management and policy. In the UK, many contracts define Control by reference to section 1124 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010, which looks to the ability to secure that a company’s affairs are conducted in accordance with a person’s wishes, whether through share capital, voting power or other rights (including those of associates). Where a bespoke definition is used, it commonly means the beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the issued share capital...

Practitioner guide to Scottish agricultural holdings law: 1991 and 2003 Acts; SLDT, LDT, MLDT, repairing, grazing; rent review, succession, diversification, termination, resumption, waygo, limited partnerships, Land Court, TFC, and reforms.

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Practice notes

Letting farmland is tightly governed by law. In Scotland, ordinary commercial leases are influenced by statute only to a limited extent, whereas for agricultural property the opposite applies...

Types of Agricultural Leases

There are four categories of agricultural lease:

1991 Act Tenancies, often termed ‘traditional’ or ‘secure’ tenancies, regulated by the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (AH(S)A 1991)
2003 Act Tenancies, of which there are several forms, regulated by the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (AH(S)A 2003)
grazing tenancies
unusual tenancies, principally Liferent leases and indefinite tenancies, which are not covered in this Practice Note

Crofting tenancies distinguished from agricultural leases

Although a lease in legal terms, a croft tenancy held by the crofter constitutes the primary interest in the croft land occupied. Landlords of crofts hold very limited rights. While a croft began in its 19th-century origins as a small area of land worked by the crofter, the number of crofters now actively engaged in agriculture is far lower than the number of crofts...

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Emma Robertson

Shepherd and Wedderburn

Emma Robertson is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a Specialist in Agricultural Law. She has experience across the board in respect of all aspects of rural legal work from the purchase and sale of farms and estates to onshore renewables. Emma has a particular interest in agricultural law and acts for both landlords and tenants across Scotland. Her experience includes the preparation of new agricultural leases including 1991 Act tenancies and fixed duration tenancies, advising on aspects of tenancies including rent reviews, tenant’s improvements, the relinquishment procedure, succession and waygo....

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