Lynsay Cargill
Legal DirectorLynsay's focus is primarily commercial disputes in the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts.
In particular, contract disputes, property litigation and intellectual property disputes. In addition, she is regularly instructed by commercial clients in the defence of a variety of employer and public liability personal injury and industrial disease claims. Lynsay regularly advises on a range of alternative dispute resolution such as mediation. She is an accredited mediator and a member of the Property Litigation Association. Lynsay sits on the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility group, helping to coordinate pro-bono activities and fundraising within the firm.
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Charities & insolvency: What to do?
No trustee wants to find their charity at risk of insolvency. Unfortunately, it can and does happen, and trustees must be live to the possibilities of insolvency and take appropriate advice at the first sign of financial difficulty.
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Protecting your charity: The importance of caveats
Caveats should form a fundamental part of every charity's risk management strategy, and they can provide a very simple, straightforward and inexpensive answer for trustees in the event that an interim court order is served on their charity.
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Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
The new Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament in November 2022, proposing a number of changes to the current statutory regime and increasing the powers of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).