The Scottish Law Commission has issued a discussion paper which considers pre-default matters such as the creation and transfer of heritable securities and the obligations which they can secure.
- View the discussion paper on the Scottish Law Commission website
- View the Law Society of Scotland's response here (October 2019)
The UK Government has issued a consultation on Corporate transparency and register reform
- You can view the consultation GOV.UK website
- The Law Society of Scotland's response (August 2019)
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has issued a consultation on the Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill which proposes the introduction of a register of the beneficial owners of overseas legal entities that own land in the UK.
- View the consultation on the GOV.UK website
- The Law Society of Scotland's response (September 2018)
- Read our written evidence submitted to the Joint Bill Committee (March 2019)
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has issued a consultation on proposals that will deter the misuse of limited partnerships in criminal activity.
- View the consultation on the GOV.UK website
- The Law Society of Scotland's response (July 2018)
The UK Government Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has issued a consultation to seek views on insolvency and corporate governance.
- View the consultation on the GOV.UK website
- The Law Society of Scotland's response (June 2018)
The EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee has launched an inquiry into the future of financial regulation and supervision following Brexit.
- View the inquiry on the UK Parliament website
- The Law Society of Scotland's response (September 2017)
The Scottish Law Commission (SLC) has issued a consultation on the draft Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill prior to publishing a final draft Bill and report later this year.
- View the consultation on the SLC website
- The Law Society of Scotland's response (August 2017)
The UK Government Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has issued a consultation to seek views on a beneficial ownership register to increase the transparency of overseas investment in property and public contracts.
- View the consultation on the GOV.UK website
- The Law Society of Scotland's response (May 2017)
The UK Government Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has issued a call for evidence on the limited partnerships framework. Specifically, they are seeking views on: the possible reasons why registration of limited partnerships in Scotland has increased; the value limited partnerships bring to the UK economy as a whole; and how the wider limited partnership framework operates and whether any changes need to be made.
- View the call for evidence on the GOV.UK website
- The Law Society of Scotland's response (March 2017)