Becoming part of the Stephens Scown family
We want our trainees to feel part of the firm from the moment they…
March 11, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Estate Planning: Administering an estate – a case study
The case of Usher & Perkins v HMRC reported in the last few days contains…
March 10, 2020 By Ian Newcombe
Inheritance Planning: Reducing your inheritance tax bill by giving to charity
If your estate is worth over the inheritance tax nil rate band (currently £325,000) when…
March 10, 2020 By Janet Porter
Brexit, disputes and the aggregates industry
Commercial disputes are a fact of life for all businesses, including those in the aggregates…
March 9, 2020 By Catherine Mathews
Seeing the wood from the trees
We have been reflecting recently on the experience we have built up over the last…
March 5, 2020 By Simon Trahair-Davies
The Split – A focus on issues relating to Children
Professional and personal lives continued to collide in episode 4 of the second series of…
March 4, 2020 By Mark Smith
Farm finance – how can farmers be sure of getting the best deal from a reliable source?
The world of farm finance has changed considerably in recent years. So how can farmers…
March 3, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Importance of wind power highlighted in new report
A recent report from Cambridge Econometrics highlights the saving wind power makes in the UK’s fossil…
March 3, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Grid capacity issues – our viewpoint
Today's article in the Western Morning News regarding the national grid being constrained is news…
March 3, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Community energy – a modern day ‘acres of diamonds?’
Many people will be familiar with Russell Conwell’s story ‘Acres of Diamonds’ about the farmer…
March 3, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Food, drink and the green revolution
December will be high on the mind of many food and drink producers, being the…
March 3, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Don’t go colour blind on energy
Mike Rowe is a consultant in our renewable energy team, and he comments on the latest…
March 3, 2020 By Stephens Scown