Inksters assembles ‘formidable’ crofting team with new appointments

Derek Flyn has joined Inksters as a crofting law consultant. He is one of the best-known crofting law experts in Scotland. He co-wrote the first book on crofting law in 1990 and is currently writing a new up-to-date book on the subject with Keith Graham.

Mr Flyn was in recent years the chair of the Scottish Crofting Federation and continues to be their parliamentary spokesman. And, together with Mr Graham, he produced the Crofting Law Sump Report which highlighted to the Scottish government in 2014 all of the issues requiring to be addressed in crofting law. This is likely to lead to new crofting law legislation during the term of the new Scottish government.

Mr Flyn lives in Beauly and has strong connections with the Isle of Skye where his wife comes from and where he once worked. He will be assisting the crofting law practitioners at Inksters and providing them with specialist advice on complex crofting law matters.

Angus Mackay has also joined Inksters. He is a legal consultant with a specialist interest in community empowerment, land reform and renewable energy. He has worked for large commercial law firms and latterly for a renewable energy company. He will be dealing with general crofting and property transactions and giving specialist assistance in community acquisitions and renewable energy schemes. He comes from the crofting township of Melness in Sutherland.

Evonne Morrison has joined Inksters as a trainee solicitor. Coming from Shetland she has an interest in crofting law and will be assisting the team in day to day crofting transactions/cases.

These three new team members join Brian Inkster and Martin Minton to provide Inksters’ clients with a formidable crofting law team of five.

Mr Inkster said: “With the current turmoil at the Crofting Commission over their handling of issues surrounding Common Grazings Committees it is essential for crofters to receive the best possible advice that they can get.

“I am delighted that Inksters have assembled a crofting law A-Team that will give our clients just that.”