Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

As many as three quarters of detainees in Scottish prisons went without attending a single a single education or skills class in the past month, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. A Scottish Liberal Democrat freedom of information request answered by the Scottish Prison Service reveals t

A retired advocate is suing the Scottish government over claims that ministers discriminated against him because he worked part-time, The Herald reports. Colin McEachran QC, 79, has taken the government to the Employment Tribunal because he himself received no pension for his work in heading up the

Legislation to introduce an opt-out system of organ and tissue donation for deceased donors has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The bill was introduced in June 2018 to add to existing measures aimed at increasing the number of successful donations in Scotland. International evidence suggests

The Faculty of Advocates has reiterated its opposition to the introduction of a "serious harm" test before defamation actions in Scotland are allowed to proceed. The Faculty's intervention comes as the lawyer who represented Kezia Dugdale in a recent high-profile defamation case brought by a pro-ind

Alison McAteer, senior solicitor at Brodies LLP and president of Tomorrow’s FOIL (Forum of Insurance Lawyers), and Megan Lafferty, associate at Clyde & Co (Scotland LLP) and Scottish representative of Tomorrow's FOIL, write on the issues facing insurance lawyers in Scotland. In 2018, GDPR

Counter-fraud specialist Jill Sinclair was named Scotland’s lawyer of the year. Ms Sinclair, 37, heads up the counter-fraud operation for DWF north of the border and advises its insurance clients across the UK.

Brodies LLP has been named legal team of the year at the 6th annual Scottish Property Awards.

Scottish law firms can find out more about their financial health by taking part in the Law Society of Scotland's 2019 Financial Benchmarking Survey, which opens today. The survey helps firms of all sizes, from sole practitioner and high street firms to larger commercial firms, assess their financia

Professor Sir David Edward, the former European Court of Justice judge, said Brexit has left him receptive to Scottish independence. Sir David set out his views as a new pro-independence research group, Progress Scotland, launched.

Commercial litigation specialist Naomi Pryde has joined DWF from Dentons UKMEA LLP. Ms Pryde has particular experience in complex contract disputes, property litigations and the recovery of assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and her work spans English, Scottish and international market

Staff at the Scottish Law Commission said goodbye to outgoing chairman Lord Pentland yesterday and presented him with a cake that included his picture and legal keywords and phrases such as "homicide" and "leases".

Ronnie Renucci QC has been elected president of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association, succeeding Claire Mitchell and promising to continue her "excellent" work during his tenure. Mr Renucci, of Black Chambers, told Scottish Legal News: "I am delighted and honoured to have been elected to the p

A man whose extradition is sought by the United States over accusations he committed fraud against two companies has mounted a legal challenge against the Scottish and UK governments over the absence of a safeguard in Scots law against deportation. Lawyers for James Craig, 65, argue that the adminis

Professor Dr Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, the president of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), spoke on Tuesday night at an ICCA Edinburgh reception hosted by the Scottish Arbitration Centre. The next ICCA Congress, the largest international arbitration conference in the world

CMS has announced it will double this year’s number of Scottish bursaries to support two aspiring law students. As part of an annual UK-wide initiative, the firm awards £2,500 each year to a high-performing Scottish state school pupil from an economically disadvantaged background while t