Search: Scots syndicate 1901 bought land in Glasgow for £5000

Dirk van Zyl Smit Professor Dirk van Zyl Smit will explore the appropriateness of life imprisonment in Scotland at a lecture hosted by the Howard League next month.

Fines dodgers have been warned to pay up before they try to fly after a number of non-payers were arrested at airports in Scotland and England. A man coming back from holiday in the Netherlands with a group of friends was arrested at Liverpool Airport over unpaid fines amounting to £770. The man, f

A solicitor against whom a company sought damages for careless misrepresentation has had her appeal unanimously allowed by justices in the Supreme Court, who stated there is no authority for finding an assumption of responsibility for a careless misrepresentation about a fact wholly within the knowl

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Evidence on the impact upon juror decision-making of the use of pre-recorded evidence and/or live-link testimony by child and vulnerable adult witnesses in criminal trials across a range of legal jurisdictions has been summarised in a paper published today. The report draws on international evidence

The Glasgow Tribunals Centre at Atlantic Quay, Glasgow, shared by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) and HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) will open to the public on Tuesday 3 April.

Michael Matheson The overall level of crime in Scotland and the likelihood of being a victim have both fallen since 2008/09 – though there has been no change in the level of crime since 2014/15.

A police operation in which actors pretended to be drunk and tried to buy alcohol from pubs and clubs saw every business fail the test. Bedfordshire Police sent actors feigning "excessive drunkenness" - with symptoms such as unsteadiness, slurred speech and loud behaviour - into pubs, clubs and news

All Scottish prisoners should have the right to vote, the Scottish Parliament's equalities and human rights committee has said. The commitee began considering the issue last September after receiving a letter on the issue from Scottish Green MSP Patrick Harvie.

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on how children and victims of domestic violence can be prioritised in family court cases when parents separate. The role of the courts in cases involving children of separated parents and the law around parental responsibilities and rights will be

Land access is a critical barrier for new entrants to agriculture in Scotland according to research published today. The report, prepared for the Scottish Land Commission by The James Hutton Institute, suggests that existing farmers and landowners are well placed to offer gr

Four panellists from the Brexit and Family Law Group were invited to speak to MEPs and Permanent Representatives from the EU member states at the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday. The session, hosted by Catherine Bearder MEP and the Joint Brussels Office of the Law Societies, saw

There should be new statutory aggravations in relation to gender and age as protected characteristics, according to a review on hate crime submitted to Scottish ministers today. Lord Bracadale's review sets out recommendations in relation to the suite of laws covering hate crime offences in Scotland

Holyrood has passed a new law that stops Shetland being put in a box on maps of Scotland. Under the Islands (Scotland) Bill, Scottish government bodies will not be able to include Shetland in a box.

A proposed bill on transport will bring forward the most radical measures since devolution, the Scottish government has said. The Transport (Scotland) Bill aims to empower local authorities and establish consistent standards in the transport system.