Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

TC Young's Neil Matheson was named “Associate of the Year” at the inaugural Scottish Professional Awards on Friday evening.

A new Scottish Pubs Code will enable eligible tied pub tenants to sell a guest beer from brands that have small production levels or switch to a market rate lease under which they could purchase products from any supplier. Ministers will lay secondary legislation in the Parliament next week which, i

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed improvements to Law Society of Scotland investigation timescales since it made statutory recommendations last year. A report published by the SLCC in March 2023 showed that the majority of complaints investigations were taking longer than

A Scottish man injured when he was a passenger on a tour bus in Malta has failed to establish that the Court of Session has jurisdiction in respect of the operator of the bus, after it was added to the action alongside its insurer. The lord ordinary had previously dismissed part of pursuer Simon Mor

A group of Scottish Muslim women lawyers are aiming to raise £4,000 for the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians by collectively walking 365 kilometres – covering as much ground as the whole Gaza Strip. The charity initiative comes against the backdrop of a devastating humanitarian crisi

The SSC Society in association with the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association is hosting “Spotlight on ……Bitcoin and Digital Assets” with our speaker Professor David Fox, chair of common law at the University of Edinburgh @ SSC Society lounge, Parliament House, Edinburg

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) brought proceedings yesterday against two solicitors who had failed to comply with statutory requests for information. One of the solicitors has previously been held in contempt of court for the same issue in relation to a different complaint, although

New laws on regulating the Scottish legal sector can be strengthened further to better protect the public, the Law Society of Scotland has said. A majority of MSPs voted today to agree to the principles of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) following the bill's stage one debate in the Scott

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association and the SSC Society are hosting 'Spotlight on Deprivation of Liberty in Scotland: an assessment of human rights and UNCRPD Compliance' with speaker, Sarah Prentice. Ms Prentice is a senior solicitor with the Scottish Social Services Council, an independent saf

The Scottish Parliament Rural Affairs & Islands Committee hosted 40 land managers and community representatives from across Scotland to help inform its scrutiny of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill. The committee was keen to hear more from those whose daily lives and liveliho

Reflecting on 25 years of the Scottish Parliament as well as a focus on the future will be the central themes of plans announced to mark the Parliament’s institutions’ quarter century. The Scottish Parliament plans include a year-long programme of engagement designed to involve people th

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have urged the Scottish government to "get serious" over the funding challenges facing policing as new figures reveal that police officer numbers are now at their lowest level since the second quarter of 2008. The Police Officer Quarterly Strength Statistics show

The SSC Society and the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association will be hosting an event on a recent major criminal judgment. A Spotlight on the Lord Advocate’s Reference No 1 of 2023 will feature Professor James Chalmers at the SSC Society, Parliament House, Edinburgh on 8 February 2024 at

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of Joanne Hughes on behalf of the late Caren Lorimer to the High Court of Justiciary for determination. In 2009, Mrs Lorimer pled guilty at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court to one charge of embezzlement from a post office. The court imposed

A Scottish Parliament committee has expressed its concern with proposals to support people experiencing mental health issues and struggling with debt. The Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill proposes introducing a “mental health moratorium” – meaning people suffering from poor