Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

A pair of siblings from Stirling have been admitted as Scottish solicitors on the same day, according to the Law Society of Scotland.

Duncan McNeil Holyrood's health committee has backed legislation to introduce a ban on smoking in vehicles in the presence of minors.

A father-of-two who was jailed after being found guilty of abducting one of his sons has had an application for judicial review of decisions made by a Scottish local authority in respect of the children’s care refused. The basis of the petition was an allegation that the respondents had failed to

Steve Eckersley The Information Commissioner's Office has imposed a £200,000 fine on a Scottish firm authorised to make green energy assessments by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

Bruce Crawford Holyrood's devolution committee has called on the UK government to include a commitment to transparency and accountability in the Scotland Bill.

Dr Cyrus Tata With the Scottish government consulting on an extension of the presumption against short prison sentences, Dr Cyrus Tata looks at the reasons behind the appeal of imprisonment.

All places have been snapped up for the Faculty of Advocates’ Open Day, when visitors will be given a taste of life at the Scottish bar. The event is being held on Wednesday, 4 November, and will kick off with information sessions from Dr Kirsty Hood QC, Clerk of Faculty, and David Parratt, direct

Measures aimed at creating a modern and comprehensive framework for burials and cremations are to be examined by two Holyrood committees. The Health and Sport Committee and the Local Government and Regeneration Committee will both scrutinise the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Bill, each looking at

A prisoner has taken Scottish ministers to court over fears he could get cancer from passive smoking. William Gage, a murderer, has sought a judicial review of the question whether it is illegal to keep him in conditions exposing him to tobacco smoke.

Lord Reed Lord Reed one of the two Scottish Justices of the Supreme Court and one of the country’s leading authorities on human rights law, will deliver a public lecture at the University of Dundee this Friday – October 30th.

A legally enforceable ban on smoking in parts of hospital grounds has been supported by MSPs on the Health and Sport Committee in its stage one report into the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) Bill. In the bill, the government is proposing to set a legally enforceable no-smoking area the sam

Today Scottish Legal News reveals that the 140 day rule, once the "jewel in the crown" of the Scottish criminal justice system because of its guarantee of justice without undue delay, is being routinely ignored and that remand wings in Scotland’s prisons are now bursting with prisoners aw

A Scottish man jailed in the US for three decades is awaiting a decision that could set him free or see him retried and sentenced to death in a landmark case that may result in the erosion of protections afforded by the sixth and 14th amendments of the Constitution. Tom Richey was jailed in 1987 age

Calum Steele The general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation has made a plea to the Scottish government to end cuts to the service in the wake of the Paris attacks and to realise Scottish police are under-equipped and ill-prepared for a similar attack on home soil.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) agreed or awarded £400,000 from law firms in compensation, fee refunds and reductions for Scottish consumers in the past year according to its Annual Report. This was during the period from 1st July 2014 to 31st June, when it also received 1,009 new c