Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

National Accident Helpline has announced the finalists of its Future Legal Minds competition, with Scottish students Syed Adil and Farid Ahmed making it onto the shortlist.

Scotland’s freedom of information (FOI) commissioner has told the Scottish government to take urgent action to rectify “significant and systemic” failures in the FOI system. Daren Fitzhenry said he found “a number of areas where performance and practice fell short” desp

The Scottish Law Commission has launched a public consultation on the law reform work that it should carry out in the future. The commission is seeking views on which areas of Scots law are most in need of reform. Reform may be needed because the law is causing difficulties in practice, for example

Human rights protections are at risk from the UK government’s proposals to replace the Human Right Act, according to a new evidence report submitted to the United Nations (UN) by the Scottish Human Rights Commission. In its “report card” to the UN’s latest Universal

The Scottish Conservative 2022 local government manifesto will include support for women's same-sex spaces at council-run venues, the party has announced.  Spokeswoman on gender reform Meghan Gallacher MSP said the move was "essential to protect women's rights and safety". 

The Scottish Child Law Centre is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since it was established, the centre has advised over 50,000 parents, carers, children and young people on their legal rights and has had a major impact on thousands of lives.

Holyrood's criminal justice committee has warned against setting in stone a presumption in favour of remote legal hearings. The committee has set out its views on the proposed extension of temporary changes to the justice system in the Scottish government’s Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) Bi

Alternatives to remand are to be boosted with £3.2 million of funding for community justice services. The funding, which will go to all local authorities, aims to enhance bail assessment and supervision.

Organisations which support victims of crime across Scotland are set to benefit from £48 million of grant funding. More than 20 organisations spread across the country will benefit from the new Victim Centred Approach Fund over the 2022-25 period. They include Central Advocacy Partners which i

The Scottish Conservatives have revealed plans for an ‘Open the Books Bill’ to increase the financial transparency of the Scottish government. Douglas Ross said the proposal for a member's bill at Holyrood would end the SNP’s “secrecy” and deliver better value for taxpa

Scottish average property prices increased by nearly 10 per cent in 2021, led by rises in the cost of larger homes, according to an analysis of the latest data by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. DJ Alexander Ltd said that between January 2021 and December 2021 average property prices in Scotland ros

The Scottish government is still proposing a change in the devolved settlement as a possible route to bringing landmark children's rights legislation within its devolved competence despite a knock-back from the UK government. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (

The Scottish Law Commission’s Annual Report 2021 has been published. The report outlines progress on the commission’s law reform work during 2021. It explains the progress made on implementation of the commission’s recommendations, outlines the commission’s work to promote la

The Scottish Law Commission is seeking views on a new discussion paper on damages for personal injury.  Damages for personal injury are a sensitive type of civil claim because they involve a delicate balance of interests. The principle of restitutio in integrum – putting a person in the p

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has held that Scottish ministers acted within their lawful powers by approving trans-inclusive guidance for the ‘sex question’ on the next Scottish Census. The guidance says that trans men and trans women can answer the sex question