Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

The Court of Session has refused a complainer’s leave to appeal a decision of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) that his complaint was not eligible for investigation. Commenting on the decision, Gillian Martin, case investigations manager, said: “We’re pleased with th

Drug consumption rooms should be piloted in Scotland, a committee of MPs has recommended.

RSABI, the charity which supports people in Scottish agriculture, is sending a message of thanks to the sponsors, teams, supporters and volunteers who made its annual fundraising event on Friday such a huge success. The event was fully booked with the maximum of 25 teams from a wide range of roles i

Registers of Scotland should devote its resources to addressing the backlog of applications instead of 'Unlocking the Sasine', writes the Scottish Law Agents Society. Amanda Cameron of D M Hall provided a timely reminder of the Scottish government target of having all property on the Land Register b

More work is required on reducing alcohol-related harm, drugs and alcohol policy minister Elena Whitham has said. Ms Whitham reaffirmed the Scottish government’s focus on measures to tackle alcohol abuse, as the latest statistics show a small rise in deaths caused by alcohol.

There has been a lack of progress on human rights protections for disabled people in Scotland and the UK, a UN committee has been told. The Scottish Human Rights Commission told the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in Geneva that disabled people requi

Brodies LLP has received double honours at the Scottish Business Insider Deals and Dealmakers awards 2023. The firm was named legal advisor of the year and received the award for diversity and inclusion. The honours were presented last week at a ceremony at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Glasgow. Now i

Clyde & Co recently held its annual Scottish golf competition at Ladybank Golf Club.

The use of snare traps could be banned as part of new plans to protect vulnerable wildlife and promote sustainable wildlife management. The Scottish government is seeking the public’s views on whether an outright ban should be put in place or if any exemptions should be considered. A snare is

The average time between pleading diet and evidence led trial is 43 weeks for High Court, compared to the pre-Covid level of 22 weeks, new figures have revealed. Data from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) show the volume of cases being progressed each month in the High Court, Sheriff

The Scottish government is careful to limit the public's participation in the legal system so as not to frustrate its own ends, suggests Andrew Stevenson. In the preface to his 1906 satire The Doctor’s Dilemma, George Bernard Shaw launched a coruscating attack on the medical profession as it t

Campaigners have backed proposals for a new ecocide law in Scotland. Such a law would establish a specific crime for causing mass environmental damage. The move would fulfil the decade-long campaign of the Scottish barrister Polly Higgins, who passed away in 2019.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has today lodged a petition, against a solicitor the court has already found in contempt of court earlier this year – for again failing to provide a file to the SLCC. In May the SLCC published the outcome of a case where a solicitor was found in

A final-year dental student at a Scottish university whose studies were terminated due to what the university saw as ongoing professionalism issues has had a petition for judicial review of the decision to uphold his terminated refused. Petitioner SM sought reduction of the decision of the universit

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have urged the Scottish government to protect the policing budget and enhance community policing after it was revealed that 57 per cent of all car thefts during 2021/22 did not result in criminal proceedings. A Scottish Liberal Democrat freedom of information request h