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

An MSP has lodged a proposal for a draft bill which would see the right to food enshrined in Scots law. Scottish Labour MSP Rhoda Grant's The Right to Food (Scotland) Bill would establish an independent statutory body to oversee food policy to ensure no one goes hungry in Scotland.

Lawyers have been gathering donations for Ukraine. Amanda Wilson of Amanda Wilson Family Law has been "overwhelmed by the generosity of everyone in Dundee".

The Faculty of Advocates has in general welcomed the introduction of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill, much of which recognises and preserves the independence of the legal profession, writes Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop KC. However, as the Scottish Parliament reconvenes this we

Celtic legend Henrik Larsson has found himself in a legal dispute with a businessman over the use of his name. James Dear, 64, has been accused by Mr Larsson of “exploiting” his reputation by trademarking his name for a range of branded clothing.

In December 2023, the Human Rights Consortium Scotland (HRCS) published a research report written by Dr Kasey McCall-Smith entitled The Benefits of Incorporating the UN Convention against Torture and other forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment into Scots Law. This report focused on the gaps

February 2024 saw the publication of the latest output of a long-running collaboration between the Signet Library and the Edinburgh Legal Education Trust, beginning in 2010 and which has overseen the publication under the imprint Old Studies in Scots Law of an important series of facsimile reprints

The New York Court of Appeals has concluded in an appeal based on a dispute between two classes of shareholder in a wound-up Scottish fantasy sports company that the plaintiffs had sufficient cause for an action of breach of fiduciary duty under Scots law. Nigel Eccles and other appellants, includin

Spoiler alert, per Viscount Dunedin, in the House of Lords in 1931: trespass to moveables “in a Scottish Lawyer’s mouth is a perfectly unmeaning phrase”, writes Ewan Kennedy. I’m hoping that a case that started in Oban Sheriff Court nearly three years ago will spark the

Scottish Gaelic is in a "perilous state" according to a new report by the Scottish Parliament's Education, Children and Young People Committee. The report details reservations about the practical impact of the Scottish Languages Bill, which aims to support Scotland's indigenous languages. The commit

The BBC has commissioned a new Scottish legal drama set and filmed in and around Glasgow.  Counsels comes from producers Balloon Scotland (Clique) and will be broadcast on BBC One.

Professor Sue Black Mary, Queen of Scots was not involved in the murder of her husband over 400 years ago according to an inquiry.

A Scots lawyer has said preserving the “not proven” verdict while abolishing “not guilty” is logical but may not be desirable due to negative associations with Scotland’s unique third verdict. In a response to the Scottish government’s plans to look at how juries come to their decisions

The Scottish Law Commission recently welcomed its new legal assistants, Katie, Alison, Maryia, and Paul.

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has supported Northern Ireland firm Lotus Property in the acquisition of a 1.3 million sq ft portfolio in Scotland valued at £60m.

The Scottish government is seeking views on how best to incorporate the UN’s ‘gold standard’ for children’s rights into Scots law and improve the lives of children and young people. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the most complete statemen