Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

A woman who brought a racial discrimination case against the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has settled out of court with the Scottish ministers. The case was settled after the Equality and Human Rights Commission funded the eight-day final hearing through its legal support schem

Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee is seeking views as part of its pre-budget scrutiny. The publication of the Scottish government’s Resource Spending Review Framework in May set out possible spending of £11.6 billion on the justice sector over the next four financial years.

A Yorkshire football club is attempting to avail itself of a 12th century treaty in order to play in Scotland. Doncaster City FC has contacted the Scottish Football Association (SFA) “applying for next year’s competition” on the basis of the 1136 treaty, which gave the town to Scot

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have criticised the Scottish government for cutting police budgets after it found that Police Scotland spent more than £10 million on hire vehicles. New figures obtained by the party under a freedom of information request show that the cost of police hire vehicle

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) is celebrating five years of growth in Edinburgh. WBD first opened its doors in the Scottish capital on September 26, 2017, when the team took occupancy of an office on Princes Street with a small team of lawyers in the Real Estate and Dispute Management teams. Since then

Lady Poole is to resign as chair of the independent Scottish Covid-19 public inquiry. Deputy First Minister John Swinney confirmed in a letter to MSPs that Lady Poole gave notice on Friday that she intends to step down from the role for personal reasons.

Police Scotland may lose senior officers in the coming months, it has been claimed. A retirement boom is expected at all levels of the single force, with a Scottish Police Authority (SPA) memo indicating the body is “anticipating further senior officers may retire in coming months”.

Last week, news of an accident involving Scottish record-breaking cyclist, Christina MacKenzie, spread through the cycling community and beyond. Christina holds the women’s record for cycling from Land’s End to John o’Groats in 51 hours and 5 minutes and the NC500 Women’s rec

Michael Johnston has joined the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) as a solicitor. Formerly of Miller Hendry in Perth, he worked within the firm’s residential property department and specialised in conveyance on sale, security work, title disputes and the sale and purchases of house

A Court of Session judgment has reaffirmed the principle of legal privilege between solicitors and their clients. A hearing at the Inner House of the Court of Session determined that the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is not entitled to recover legally privileged information in a solici

A Lord Ordinary has determined that a farmer who rented grazing land in the north of Scotland was in breach of a 2015 oral agreement on the payment of Scottish Government farming subsidies and therefore liable to make payments to the landowners. Golden Lane Securities Ltd and Christopher Moran &

Louise Duffy has joined BTO LLP as a legal director heading up the recoveries department. She said: “BTO is well respected in the Scottish legal market for being a full service firm with many excellent lawyers.

The Inner House of the Court of Session has found that the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission is not entitled to apply for the production and delivery of privileged legal documents from a solicitor under section 17 of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007. The matter arose followi

A coalition of landlord and lettings bodies is seeking legal advice on the Scottish government’s rent freeze and eviction ban legislation. The coalition is formed between the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL), Propertymark, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) and Scotti

A Dundee solicitor's name has been struck from the roll after he was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal. Ian Davidson, who is not currently employed by any law firm, was appointed executor of his father's estate along with his brother, the second