Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

The Foreign Secretary has refused to assist a Police Scotland investigation into the use of Scottish airports to facilitate rendition and torture. Dominic Raab ruled out asking the US government to release evidence held in the unredacted version of a Senate investigation into the CIA’s to

A judge of the European Court of Human Rights is to deliver this year's Macfadyen Lecture virtually.  The Scottish Council of Law Reporting has arranged for Judge Tim Eicke to deliver his lecture from Strasbourg at 6:00pm on Thursday 5 November.

Three new videos will present short biographies of inspiring women in the Scottish legal profession. President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland, Laura Dunlop QC, will feature in the first in the series of short films produced by Ashurst Women's Network, in collaboration with First 100 Year

A Scottish judge will preside in the trial of Félicien Kabuga over his alleged involvement in the Rwandan genocide. Lord Bonomy, the UK's judge on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, was assigned by Judge Carmel Agius and will sit with Judge Graciela Su

Solicitor, chartered accountant and property entrepreneur David Lockhart has died. Mr Lockhart led Scottish company Halladale to the stock market before selling it and setting up real estate investment trust NewRiver REIT.

A full obituary of long-standing Scottish legislative drafter John McCluskie QC has been published by The Times. Mr McCluskie was the first solicitor employed by the Lord Advocate's department in London in 1972. Later, as an advocate, he became head of the department.

The Faculty of Advocates and the Law Society of Scotland have welcomed the Scottish government's proposed changes to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill, made in Parliament yesterday. The proposed amendments, if agreed to by Parliament, would mean a conviction for new offences of "s

Miners wrongly sacked and convicted in the 1980s because of "trumped up" police charges should be compensated, Scottish ministers have been told. An inquiry led by John Scott QC has submitted its recommendations to the Scottish government, The Times reports.

Fraser Mitchell writes about proposed technical changes to Scottish planning policy and the relevant Scottish government consultation. In July, the Scottish government published a consultation on what it describes as a “technical amendment” to Scottish Planning Policy (SPP). The consulta

Alison Bryce considers the uncertainty for the Scottish food and drink industry in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Over the last 47 years, the UK’s laws, regulations and processes have become inextricably linked with the European Union. There are a number of factors to consider in the inevitabl

A convicted prisoner detained at HMP Barlinnie subject to an order for lifelong restriction has had his petition for judicial review of the decision of the Scottish Ministers and Glasgow City Council not to conduct any risk assessment exercises in relation to him refused.  Thomas O’Leary&

The Open University needs just 15 more responses from practitioners on the Scottish criminal system to complete its survey. Lawyers are urged to help researchers complete their work so that their views can play a part in the inevitable reform of the system that is coming. Lawyers are invited to comp

Sarah Stewart considers the Scottish government's Heat Networks Bill and its impact on the housing and heating industries.District heating, also known as a heat network, is a distribution system of insulated pipes that takes heat from a central source and delivers it to a number of domestic or

In 1884, a lamb skipped its way into Scottish legal history after it entered unfriendly territory. Winans v Macrae [1885] 22 SLR 692 is a leading case on the issue of trespass by animals and affirmed the requirement for actual material damage for a successful interdict claim.

Lady Smith is stepping down from her role as president of the Scottish Tribunals after six years, with Lord Woolman set to replace her. Lady Smith was assigned as the first president of the Scottish Tribunals in 2014 by the then Lord President, Lord Gill.