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

Law Society of Scotland charity the Lawscot Foundation is to provide support for eight young people from less advantaged backgrounds who are starting Scots law degrees this autumn. The eight school pupils, who have all had offers to study law at university, are the first to be offered financial and

Robert Holland A ruling that people providing team foster care are classed as council employees is "a significant decision reflecting the valuable service that foster carers deliver", according to a Scots lawyer involved in the case.

Jodi Gordon A Scots lawyer acting for motorcyclists who have lost limbs in road traffic accidents is calling on the courts to standardise their approach to compensation claims for prosthetics.

The Tartan Turban: In Search of Alexander Gardner by John Keay In The Tartan Turban John Keay seeks to rehabilitate the reputation of 19th century adventurer Alexander Gardner, a Scots-American who committed feats of travel far ahead of his time, traversing as he did “remotest Kafiristan&rdquo

Cat Maclean A Scots lawyer is looking to bring professionals together in a network to bring legal claims against financial institutions, The Herald reports.

Yousif Ahmed A Scots lawyer is calling for an end to a loophole in the law that allows one parent to remove their child from Scotland without the consent of the other.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission's latest Annual Report has been laid before the Scottish Parliament and published online. The report states: "We continued to build the case for the incorporation of further international human rights into Scots law, in particular economic, social and cultural ri

History examiners landed themselves in trouble after mistakenly stating in a high school exam that Mary Queen of Scots died in 1567. Mary Stuart actually died 20 years later, in 1587.

Four members of Terra Firma Chambers will be speaking at CLT’s forthcoming “Scots Law 2018” Conferences – demonstrating the breadth of practice areas within the stable. At the Succession Conference on 18 June, Roddy MacLeod – a specialist in contentious executries &ndas

Lord Hodge has underlined the importance of corroboration as a safeguard mitigating the simple majority required to secure a conviction in the Scots jury system. In a speech delivered to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, the Supreme Court justice contrasted the jury system of Scotland with

A man whose extradition is sought by the United States over accusations he committed fraud against two companies has mounted a legal challenge against the Scottish and UK governments over the absence of a safeguard in Scots law against deportation. Lawyers for James Craig, 65, argue that the adminis

Referring to the upcoming consultation on smacking, a recent newspaper headline declared: “Scots parents will face jail for smacking their children under new laws unveiled at Holyrood.” Somehow I don’t think so.

The audio of Professor Hector MacQueen's Stair Society Annual Lecture for 2018 is now available online. Professor MacQueen delivered the lecture on Friday entitled 'The Kings of Scots v The Earls of Douglas 1406-1455: a Game of Thrones?' and began with the minority of King James II 1437-1449 an

Jonathan Brown looks at how Roman concepts in Scots law accommodate modern offences.  ‘Revenge porn’ has captured a lot of media attention in recent years – small wonder, as smartphones now allow anyone to create and share such content quickly and easily.

Two Scots lawyers have been awarded OBEs in the Queen's New Year Honours list. Joan Aitken was the Scottish Prison Complaints Commissioner (Ombudsman) from 1999 until her appointment as a Traffic Commissioner.