Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Chris Harte, chief executive at Morton Fraser Morton Fraser has "seen success on a number of fronts" over the past year, the firm said today as it announced its financial results for 2014/15.

From left: Douglas McLachlan, Murray McCall, Robert Carr, Paul Brown Anderson Strathern is reporting year-on-year growth for the first six months of its financial year.

A football fans' organisation has responded to Friday's publication of an independent evaluation of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act which found that only 21 per cent of cases brought under the section 1 of the act secured a conviction. Fans Against C

A man who appeared in court wearing shorts was warned he risked a jail sentence for contempt of court. Darren Dixon apologised for his dress at Selkirk Sheriff Court where he appeared wearing a t-shirt and shorts.

Alex Salmond Alex Salmond has criticised “clever-Dick” lawyers and sheriffs, whom he refers to as “daft toffs”, for opposing legislation to tackle sectarianism at football matches that he brought in during his tenure as First Minister.

A last-minute amendment to the Scottish government's Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill has given statutory protection to the standard size of an allotment. Members of the Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society (SAGS) celebrated as the government confirmed it would defend the standard plot size

The Scottish government is to launch a "full consultation" on giving football fans the right to buy their club. Alison Johnstone, the Green MSP who fronted the Fans First campaign and lobbied for the move within Holyrood, said it was a "landmark decision for Scottish football".

The House of Commons Library has noted the absence of proposals on welfare from the Scotland Bill. The proposals were drawn up during the cross-party Smith Commission talks but the principle that discretionary additional benefits must provide extra income is missing while the idea of “no detriment

Judicial complaints reviewer Gillian Thompson OBE MSPs yesterday heard evidence from judicial complaints reviewer Gillian Thompson OBE in support of a register of judicial interests.

Alex Neil MSP Charities and other third-sector organisations that work with people who receive benefits have been invited to play a role in developing Scotland's new social security powers.

Presiding Officer, Tricia Marwick MSP The case for the introduction of elected conveners for Scottish Parliament committees as a stand-alone reform has not been made according to a report issued today by the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments (SPPA) Committee.

Rob Gibson MSP The Scottish Parliament's Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee has called for views on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Colin Lancaster Colin Lancaster has been appointed as the next chief executive of the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), after an open recruitment process.

Robert Sutherland Robert Sutherland of Terra Firma Chambers provides a briefing on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.

An inquiry into the UK's future relationship with the European Union is to be conducted by the Scottish Parliament’s European and External Relations Committee. The inquiry will look at the implications for Scotland of the proposed referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU and the UK government