Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Patricia Quigley The School Closure Review Panels (SCRP) has refused consent to Highland Council’s plans to close four North Skye primary schools.

Martin Darroch Harper Macleod has opened two new sites this week after making a significant investment to support its continued growth.

Eileen Matthew Staff from Tayside legal firm Miller Hendry have raised more than £8,000 for charity through their sponsored walk on Saturday 13 June.

By Professor Alan Miller (pictured), chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission. Next year marks 25 years since the UK signed up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This international human rights treaty recognises children as individuals with rights, in their own

People buying or selling property in Scotland would be better protected if the regulation of estate agency was devolved to the Scottish Parliament, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The regulation of estate agency across the UK is covered by the Estate Agents Act 1979.

A number of asylum seekers at Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre are being locked up for too long according to a report by prison inspectors. In one case a detainee had been there for more than two-and-a-half years, which if given as a sentence in a Scottish court would require a sheriff and a jury

A man has appeared in court charged under an ancient law for which the penalty is death. Graeme Bryden, 27, was accused of "hamesucken" after he allegedly attacked and robbed a 93-year-old woman in her home.

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a survey to find out how the European Union impacts the work of solicitors, ahead of the referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the EU. As with last year's debate on Scottish independence, the Law Society intends to remain neutral on the issue

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Maureen Watt Regulation of private clinics carrying out dental and other healthcare services, including non-surgical cosmetic interventions will begin next year.

Susan McPhee Drivers who are charged unfairly by private car parks have grounds for legal challenge - according to a new legal opinion obtained by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

A part-time firefighter who was found guilty of wilful fire-raising but claimed that a “miscarriage of justice” had occurred has failed in an appeal against conviction. David Mackay argued that the sheriff “erred” in leaving it to a juror who knew one of the witnesses to hear the evidence an

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Philip Rodney Philip Rodney chairman of Burness Paull comes under the SLN Spotlight this week.

A report examining LGBT equality in Scotland has found that while advances have been made in legal and social attitudes towards LGBT people they still face widespread inequality. The Scottish LGBT Equality Report is a state of the nation report on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people