Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Paul McBride QC The family of Paul McBride QC, who died in 2012, have donated over £80,000 to the children's ward of a hospital.

Drink-driving offences in Scotland have plummeted after a change in the law last year which means drivers can be over the limit after only one pint of beer or glass of wine. Official figures indicate that offences have declined by 17 per cent in the first quarter following the inception of the stric

Calum Liddle New research has suggested freedom of information laws are “past their sell-by date” because institutions either ignore them or claim the law does not apply to them.

Charles Kennedy 1959-2015

An act from 1979 allowing referendums for a Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly is among legislation being recommended for repeal by the law commissions. A report published by the Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission proposes clearing away more than 200 old laws th

Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) has seen its IP & technology team ranked among the best in the world by two publications. MMS has been awarded gold status in the Scottish category of two industry publications: Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) and World Trademark Review (WTR).

New laws to establish a system for opting out of organ donation could be considered next year. Labour MSP Anne McTaggart put her Transplantation (Authorisation of Removal of Organs) Scotland Bill before the Parliament yesterday.

MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s European and External Relations Committee will today consider the implications for Scotland of the proposed “in-out” referendum and renegotiation of the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU). The committee will hear from a panel of EU experts as MSPs se

Donald Trump’s appeal against a judge’s dismissal of his legal challenge to a decision to approve the development of a windfarm near his golf course in Aberdeen Bay has been refused. Trump International Golf Club and the Trump Organization sought judicial review of the decision by the Scottish M

Harper Macleod has announced two new Partners have joined the business, strengthening the firm's Edinburgh operation. Jennifer Jack (pictured, left) has joined from DWF and Sophie Coffey (pictured, right) has joined from Brodies, with both appointments coming as the firm prepares to move from Melvil

Eileen Matthew Staff from Tayside legal firm Miller Hendry are participating in a sponsored walk this Saturday 13 June in memory of two members of the Miller Hendry family who sadly passed away, the late Eileen Matthew last year and Jennifer Adams in 2010.

Senior employees at Victim Support Scotland (VSS) have raised complaints after members of the charity were told they faced compulsory redundancy. The Herald reports that the Scottish Government has commissioned accounting firm KPMG to carry out an external funding review of the charity, which receiv

The Law Society of Scotland, while supporting the aims of the Scottish Parliament’s Apologies Bill, has raised questions on what it could achieve in cases involving medical practitioners. Laura Ceresa, a member of the Law Society’s Health and Medical Law Committee, will give evidence today befor

Alistair Carmichael MP Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael will face a legal bid from four constituents who want to see him ousted from his seat over allegations of lying.

Registers of Scotland (RoS) has published its third 10-year property market report, detailing trends in the land and property market between 2005-15. The report is based on all property sales, even those which do not involve a mortgage, and so delivers "an insight into what's going on in the Scottis