Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

The Criminal Appeal Court has published its opinion following the refusal of an application by relatives of Lockerbie bombing victims who were seeking to pursue an appeal on behalf of the man convicted of the atrocity in which 270 people were killed. An application to the Scottish Criminal Cases Rev

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie Police Scotland has faced criticism from politicians following its take-over of Scotland's Safety Camera Partnerships.

A woman who sued her brother-in-law for £50,000 damages after his pet dog bit her on the face has had an application for a new trial refused despite the fact a jury awarded her less than £1,000 compensation. Margaret Ferguson raised an action for personal injury following the attack during a new y

David Taylor Risk and insurance law business BLM has revealed its financial results, with turnover hitting £104.1m and profit standing at £18.3m, in its latest year-end results to 31 March 2015.

Ben Macpherson A young lawyer from Edinburgh has been selected by the SNP to contest the single Holyrood seat in the capital which the party does not hold.

Pagan Osborne colleagues Jackie McRae (pictured) and Gillian MacNulty are getting themselves into deep water – but it’s all totally legitimate. The pair are taking the plunge to raise cash for Alzheimer Scotland by participating in the Great Scottish Swim next weekend (August 29).

Scottish Legal News is sponsoring this year's annual dinner of the Dundee Faculty of Procurators and Solicitors. The dinner will take place on Friday 18th September 2015 at 7pm for a 7:30pm start at the Invercarse Hotel. Carriages will be at 1am.

Michael Matheson Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has said new GPS technologies should be explored for their potential use in monitoring sex offenders and domestic abusers.

Pictured: The trial is played out... The Faculty of Advocates has marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Muir of Huntershill with a scene-setting lecture and a dramatic reconstruction of parts of the trial.

Humza Yousaf The Scottish Government has invited organisations campaigning for better rights for migrant workers around the world to join a special roundtable meeting next month.

Graham Ogilvy The number of subscribers to the Scottish Legal News daily newsletter has broken through the 10,000 level with the total number of subscribers to the service reaching 10,080 this month.

Campaigners hope a petition calling for greater legal protection for pet rabbits will get a second hearing in Holyrood next month, the BBC reports. Rabbits Require Rights Scotland's 2,044-name petition was first discussed by MSPs earlier this year.

John McKinlay Multinational law firm DLA Piper has been appointed as the sole legal adviser to CodeClan, Scotland's first digital skills academy.

Tim Farron Tim Farron, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has said he is confident that former Scottish secretary Alistair Carmichael will survive an upcoming legal challenge to his election in May.

Andrew Mackenzie The Scottish Arbitration Centre has confirmed that Scotland has made it into another international arbitration publication.