Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Michael Matheson The Ministerial Group on Offender Reintegration(MGOR) has completed a report setting out pledges to deliver improvements for the reintegration of short-term prisoners into Scottish society.

Gordon Keyden In the wake of sundry mergers, the demise of Tods Murray and, most recently, McClure Naismith, the announcement that two firms in rude health, Simpson & Marwick and Clyde & Co, will be merging is good news for the Scottish legal market as Clyde & Co gains the smaller firm's

David Menzies, ICAS Director of Insolvency Figures for 2014/15 reveal funds returned to creditors increased while there was a 'sharp drop' in the number of personal insolvencies, according to Scotland's insolvency service.

Michael Matheson A conference to improve the scrutiny of local policing and ensure communities and councils have a greater say in their local policing priorities will take place in Edinburgh this week.

Avril Hepner Public authorities will be required to develop a national British Sign Language (BSL) plan under a new law passed by Holyrood.

Ian Forrester QC Ian Forrester QC has been appointed as the next UK judge of the General Court of the European Union.

Proposed legislation that aims to provide better support to Scotland’s carers has been backed by theHealth and Sport Committee. However, MSPs are calling for the Scottish government to address a number of concerns.

Kenny MacAskill Supermarkets should pay more for the right to sell alcohol according to the former justice minister.

Gordon Wyllie Children could lose out under new proposals to change the rules of intestacy, the Law Society of Scotland has said today.

The Law Society of Scotland has raised concerns that proposals to legislate for a “duty of candour” in healthcare could duplicate existing processes and potentially threaten the trust between patient and healthcare practitioners. Alison Britton, convener of the Law Society’s Health and Medical

(L-R) Amanda Woodrow, Edinburgh AC; Ian Beattie, Chief Operating Officer at Lindsays; Eilish McColgan; Andrew Latham, Edinburgh AC Law firm Lindsays has presented a trophy to Edinburgh Athletic Club in partnership with scottishathletics.

Christine Grahame Holyrood's justice committee has been told appointments to the Scottish Servicing Council (SCC) will be made with "due regard to the principles of equality and diversity" after writing a letter voicing concerns about gender balance.

The Faculty of Advocates has announced its opposition to plans by the Scottish government to end the three-year time limit on the raising of damages actions by survivors of historical child abuse.

Members of Scottish Ensemble, the UK’s only professional string orchestra, will begin their 2015/16 Shetland season with a programme of duos for violin and viola, performed by husband-and-wife team Jonathon Morton and Clio Gould, at Mareel, Lerwick on 29 September. Mr Morton is the current artist

Kenny MacAskill Former justice secretary Kenny MacAskill has been branded a hypocrite after suggesting a statue of early 20th Century republican and socialist leader James Connolly could be erected in Edinburgh.