Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Jim Eadie The general principles behind a bill that aims to introduce a new single tenancy for the private rented sector have been given support from a committee of MSPs, though some suggestions for improvements have been recommended.

The UK government should remove Scotland from the reach of the Trade Union Bill to avoid damaging industrial relations north of the border, says a Holyrood committee report published today. And if the UK government is not willing to amend its bill, the Scottish government should use any means availa

A prisoner serving a determinate sentence who claims that the Scottish Prison Service have failed to provide him with the opportunity to show that he no longer poses a risk to the public has had an application for permission to seek judicial review dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session refused

Solicitors regulated by the Law Society of Scotland will not have to duplicate work to meet requirements set by a new code of conduct for letting agents. The new code of practice, to be introduced in accordance with the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014, will see Scottish ministers establish and maintain

The House of Lords will resume its scrutiny of the Scotland Bill on powers to be devolved to Holyrood. Currently at the committee stage, peers are due to make a closer examination of the bill.

Jamie Kerr An immigration lawyer has warned that proposed changes to the visa rules for skilled workers will stunt Scotland’s economic growth and lead to longer term damage to Scotland’s competitiveness on the international stage.

Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle Thursday 21 January at 5 pm in the Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place Edinburgh

Scottish Legal News has today broken through the 10,500 barrier with the total number of subscribers to the free daily news service reaching 10,514.

Michael Gove Failure to timeously publish the UK government's plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a UK bill of rights could affect May's Holyrood elections MPs have warned the Justice Secretary Michael Gove.

Children should help design new legal documents to ensure the views of youngsters are heard whenever possible in family court cases, says the Faculty of Advocates. Currently, forms are used to inform a child of an action and to seek his or her views, but the forms have been widely criticised.

Thomas Ross Following the news one of the families involved in the Glasgow bin lorry crash as well as two families in an earlier case are to launch private prosecutions, advocates have appeared on the BBC to discuss some of the issues related to private prosecutions.

Four undergraduates from the University of Dundee are raising financial support as they prepare to compete in an international moot.

Rose Fitzpatrick Police have launched a crackdown on people who misuse disabled parking permits after they reached an agreement with councils.

A life prisoner who challenged a decision by the prison service to increase his supervision requirement after he was suspected of being involved in the distribution of illicit substances in jail has had a petition for judicial review dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session refused the petition af

Rosie Walker Now that we have had time to reflect on the Election Court’s decision in Timothy Denis Morrison & Others v Carmichael & Another EC 90, what can we say about its wider implications? Well, quite a lot actually according to Rosie Walker, who acted for Alistair Carmichael.