Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Sheriff Principal Craig Scott QC A motorist who was ordered to forfeit his £15,000 car after admitting two significant drink-related road traffic offences within a period of just over a week has failed in an appeal against what he claimed was a “disproportionate and excessive” penalty.

David Johnstone Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has approached the Scottish government’s law officers asking them to ensure controversial agricultural holdings provisions in the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill are fully compliant with human rights legislation.

Dr David Parratt

Craig Findlater The Bar National Mock Trial Competition is celebrating its silver jubilee, and for one member of the Faculty of Advocates, it has produced a golden moment.

Strathclyde University students triumphed in the Silken Thomas Moot Court Competition earlier this month at the National University of Ireland in Maynooth.

A group of judges and lawyers from Sweden enjoyed a warm welcome on a memorable visit to the Faculty of Advocates and Parliament House, Edinburgh. The group was given a brief introduction to Scots law and the Scottish legal system by Lord Carloway, the Lord President, and the Dean of Faculty, James

Rhoda Grant The purchase of sex should be criminalised but sex workers themselves should not face sanctions, Scottish Labour is to argue in its manifesto.

Charities have called Scottish Labour’s proposals to make the purchase of sex illegal a “rapists’ charter”, The Herald reports. SCOT-PEP and UK-wide National Ugly Mugs argue the proposed changes, which would see only buyers punished, would still leave sex workers vulnerable to criminal sanct

Malcolm McPherson of HBJ Gateley (right) with Mark Coulter of Coulters. Edinburgh based solicitor-estate agency Coulters has announced a merger with HBJ Property, a division of HBJ Gateley.

Personal insolvencies in the fourth quarter of 2015-16, which include both bankruptcies and protected trust deeds (PTDs), dropped 13.3 per cent from the same period in the previous year according to new figures from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB). The number of personal insolvencies in Scotland

Pictured (L-R): Chris Chivers, president, CIOB; Neil Kelly and Ian Gracie, chair, CIOB Scotland.

Some 60 members of the criminal bar enjoyed an enlightening conference which examined the hot topic of vulnerable witnesses. The Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA) event, in Stirling, was voted a resounding success, receiving reviews of “great”, “fantastic” and “excellent”.

The Law Society of Scotland has appointed insurance brokers Lockton to administer and broker its Master Policy of Professional Indemnity Insurance from 1 January 2017, following a recent tender process. The master policy is the compulsory professional indemnity insurance arrangement which covers all

The House of Lords European Union Committee will next week publish its report on the UK government’s proposals to introduce a British Bill of Rights and repeal the Human Rights Act. During the inquiry, the committee heard evidence from a number of witnesses including Justice Secretary Michael Gove