Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Solicitor Katherine Durie has been appointed as vice chair of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland. Ms Durie, European legal counsel at Baxters Food Group, will work alongside new chair James Macsween, managing director at Macsween of Edinburgh, to support Scotland's food and drink manufactu

DWF, which has offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, advised on 200 deals in 2024, with a combined deal value of more than £5 billion. In deal value terms, TMT transactions stood out as the highest value area for the team, with notable highlights such as advising Calibre Scientific on a number of

Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has urged a complete rethink of the Land Reform Bill, warning that its "sweeping powers and lack of proper consultation" or parliamentary scrutiny render the legislation deeply flawed, as highlighted in two newly released reports. The org

Left: The lord justice general teddy stands resplendent in his ermine-lined robe with its characteristic pattern of hanging black-tipped tails. Right: Elegance incarnate: The robe of the lord justice-clerk is distinguished by holes in the white cloth, through which her red gown shows – the inn

The remains of a body are discovered in an abandoned warehouse in Scotland but the victim, the motive and cause of death are all unknown. Soon a shocking and premeditated crime is uncovered as decorator David Barnes stands accused of killing his customer, yet nobody knows how he died. In a unique cr

Justice Secretary Angela Constance has announced the reappointment of Pauline Aylesbury as a member of Community Justice Scotland (CJS). Ms Aylesbury is a senior civil servant who is the deputy director for marketing, insight, brand Scotland and Internal Communications in the Scottish government.&nb

Gripping documentary series Murder Trial returns with two haunting new cases under the spotlight. As murder suspects go on trial, the victim’s families seek justice in Scotland’s High Court. The first two-parter, ‘Girl in the River’, follows one of the nation’s biggest

As we enter a new year, there has been a key update in the implementation of the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 (MT(S)A). Scottish ministers have passed regulations which will bring the remaining provisions of the MT(S)A into force on 1 April 2025, writes Samir Younes. The MT(S)A will sig

A former Scotland rugby player has been sentenced after subjecting his former partner to a campaign of domestic abuse. Stuart Hogg, 32, pleaded guilty to one charge under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 at Selkirk Sheriff Court on 4 November 2024.

First Minister John Swinney has welcomed the appointment of Scotland’s new lord president by His Majesty the King. Lord Pentland will succeed Lord Carloway when he retires as the head of Scotland’s judiciary on 3 February.

Terra Firma Chambers’ Robert Sutherland is heading back to the Arctic Circle as part of a team raising money for charity. 

The continuing contribution made by the WS Society to Scotland's intellectual and cultural life is highlighted in the latest edition of Signet, the society's magazine. As well as reviewing WS activities, the magazine carries a number of interesting feature articles – among them a piece on the

Ronnie Clancy KC defends the Lockerbie investigation against claims its famous conviction was a miscarriage of justice. Twenty-four years have elapsed since the conviction of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi for his part in the murderous conspiracy which caused the death of 270 innocent people on 21

Burges Salmon, which has an office in Edinburgh, has completed around 80 corporate and M&A transactions since January 2024, totalling in excess of £3 billion in deal value. Some of the corporate and M&A team’s most notable transactions this year included AOTI’s £140 m