Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

A Dundee solicitor advocate has been acquitted of a speeding charge following a traffic expert’s opinion that police evidence against him described a physically impossible situation. Kristofer Gilmartin, 33 (pictured), of Norrie and Gilmartin Solicitors, denied driving at 51mph in a 30mph limit ar

A public information campaign to tackle child sexual exploitation is being launched by the Scottish government later this year. Children’s charities, police and young people are being consulted on the shape of the campaign to ensure it reaches those who are at risk of exploitation and makes a real

A new Scottish government consultation invites views on the fees charged by the Court of Session,Accountant of Court, Sheriff & Justice of the Peace Courts, High Court, Office of the Public Guardian, Personal Injury Court and the Sheriff Appeal Court. The level of fees charged by the courts and

A Scottish local authority has been granted permanence orders in relation to three sibling children whose mother had a history of alcohol abuse, after a judge in the Court of Session ruled that it would be “better” for each of the three boys that an order be made than not. Lord Brailsford (pictu

From left: Brandon Malone, chairman of the Scottish Arbitration Centre; Professor Pieter Bekker of CMS Cameron McKenna and ICEA partner CEPMLP; Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre; and Philippa Charles, head of international arbitration at Stewarts Law.

A number of Scottish children have been trafficked into sex slavery, forced marriage, domestic servitude and other types of exploitation academics said in a submission to Holyrood’s justice committee. They said 60 children from Scotland have been reported to the authorities via the National Referr

Deputy first minister John Swinney has announced the development of a land and property information hub for Scotland. The keeper of the Registers of Scotland Sheenagh Adams (pictured), will lead a task force to develop an online system that will allow users to find out comprehensive information abou

Scottish ministers have called on the UK government to keep its promises on devolving further welfare powers and reverse the extension of new Work Programme contracts. The move came at the joint ministerial working group on welfare, where social justice minister Alex Neiland fair work minister Rosea

Harper Macleod is growing its business from overseas by assisting companies in Eastern Europe gain a foothold in the UK, while advising Scottish businesses interested in expanding abroad. Romanian digital textbook company Lean Forwardhas established a presence in the UK after it was advised by Harpe

Scots lawyers are bringing in lower annual fees than their counterparts around the UK but are getting more optimistic according to new research. The Royal Bank of Scotland’s 2015 Financial Benchmarking Report on law firms found that for a Scottish equity partner the median fee income was £334,000

Scottish Arbitration Centre Chairman, Brandon Malone (pictured), has been invited to join the panel of arbitrators of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. Based in New York, and providing conflict management services in more than 80 countries around the world, the ICDR is the global comp

The value of Scottish houses has reached a record high after more than making up the losses caused by the financial crisis according to a new report. Average house prices rose to about £167,000 in January.

Detailed information on the scale and reach of social security benefits to be devolved to Scotland has been published. The new report gives Scottish specific statistics on each of the 11 benefits that will be controlled by theScottish parliament, such as number of claims, gender and age breakdown an

A pedicab driver who successfully challenged a Scottish local authority’s refusal to grant him a rickshaw licence has seen the decision overturned after the council successfully appealed to the Inner House of the Court of Session. The council licensing committee’s decision to refuse the applicat

The Scottish Arbitration Centre (SAC) has agreed to provide administrative services to the new School Closures Review Panels (SCRP). School closure proposals from local authorities that have been called in under the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 were until today determined by the Scotti