Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Elizabeth Wilson (left) and Angela Gray

A Scots lawyer is gearing up for a cycle trek across Tanzania in aid of a children’s charity. Alastair Hope, 60, of Helensburgh firm Raeburn Hope will cycle 350km across the savannah in aid of Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS).

Amanda Masson Reality needs to catch up with law when it comes to parental rights, says Amanda Masson.

Janys Scott QC The Scottish government has been urged to “do the decent thing” and scrap named person plans altogether, after lawyers criticised attempts to amend the policy at Holyrood today.

John Scott QC

The annual Red Mass to mark the beginning of the new legal year in Scotland takes place on Sunday 1 October at St Mary's RC Church on Broughton Street in Edinburgh at 12 noon. The Mass will be presided over by the Pope's new Ambassador to Great Britain, Archbishop John Adams, the Papal Nuncio.

Following an investigation by the Law Society of Scotland, the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) has found former solicitor advocate, Michael McSherry, guilty of professional misconduct in the course of his work at Paisley firm, SBM Law and struck him from the Roll of Solicitors. Lor

A committee of MSPs is readying itself for a mountain of legislation as a result of Brexit. The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has asked the Scottish government to work closely with it as it prepares to scrutinise an unprecedented volume of secondary legislation in the lead up to Brexit.

Mike Dailly Mike Dailly of Govan Law Centre has been appointed to an expert group tasked with addressing homelessness.

The views of local people and organisations on the future of Scotland’s islands will come into focus when members of the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee visit Lewis and Harris on October 19th and 20th. The committee will examine the potential impact of the Scottish

Planned new guidelines on the use of covert surveillance in Scotland fail to give sufficient protection to communications between lawyers and clients, the Faculty of Advocates believes. Draft new Codes of Practice under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 have been prepared by

Scottish businesspeople raised more than £80,000 for children's causes at a black tie event hosted by law firm Gilson Gray.

We are pleased to report that our sister publication Scottish Construction Now has reached an important milestone, clocking up 54,000 unique users and over 7,500 subscribers to the free daily newsletter last month -- confirming Scottish Construction Now as the number one media resource for Scotland

Martin Kingston QC and Alasdair Sutherland (Instructed by Morton Fraser LLP) for the Appellant. Roy Martin QC and Alasdair Burnet (Instructed by Burness Paull LLP) for the Respondent. A strategic development planning authority has had its appeal over planning obligations unanimously dismissed by jus

Prison authorities are urgently investigating how Edinburgh inmates managed to access the internet and post nude photos of themselves. The offenders are believed to have used mobile phones to upload bizarre racy snaps to Facebook and Instagram.