Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Scotland's police service is institutionally racist, its new chief constable has said. Jo Farrell endorsed the statement of her predecessor, Sir Iain Livingstone, that the single force had a racism problem. Before his retirement in May he said that Police Scotland “is institutionally racist an

A former sheriff has raised more than £5,800 for Simon Community Scotland after completing the Great Scottish Run with his daughter. Sheriff Paul Crozier, who retired from the bench in Glasgow last June, completed the half marathon on October 1st in a time of 2 hours, 9 mins and 8 se

The Sheriff Appeal Court has held that a Glasgow sheriff was correct to find that the term “hun” used in a footballing context was a sectarian remark capable of aggravating an offence by religious prejudice after an appeal against conviction by a Celtic supporter who used the term when a

Schoolchildren from eight local secondary schools took part in a successful MiniTrials event this weekend in Edinburgh.

Public execution of a person on judicial warrant after a capital charge had been proved against them at trial was always a deeply moving event. It was notably in the earlier periods of time a remarkably violent episode.

Compass Chambers and its members have once again received top rankings from the Legal 500 in the 2024 edition of the directory which has just been published.

CMS has advised Ocean Winds on the sale of a 16.6 per cent stake in the 950 MW Moray East Offshore Wind Farm (Moray East), to Equitix Investment Management Ltd. Located in the Moray Firth, Moray East generates clean energy for more than 1.43 million Scottish households and businesses and has been in

Sex Matters is intervening in the gender recognition certificate (GRC) case brought by For Women Scotland that is being heard by the Inner House of the Court of Session tomorrow. Its submission, which will be made public on Wednesday, will urge the court to consider the impact of the legal

Thompsons Solicitors Scotland, a leading personal injury law firm, has been crowned ‘Firm of the Year’ at the Scottish Legal Awards 2023.

Scottish prime house values remained steady, with a minor annual dip of -1.1 per cent, as compared with a UK dip of -5.2 per cent.

The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by a serving life prisoner against a decision not to provide him with data requested under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 that he maintained would prove he was innocent of the murder of Barry Wallace in 1999. William Beggs

Two sub-postmasters who were convicted due to a faulty computer system have been vindicated. Susan Sinclair and the late William Quarm were cleared at the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary of any wrongdoing by the Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Dorrian, sitting with Lord Matthews and Lord Armst

A former teacher at a nursery in Inverness who made protected disclosures about practices within the nursery and suffered detriment has won an appeal challenging the Employment Tribunal’s finding that a decision by the General Teaching Council of Scotland to investigate a complaint made by her

Cheryl Hogg details new wildlife crimes under consideration at Holyrood.   The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill is currently at Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament. This means it has been introduced to the Parliament and is now being examined by committees before the MSPs de

With the transitional period for existing businesses to apply for a short-term lets licence coming to an end this week, Kirsten Belk assesses the new regime and its wider impact. Last year, Scotland’s local authorities were given new powers by the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982