Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

John West, an associate at SKO, talks about developments in family law in recent years, the centrality of EU regulations to the field and the uncertainty posed by Brexit. Watch the video here

Scottish Legal News is very pleased to welcome legal journalist Margaret Taylor as a contributor. Margaret previously worked for The Lawyer in London and as a business correspondent for The Herald. She has now gone freelance and will be contributing a regular Lawyer of the Month piece as well as an

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has opened a consultation on its budget and operating plan for 2020-21, as well as its strategy for 2020-24. The consultation proposes a budget increase of 3.5 per cent to meet the cost of the SLCC discharging its duties against a background of four ye

Nine businesses are being probed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for potential breaches of the new corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion, with 21 other potential cases under criminal review. Tax experts at Pinsent Masons said that the figures should act as

The Scottish property market enjoyed a sharp rise in sales following Boris Johnson’s general election win, new research has revealed. Aberdein Considine’s Property Monitor report shows more than 10,000 homes changed hands in December, an unseasonal jump of 15 per cent on November an

The Scottish government has said it will seek the UK government’s support in obtaining the full US Senate torture report, in order to establish what role Scottish airports played in CIA rendition flights. So far, only the redacted 525-page Executive Summary of the 6,700 page report has be

"It is as if the prorogation order had never existed", Elaine Motion, chairman of Balfour and Manson, told SLN on the day the Inner House ruled in Cherry that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament was unlawful. Last year saw Scotland's legal system come under the world

The Scottish Law Commission has published a discussion paper reviewing cohabitation law in Scotland. While the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 gives cohabitants statutory rights where none previously existed, there have been changes in society and in attitudes to relationships and families in Scotlan

The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) will continue to publish details of solicitors and advocates’ legal aid earnings despite the equivalent body in Northern Ireland discontinuing the practice amid GDPR concerns. Our sister publication Irish Legal News reported that the Legal Services Agency is

A Scottish university which sued a distance-learning student for unpaid fees has had its claim dismissed due to “lack of jurisdiction”. Heriot-Watt University raised an action against Christian Schlamp, claiming that the parties had entered into a “contract for the provis

Scottish Legal News managing editor Graham Ogilvy is to speak to the University of Abertay Law Society on March 25. He said: “We are always pleased to talk to students about SLN, the media and the law in the digital age.

MSPs have voted on nominating Mr Boyle to be recommended to Her Majesty The Queen as the next Auditor General for Scotland. Subject to the Queen's formal appointment, Mr Boyle will succeed the current Auditor General, Caroline Gardner, when her term finishes at the end of June this year.

The Scottish Legal Awards has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The awards, which were due to be held in Glasgow next Thursday, have been called off until the summer.

The Scottish Legal Aid Board has developed a four-point plan to address arrangements during the coronavirus outbreak. SLAB chief executive Colin Lancaster said: "People may be turning now more than ever to solicitors, advocates and advisors to help support their rights in difficult times.