Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Last month advocate Robert Sutherland completed a trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro as part of a team raising money for the Scottish children’s charity Children 1st. Here he describes what this involved. Mount Kilimanjaro is 5,895m (19,341ft) high and is the largest f

Ministers will consult on how the criminal law might be strengthened as part of efforts to tackle misogynistic behaviour, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced. Mr Yousaf said a forthcoming consultation focusing on updating and consolidating Scotland's hate crime laws will include considerati

Rory Alexander discusses the Fairer Scotland Duty and the opportunity it affords local authorities to tackle inequality.   Now more than ever, the battle to reduce inequalities amongst the most disadvantaged in our society is being recognised as a priority by our key decision makers and, f

The Scottish Law Commission has held an all-day seminar on homicide law reform in Glasgow in conjunction with the law schools at the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow.

David Hossack extols the benefits of mediation following the recent publication of a report from Holyrood. I read with great interest the recently issued report of the Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament entitled "I won't see you in court: alternative dispute resolution in Scotland". As a p

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has hailed progress on a strategy to "create safer and more resilient" communities across Scotland. Mr Yousaf thanked partners for the work done to achieve a number of key justice outcomes as part of an annual update.

A majority of Scots law students are unaware that their LLB qualifies them to sit the bar exams in both New York and California, according to a poll by the Scottish Bar Association of New York (ScotBarNY). The survey of 370 students at Scottish universities offering qualifying law degrees also found

Dentons has announced the sponsorship of two upcoming awards in Scotland with a focus on women and their achievements. The firm is a headline sponsor for the forthcoming Business Women Scotland and Women's Enterprise Scotland Awards 2018 and will also be sponsoring an award category at the Scottish

It has recently been announced that solicitor Frances Rooney has moved on from Harper Macleod, where she was head of land registration. Ms Rooney has been a prolific speaker and author on all matters of property law and land registration, with over 50 CPD events and written works to her name, i

HMP Barlinnie is to be closed down and replaced with a new jail, the Sunday Mail reports. Reports state that the Scottish Prison Service has identified three sites as potential new homes for the successor prison and that all that is now required is a final decision from the Scottish government.

The U-turn over when and where this month’s Betfred Cup semi-finals will take place is yet another frustrating example of how supporters have become virtual bystanders in the governance of Scottish football, writes Arveen Arabshahi. With both sides of the Old Firm advancing in the competi

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced it will be supporting art workshops for residents at Hillside View Care Home in Paisley this autumn.

Solicitor Eamon Keane responds in a personal capacity to yesterday's piece by Dr Stuart Waiton. The views expressed are his own. The debate around civil actions for damages in rape cases is no doubt a topic which is of considerable interest to the profession and the wider public. That being sai

A book on partnership law authored by Harper Macleod's Stephen Chan has been released. Mr Chan, a partner at the firm, has penned A Practical Guide to Partnership Law in Scotland, which is published by Thomson Reuters.