Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

The Faculty of Advocates has provided one of a team of international observers for a case in Colombia, known as the “Twelve Apostles” trial. Advocate Simon Crabb represented the Faculty’s Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee at the trial of Santiago Uribe Velez, brother of the co

Iain Mitchell QC has given evidence to a European Parliament committee about a proposed new regulation for the preservation and recovery of electronic evidence. Mr Mitchell, a member of both the Scottish and English Bars, addressed MEPs as chair of the working party on surveillance of the Council of

John Forsyth writes... I was interested by the your recent piece on Peterhead Prison and its mention of the legendary safe-cracker Johnny Ramensky who, among other things, was the last man to be shackled in a Scottish prison.

Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC today issued a call for evidence on the subject of police complaints. Dame Elish’s Independent Review is scrutinising the arrangements in Scotland for complaints handling, investigations and misconduct in relation to policing.

Anderson Strathern has announced a six per cent increase in turnover to £22.8 million and a 10 per cent rise in profits in the year ending 31 August 2018. The firm said client wins, panel appointments and increased activity across the private client, commercial and public sector practice group

A solicitor representing the family of one of the 2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash victims has called on the UK government to change the law to prevent further tragedies. Ronnie Conway, Scottish co-ordinator for the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), warned that there is "no system in place

Scots wanting to get divorced, realise their dream of starting their own business or prepare for the future in 2019 are being urged to use a solicitor to help things go smoothly. The call comes as new research carried out by ComRes on behalf of the Law Society of Scotland shows that 41 per cent of S

Scotland's law officers today marked the 30th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing. The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, attended a commemoration at Dryfesdale Cemetery in his capacity as head of the system of prosecution in Scotland, and as the representative of the Scottish government.

Morton Fraser has begun a new podcast series that explores mediation in Scotland. In the first episode of the Stuck in the Middle series, the firm chats with Graham Boyack, director of Scottish Mediation about the role mediation plays in resolving conflict and the various ways in which mediation can

Short term prison sentences of less than 12 months will be brought to an end this year, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced. New figures showed more than 1,000 people spent last Christmas in prison on such sentences.

Requiring potential employees to declare criminal convictions on their job applications should be banned, according to new research. A study found that criminal record declarations can deter candidates from applying and actually do little to predict the risk of re-offending.

Police Scotland is failing to refer suspects to prosecutors timeously, according to figures obtained by Scottish Labour. Between 2015/16 and 2017/18 there has been around a 20 per cent increase in the number of cases that are not prosecuted because they are time barred, data supplied

A consultation on charity law setting out options to change the current regulatory system in Scotland has been launched by the Scottish government. Options in the consultation include:

Solicitors are to be honoured for their contribution to society as part of the Law Society of Scotland's 70th anniversary celebrations. The society is inviting nominations for honorary membership for outstanding service for the public good by a Scottish solicitor.

Specialist law firm Road Traffic Accident Law (Scotland) LLP (RTALS), which provides legal services as Motorcycle Law Scotland, Cycle Law Scotland and Pedestrian Law Scotland, has further consolidated its operations in the West of Scotland with a key new hire and a new office in Glasgow. The company