Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Anderson Strathern has been selected as the first Scottish legal firm by the Meritas global network that numbers over 180 firms from over 90 countries worldwide. Billed by Meritas as the ‘premier global alliance of independent law firms’, the network has grown extensively since being set

DWF has appointed Kevin McGlone as a partner to its expanding real estate team in Scotland. Mr McGlone joins from Brodies where he spent 14 years as a partner and specialises in the buying, selling and leasing of trading businesses in the hotel, hospitality and healthcare sectors.

I seldom go to the High court these days. High court generally means legal aid, and a recent time and study analysis showed fees earned on such work did not meet office overheads far less make a profit. Thus, the reduced number of High court cases I take on each year are regarded as pro bono because

The Crown has successfully challenged the sentence of detention in a young offenders’ institution imposed on a 16-year-old boy convicted of sex offences. The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court upheld the Lord Advocate’s submission, which was adopted by the responde

A judge has warned that plans to increase the presumption against short sentences to 12 months could affect those currently sentenced to 18 months, The Herald reports. Lord Turnbull, a former chairman of the Scottish Sentencing Council, told the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee that because a

In 1941 at a seancé in Portsmouth, the spirit of a sailor was said to have appeared to announce the sinking of HMS Barham. But the battleship, which had been sunk in an attack by German forces off the Egyptian coast, was not officially declared lost until a number of months later, an effort b

A series of recommendations to improve the way sexual offences are prosecuted in Scotland and across the UK has been drawn up by JUSTICE, the law reform and human rights group. Its report calls for more sexual assault referral centres to be created in Scotland, and for much greater use of inter

When a legal matter involves a child, there is a fine line between protecting the child and excluding them from something which directly impacts them, writes Jennifer Maciver. Recent announcements from the Scottish government suggest that more will be done in this often difficult situation. Minister

Legislation to support people who struggle to pay their fuel bills, targeting those who need help the most, has been passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. The Fuel Poverty Bill enshrines in law the Scottish government’s commitment to tackle the root causes of fuel poverty.

Donald Reid, a partner in and chairman of Glasgow law firm Mitchells Roberton, has been elected Dean of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow. The Faculty, which has existed since before 1668, represents most legal practitioners in Greater Glasgow. Mitchells Roberton is equally venerable, trac

A new book on crofting law was launched this week at a reception held in the main law library of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow. A Practical Guide to Crofting Law has been written by crofting law expert Brian Inkster.

Gilson Gray has announced five new promotions. Lorna Davidson has been promoted to associate, in litigation and dispute resolution while Iain Grant has made the move up to senior solicitor in the same department.

The quality of Marks & Clerk patent prosecution and litigation services has been recognised worldwide in the most recent analysis from IAM Patent 1000, a directory of intellectual property firms. The Marks & Clerk team in Scotland was ranked 'gold tier'. The team is noted for its commitment

The British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) have awarded the Wildy BIALL Law Librarian of the Year 2019 accolade to Roddy Waldhelm. The award was collected by Mr Waldhelm, head of the Solicitors Legal Information Centre (SLIC) in the Scottish Government Legal Directorate, at the BIAL

Seosamh Gráinséir recounts the Yelverton saga, litigated across the Scottish, English and Irish courts and which resulted in marriage reform in Ireland. On 15 August 1857, Maria Theresa Longworth and Major William Charles Yelverton got married in a Catholic Church near Rostrevor. They