Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Anderson Strathern has marked a global first by becoming the first law firm to sign up for The World’s Big Sleep Out, launched in Edinburgh and across scores of international cities last month. The firm has committed to The World’s Big Sleep Out in conjunction with Meritas, the global ne

On the 1st July, the Borderlands Growth Deal was officially signed and will see £394.5 million invested into projects that involve five councils in the Borders. Three of these councils are in England, and the two Scottish councils are Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders. The deal encour

Putting women and girls in the spotlight is one of the goals set out in a new report aiming to increase participation in sport and physical activity across Scotland. The Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Advisory Board (ScotWGSAB) argues women and girls will be more likely to take up a sport or exer

A majority of Scots want to see tighter controls on the use and sale of fireworks, a poll has found. A YouGov survey commissioned by the Scottish government and involving a representative sample of the Scottish population showed 71 per cent of adults supported tighter controls on the sale of firewor

Aberdeen University School of Law is hosting a free workshop on neuroscientific evidence in criminal cases. In recent years neuroscience has added to our understanding of human behaviour and these developments are likely to impact increasingly upon the criminal justice system. This workshop will pro

Proposed legislation should avoid forcing parties to attend mediation information sessions, writes Malcolm Gunnyeon. As litigants increasingly look for quicker and more cost-effective alternatives to the courts, mediation has become well known as a means of resolving disputes.

Anderson Strathern has struck a deal which will see specialist law practice Hardy Macphail merge its operations with the Scottish legal firm's Glasgow office. Glasgow-based Hardy Macphail has a headcount of 10, including three partners, and has a mix of SME and private clients and specialises in lit

A replacement for Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison is expected by 2025, the Scottish Parliament’s justice committee has heard. Justice secretary Humza Yousaf and Colin McConnell, chief executive at the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), told the committee yesterday that a deal to buy the land is “

A trio of feminist legal academics visited four cities, delivered six half-day workshops and raised over £5,000 for charity over the course of a mammoth 200-mile cycle tour of Scotland.

Lawyers have sounded a note of caution over making fundamental changes to criminal trials following the publication of a report into jury behaviour and the use of the ‘not proven’ verdict. John Scott QC told Scottish Legal News that the research commissioned by the Scottish government &l

The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, will play host on Friday, 25 October, 2019, to one of the most significant debates in recent years on the role of Christianity in Scottish public life. It will tackle the vital questions of Christianity’s relevance to modern society, the use of Christi

Terra Firma Chambers has retained its Band 1 rankings for Planning and Environmental Law, Agriculture & Rural Affairs and Tax in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners UK Directory. Described as the ‘top choice for planning and environmental work in Scotland’, Terra Firma rema

Blackadders has moved into a new, larger office in the Edinburgh's west end.

Lord Keen of Elie QC, the Advocate General for Scotland, has been accused of professional misconduct and will be the subject of disciplinary proceedings later this month. On 29 October, Lord Keen, who represented the government in the recent Scottish Brexit litigation, will appear before the Bar Tri

Scotland has become the first country in the UK to ban plastic-stemmed cotton buds. Further action on plastics is already planned with Scotland’s deposit return scheme expected to capture 90 per cent of aluminium and steel cans, glass and plastic bottles once operational.