Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has launched a public consultation on the case management of family and civil partnership actions in the Sheriff Court. The consultation will run until 22 August 2018. The SCJC’s Family Law Committee is considering ways to improve how family actions ar

A Holyrood committee has welcomed the Scottish Crown Estate Bill in a report published today, while also suggesting ways it could be strengthened. The Scottish Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee made a series of recommendations followings its examination of the

The Scottish legal profession will have a formal presence at Pride Edinburgh this year for the first time. The Glass Network is partnering with Womble Bond Dickinson to attend Pride Edinburgh on Saturday 16 June 2018.

The Scottish Legal Aid Board has successfully appealed against a judge’s ruling to reduce its decision to grant civil legal aid to a man who was seeking to challenge the lawfulness of a local authority’s determinations relating to the provision of community care services to his elderly a

Scotland will become one of the first countries to achieve a 100 per cent reduction in carbon emissions, Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has said. The new Climate Change Bill will immediately set a target of a 90 per cent reduction by 2050, which the UK Committee on Climate Change (UK C

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on how children and victims of domestic violence can be prioritised in family court cases when parents separate. The role of the courts in cases involving children of separated parents and the law around parental responsibilities and rights will be

House prices continue to increase across Scotland, as prices at a national level start to dip, according to the April 2018 RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

The Scottish Law Commission and the Law Commission of England and Wales have started work on a joint review of the laws on surrogacy. The project forms part of each Commission’s current Programme of Law Reform and the UK government has referred the project to both Commissions as a joint project.

Brexit minister Michael Russell (pictured) has reiterated the need for changes to the EU Withdrawal Bill to "protect devolution", following a meeting with the UK government in London. Mr Russell confirmed there are still options which would secure an agreement, with two solutions suggested to the go

Michael Russell The UK government’s amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill make it “crystal clear in terms never seen before that the Scottish Parliament can be over-ridden by the UK government”, if the Parliament decides not to give consent to an order constraining its powers, Brexit minister M

James Wolffe QC MSPs will be asked to support plans to establish the UK’s first safe injection room for drug addicts in Glasgow, the BBC reports.

The Scottish government has reiterated that its Continuity Bill is within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament as the UK government mounts a legal challenge against it at the Supreme Court. Brexit minister Michael Russell said Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC would be arguing in court

Brian Inkster The Scottish government’s plans for legislative reform of crofting have now been outlined by Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing.

Graham Matthews The Law Society of Scotland should continue to be responsible for representation, support and regulation of solicitors in Scotland, according to 95 per cent of Scottish solicitors interviewed in a recent survey.

Douglas Rankin Marks & Clerk has hailed significant growth in the number of UK-based energy businesses successfully securing European patents.