Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

From dealing with the assorted miscreants at the notorious Marine Court in Glasgow to presiding over one of Scotland's oldest and most venerable law firms, Donald Bremner Reid has had a remarkable life at the heart of the UK legal profession. The specialist consultant at, and former chairman of, Gla

The final part in David J Black's forensic examination of the ME/CFS scandal looks at alleged scientific misconduct and a possible cover-up. Read the last part here. The tragedy of the putative ME/CFS scandal as the revelations following the PACE controversy emerged, was that, for a time, thing

The Faculty of Advocates has opposed the removal of the 'not proven' verdict, warning that any attempt to do so could undermine the provision of fair and equitable justice. “It is understood that in some quarters the not proven verdict is seen as a barrier to conviction,” said the Facult

Partners at global law firm Clyde & Co and UK-headquartered BLM have voted in favour of merging this July to create a combined entity with a global revenue of over £700 million per year.

The Faculty of Advocates has again voiced its support for ending the tacit relocation of commercial leases in response to a consultation on the draft Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill. The doctrine of tacit relocation was the among issues raised by the Scottish Law Commission in i

Macdonald Henderson, led by corporate director Laura McKnight, has advised the shareholders of Ping Network Solutions on the disposal of the company to Luxembourg-based Sword Group.Ping is a systems integrator & managed service provider that was founded in 2010. Having worked in the industry for

The Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian and Lord Woolman have been elected fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. They are among 80 new fellows, including Annie Lennox OBE.

Jan Machielsen, senior lecturer in early modern history at Cardiff University, takes a critical look at Nicola Sturgeon's recent apology to those accused of witchcraft.  On International Women’s Day this year, Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon apologised at Holyrood to

This year's annual JUSTICE Scotland Human Rights Lecture is taking place in person at 6:30pm on 4 May 2022, at the Signet Library in Edinburgh. This year's lecture is entitled "A light in the North? Reflections on the work of the Scottish National Taskforce for Human Rights Leadership", and will be

The Faculty of Advocates has cautioned that amendments to a draft code of practice for continuing and welfare attorneys should be rendered more user friendly lest they discourage people from supporting vulnerable adults. The Faculty was responding to a Scottish government consultation on the terms o

The family of a man who died after raising an action against his former employer for damages related to asbestos-related lung cancer has been permitted to enter the claim by a judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session. Provisional damages of £30,000 had previously been awarded to the or

Craig Naylor is to be appointed as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland. Mr Naylor is currently deputy director of investigations at the National Crime Agency. He has over 30 years' policing experience including as deputy chief constable in Lincolnshire Police and as a divisiona

A national target will be introduced to ensure more people with problematic opiate drug use are accessing life-saving community treatments. There are currently around 29,500 people using Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST). Under the new target, announced today by drugs policy minister Angela Constanc

The Faculty of Advocates has again objected to any rise in civil court fees, saying they are already “excessively high and should not be increased”. The Scottish government is currently consulting on proposals to increase court fees over the next three years – a two per cent rise d

There will be no fatal accident inquiry into the death of a 34-year-old woman at an Edinburgh hospital in December 2018. Amanda Cox is believed to have collapsed in a stairwell at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary while looking for painkillers days after having given birth.