Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Ampersand’s Aidan O’Neill QC and Laura-Anne van der Westhuizen were in attendance at the Legal 500 UK 2020 Awards winner’s event in London to celebrate their successes in winning “Scottish Bar Senior of the Year” and “Scottish Bar Junior of the Year” respect

Harper Macleod has revealed that 10 per cent of its people joined the firm through a modern apprenticeship scheme as the firm marked Scottish Apprenticeship Week by celebrating its most recent graduates. The firm was visited by James Kelly MSP as its the latest batch of modern apprentices quali

A lawyer is going the extra mile to support the foundation set up by sports hero Doddie Weir – by running half-marathons in four different Scottish cities. Diana Mackenzie, a litigation solicitor in Balfour and Manson's Aberdeen office, will tackle the first race in Inverness this weekend

Caroline Gillespie looks at proposals to change the laws of surrogacy. “The current law is out of date, unclear and not fit for purpose”. This was one of the conclusions reached last year in a joint consultation document by the Law Commission of England & Wales and the Scottish Law C

Dealmakers at Harper Macleod broke into the top three of Scotland's dealmaking league table after a strong performance throughout 2019. The firm reported 125 deals during the year with a combined disclosed value of £4.19 billion – a 69 per cent rise in deal numbers from the previous year

Judicial assistants from the Supreme Court will be visiting Edinburgh today to explain their roles to prospective applicants. The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) will be welcoming Chris Maile, head of HR at the court; current Scottish JA, Francesca Ruddy; and former JA, barrister Rachel B

Three years after a defamation action was brought against him, Scottish Greens MSP Andy Wightman has been vindicated by a judge in the Court of Session. Lord Clark in the Outer House found, among other things, that the allegedly defamatory statements of Mr Wightman lacked the meaning the "ordinary r

Macdonald Henderson has advised the sole shareholder of RUA Medical Devices in the agreed conditional takeover by artificial heart valve developer AorTech International, in a £2.45 million deal that brings together two Scottish life sciences companies.Dundee-based Aortech is behind Elast-Eon,

Burges Salmon continues to grow in Scotland as Amy McVey joins the firm’s banking team as a director. Ms McVey joins the firm from the banking and finance team at Brodies and previously worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

The European Young Bar Association's conference that was due to be held in Glasgow next month has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the hosts have announced. The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association said in a statement: "In light of the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Europe and glo

Hollywood has a tendency to turn divorce lawyers into compelling villains. Fiona Rasmusen looks into depictions of divorce and reveals an alternative process that could stem misery for Scottish families. Anybody who has watched the recent movie, Marriage Story could be forgiven for being put of

The Housing and Property Chamber has postponed scheduled hearings and case management discussions (CMDs) due to the coronavirus pandemic. Those with an ongoing case will be contacted in due course with this information.  The chamber will contact parties in order of hearing date and has asked pa

The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has been asked to look urgently at additional steps to improve cashflow and support businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to practitioners, John Mulholland, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said the Law Society had asked SLAB to consider:

The Lord Advocate and Chief Constable of Police Scotland have set clear priorities for the investigation and prosecution of crime as measures to tackle the coronavirus outbreak come in to force. In a joint statement, James Wolffe QC and Iain Livingstone QPM stressed their commitment to keeping peopl

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recommended that an independent body regulate legal services in Scotland. In a report published today, it also recommends that the Law Society of Scotland carry out a review of the impact of existing price and service transparency guidance, including w