Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Michael G. J. Upton, advocate, FSA Scot., MCIArb dates the first attested use in our system of certain words, including some denominal verbs liable to excite the grammatical prescriptivist. The extent of what may be known (or at least read) about the present-day world merely by tapping on your keybo

MSPs on Holyrood’s Social Security Committee have backed a bill which would allow adult benefit claimants, who consent, to nominate an appointee to claim benefits on their behalf. However, they have warned that suitable safeguards must be put in place to limit fraud and the exploitation of vul

The Signet Library’s collection of maps and atlases is one of the largest in private hands in Scotland, from eighteenth-century to early twenty-first. The most delicate items are cared for by the National Library of Scotland and 280 of them have recently been digitised.

Clyde & Co has announced a virtual liability conference to replace its annual event which ordinarily takes place in Glasgow. On 24 June the firm hosts a live Q&A session online at 2pm with some of Clyde & Co's Scottish legal experts. The session covers the unprecedented impact of COVID-1

A "harsh blow" has been dealt to the student accommodation sector with almost £100 million in rent waived, lawyers have said. Student housing specialists at CMS have also said that while the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 will help students, it may also work against the provision of ac

A new ruling on a high-value corporate debt restructuring case in Scotland could have a major impact on businesses across the UK due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. Burness Paull LLP recently acted in the contested petitions of Premier Oil plc and Premier Oil UK Limited, one of the

Amanda Masson explains the details of a recent high-profile family law case. The case of Leigha Collins has attracted much comment. She was ordered by the court in Scotland to return to Malta no later than 5 June with her son, H, who is one year old, on the basis of an application by H's father in t

The Herald has published an obituary of Liz Wilson who passed away at the age of 73. One of Scotland’s youngest ever solicitors, she became a tribunal chairwoman, as well as a tutor at Dundee University and a professional reflexologist.

Members of the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee have launched a call for views on the operation of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016. The act requires a parliamentary committee to review the operation of the act from when the duty to register came into force, up to March 2020.

Donald Findlay QC has said that defending Paul Ferris when he was accused of the killing of Arthur Thompson Jr was his most memorable moment in the courtroom. Mr Ferris was a teenager when he became an enforcer for Arthur Thompson, one of Glasgow's most notorious crime bosses.

The latest patent, trademark and design data from the UK Intellectual Property Office shows an impressive performance from Scotland in 2019. Scotland filed 1,168 registered design applications in 2019 compared with 757 applications the previous year – representing a 54.2 per cent rise. This bu

New powers and measures to align devolved Scots law with those in the European Union after the end of the Brexit transition period have been published. The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill will allow or provide for continuity of provision that would otherwise be los

Concerned that the responses to COVID-19 may exacerbate existing inequalities across all areas of life, the Equality & Human Rights Commission explains how it will work to support disadvantaged groups. The equality and human rights implications of the coronavirus pandemic stretch far and wide. I

Concerned that the responses to COVID-19 may exacerbate existing inequalities across all areas of life, the Equality & Human Rights Commission explains how it will work to support disadvantaged groups. The equality and human rights implications of the coronavirus pandemic stretch far and wide. I

Coronavirus has had a significant impact on construction projects in terms of delay as well as direct and indirect costs and Claire Logue says it is uncertain how these will be dealt with by the courts. As the Rolling Stones wisely advise us, "You can't always get what you want… but if you tr