Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

A complaint of discrimination by Health Secretary Humza Yousaf against a Dundee nursery has been upheld by a regulator. Mr Yousaf complained that Little Scholars Day Nursery in Broughty Ferry had discriminated against his daughter.

Emma Barclay has been promoted to partner within the corporate team at BTO Solicitors LLP. Ms Barclay, who joined BTO as a trainee solicitor in 2012, has focused on corporate law throughout her career. A valued team member, she has progressed through the ranks in less than a decade and will play a k

Jonathan Rennie, partner in TLT’s UK-wide employment team and regular host of TLT’s Employment Law Focus podcast, has successfully competed for a role on The Football Association’s (FA) judicial panel. The panel is a pool of legal and non-legal individuals from which regulatory com

An academic project on women in the law is looking for help from readers of Scottish Legal News. A team from the University of Glasgow School of Law is currently engaged in the research project Women in Law which aims to examine the history of women in the Scottish legal profession.

The week, in addition to being the second week of COP26, is also International Mediation Awareness Week, and events across the world are taking place in an effort to raise awareness of the power of mediation to resolve conflict. That power is something not lost on those working on the fringes of the

Family Law Matters Scotland LLP has welcomed Marisa Cullen as a partner in the firm. She joins the firm from Morton Fraser, where she has developed a reputation as one of the leading international child law practitioners in Scotland. Ms Cullen is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specia

Stefanie Johnston has been appointed to lead Ince's new Scotland office, which opens on 19 November. As a dual-qualified marine and commercial litigation lawyer, she has over 15 years’ experience working across UK jurisdictions and brings expertise in sectors including shipping, ports, en

Turcan Connell are hosting a series of short virtual seminars covering the legal (and other) implications of the evolving market for trading carbon in the UK. These free online seminars will be hosted via Zoom – sign up details below.  Thursday 25th November - 10am to 11am

A new anonymous phone service will see trained staff stay on the line while people are using drugs to ensure they remain safe. The “Never Use Alone” phone line will be run by the charity We Are With You backed by £100,000 funding from the Scottish government.

An appeal hearing is to be live-streamed by the Court of Session for the first time. The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has granted permission for an appeal of international significance to be live-streamed by the court.

DLA Piper has appointed of Finlay Campbell as a partner in its Edinburgh office. Joining from Brodies, Mr Campbell's practice focuses on working with investors in the acquisition, management and disposal of properties in the retail, leisure, office, industrial and alternative market sectors. He also

The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown measures was considerable. The loss of revenue suffered during the extended periods of lockdown inevitably had a significant impact on businesses. While the Job Retention Scheme (i.e. the furlough scheme) which ended on 30 September 2021

Scotland is to introduce 'sobriety tags' for offenders who commit alcohol-fuelled crimes. Offenders guilty of such crimes will have to wear the tags upon their release. The devices will trigger an alarm if the wearer has a drink during their probation period.

The number of traineeships begun in the last practice year totalled 744, up from 434 in the previous year, new figures from the Law Society of Scotland show. The increase indicates that parts of the profession are recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, with increased activity in some p

Pictured (L-R): Olivia McLaren, Alexander Lamley, Danielle Prado and Tracey Ginn MBM Commercial's Alexander Lamley has been admitted to the New York bar.