Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Ian Beattie, chief operating officer of Lindsays, has spoken of his pride after receiving an MBE from the Princess Royal. Mr Beattie was awarded the honour for services to athletics after a long competitive and voluntary career in the sport. He became chair of UK Athletics in October, having held th

Increasing the role land plays in Scotland’s tax base and a local authority power targeted at newly derelict property are among the recommendations put to government ministers in today’s report on how Scotland’s land could be taxed better. The Scottish Land Commission was tasked wi

The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland (CFoIS) has launched a draft bill to amend the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FoISA).  CFoIS is inviting the public and all MSPs to support the bill and ensure it achieves legislative impact in 2022.

Legislation has been passed to allow women who have paid for private surgery to remove transvaginal mesh to get their money back. The Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill will establish a scheme to repay mesh removal costs which will open for applications as soon as is prac

Hundreds of Kenyans will be allowed to take legal action at the Court of Session against one of the world's major tea producers. Current and former employees of Finlays, whose roots lie in 18th century Glasgow, allege they suffered severe health problems as a result of working on farms operated by J

Professor Alan Miller, of Strathclyde Law School, is to chair a "national collaborative" established to inform Scotland’s National Mission on Drug Deaths. Professor Miller, an expert in human rights law, will head the collaborative, which has been formed to ensure that the experience and right

To those of us who dealt daily with the law of prejudice to criminal court proceedings, the claim by the Metropolitan Police force that the publication of the Sue Gray Report might prejudice their criminal inquiry into alleged breaches of the Covid Regulations is surprising, to say the least. The pr

Rules on seven-day self-certification for staff sickness absences are back in force for businesses. Lindsays is highlighting the change – one it believes will be welcomed by many firms as they look to return to as normal operational procedures as possible.

Applications are now open for a grant to fund academic research into improving the way land is owned, managed and used across Scotland. Open to students at Scottish academic institutions, the Scottish Land Commission’s National Student Award 2022 will see one successful applicant receive a &po

CLT Scotland has launched an important new Conveyancing Conference which will take place online on 23rd March. The conference will focus on a number of key developments, from the imminent launch of the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land, the impact of the recently published Ne

Thursday 3 February 2022 17:15 to 18:45

A project that brings the law to schools has an opportunity for a new lawyer. MiniTrials – conceived by Lord Kinclaven – was launched in 2002 and has helped thousands of pupils throughout Scotland learn about the legal system.

Anderson Strathern Asset Management, the financial planning and investment business wholly owned by Scottish legal firm Anderson Strathern LLP, grew funds under management to £341 million in 2021, up from £250m in the previous year. Graham Clark, CEO, said: “Market uplift contribut

Balfour Beatty has been awarded the contract for the first stage of the Scottish Prison Service’s (SPS) project for the design and construction of HMP Highland, designed by BakerHicks.

Miners who are to be pardoned for historic convictions will receive no compensation, Justice Secretary Keith Brown has said. Mr Brown dismissed calls for compensation to be paid to miners pardoned over strike action in the 1980s.