Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

History examiners landed themselves in trouble after mistakenly stating in a high school exam that Mary Queen of Scots died in 1567. Mary Stuart actually died 20 years later, in 1587.

The UK government's announcement that it will introduce a maximum stake for Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) will limit the proposed powers that the Scottish Parliament has under the Scotland Act to cap the number of terminals in a betting shop, according to a licensing expert. Stephen McGowan,

A total of 87 per cent of people would be prepared to report any suspicions of human trafficking to Police Scotland, according to a new survey. This is an increase from 80 per cent in 2017 and follows a significant Scottish government campaign to raise awareness of trafficking, launched last summer.

To mark its 10-year anniversary, law centre Clan Childlaw is asking law students around Scotland to write an essay answering the following question: What is the biggest children's rights issue in Scotland and how can the law be used to resolve it?

Dr Robert Brett Taylor and Dr Adelyn L M Wilson summarise a judicial review case, currently at avizandum, challenging the lawfulness of a decision to allow administration of abortion medication in the pregnant woman's home. Section 1(3) of the Abortion Act 1967 allowed the Secretary of State to appr

On 11 May we ran an article entitled 10 Essential Steps to Renewing your Law Firm’s Professional Indemnity Insurance. We would like to clarify that the arrangements for professional indemnity insurance differ north and south of the border. The Master Policy Insurance provided by the Law Societ

In the third of our occasional series looking at Scotland's legal heritage, both grand and obscure, Graham Ogilvy appreciates Sir John Steell's statue of George Kinloch in Dundee. George Kinloch is not the only outlaw in Scotland to be publicly commemorated. Stirling's Wallace Memorial, the obelisk

The Scotsman has published a full obituary of Professor Joe Thomson, who passed away on 12 May at the age of 70. “Professor Joe Thomson, who has died just six days after his 70th birthday, was one of the leading legal scholars of his generation. He inspired hundreds of students with a unique s

Scottish lawyer and academic Professor Joe Thomson passed away over the weekend at the age of 70. He was Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow from 1991 to 2005, and later an honorary professor in the School of Law.

Eamon Keane, solicitor and convener of the Scottish Legal Action Group (SCOLAG), responds below to recent comments by Lord Carolway on the conduct of rape trials. On the 1st of May 2018 the Lord President announced that “rape victims should not have to appear in court”. Speaking to the B

Andy Drane, partner at Davidson Chalmers, writes on new arrangements affect GPs and GP premises. In Scotland new General Medical Services and Section 17C Contracts for GPs came into force on 1st April 2018. These Contracts seek to implement the agreement reached between Scottish Government and the B

New research by Aberdein Considine has revealed that the vast majority of family firms in Scotland would give up control of the business if that was the only way for it to expand or grow. Three quarters (75 per cent) of family-run firms in Scotland would consider ceding control of the business in or

Proposals to revive plans for another public inquiry into the conduct of the press have been narrowly defeated in the House of Commons. MPs voted by 304-295 against a cross-party amendment to the Data Protection Bill tabled by Ed Miliband, Ken Clarke, Brendan O’Hara, Christine Jardine, Liz Sav

Garry Ferguson, member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers committee and partner at BTO Solicitors, writes on the new Civil Litigation Bill. On 1 May 2018, the Scottish Parliament unanimously passed the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill. Its provisions will be brought i

Inverclyde Council has applied to the Scottish government for permission to issue fixed penalty notices to drivers who keep their engines idling. The council's application under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 follows a series of complaints in the are