Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Land and property search firm Millar & Bryce is launching their fourth conveyancing manual this summer. The manual will provide an introduction into basic Scottish conveyancing with a series of roadshows taking place across the country. The roadshows will address what we can expect in the future

Gilson Gray has acquired the North Berwick offices of law firm Lindsays, including the transfer of partner Dorothy Kellas and all local staff.

Caroline Kelly (pictured), partner and solicitor advocate at Thorntons, writes on the new legislation approved by MSPs on Tuesday. This week, on 1 May 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill. The Bill is likely to have a phased imple

Harper Macleod is part of a legal team advising two MPs who have joined a legal challenge in relation to Brexit. On Tuesday, the Court of Session granted MPs Tom Brake (Lib Dem Brexit spokesperson) and Chris Leslie (Labour) permission to become involved as 'directly affected' parties in ongoing liti

Two sheriffs have been appointed as specialists to hear cases in the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court. Sheriff Robert Fife and Sheriff Robert Weir QC have been designated by Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen QC, Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders, as specialists in actions of damages

Pictured: Emily Dunsmore (Corporate Fundraiser, SAMH) with members of Anderson Strathern's Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.

Roseanna Cunningham Proposals to reduce plastic pollution through a ban on the manufacture and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds in Scotland have opened for public consultation.

Thursday, 10 May 2018 from 6pm at SSC Members’ Lounge, Edinburgh As we continue into a new era of technological advancement, with clients increasingly demanding tangible results for the money they are paying their lawyers, an ability to effectively and efficiently work with and lead a team of prof

Maree Todd Proposals which would require all sports coaches working with children and other vulnerable groups to undergo mandatory disclosure checks have been outlined.

MSPs have granted final approval to the Social Security (Scotland) Bill which will pave the way for the Scottish government to make the first social security payments later this year. A stage 3 debate in the Scottish Parliament yesterday was followed by a unanimous vote in favour of establishing Sco

A father-of-one has successfully challenged an attempt by his former partner to remove their daughter from Scotland and take her to live in Northern Cyprus. A judge in the Court of Session refused to grant the specific issue order and residence order sought by the mother after ruling that it would b

Andrew Foyle Andrew Foyle, a solicitor advocate and litigation partner in the Edinburgh office of Shoosmiths gave delegates attending the annual Law Society of Scotland Debt Recovery Conference in Glasgow plenty of food for thought on the main challenges and opportunities in the business of debt rec

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh argues, amongst other things, that the Prescription (Scotland) Bill 2018 should be welcomed, but the Scottish Parliament needs to ensure all obligations to pay debts arising from personal contracts and statute should be covered by short term negative prescription, with fe

Michael Matheson MSPs have voted unanimously to endorse the general principles of the Scottish government’s Historic Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Bill at stage one.

The owners of a Speyside whisky distillery who claimed that the development of a new wind farm in Banffshire was “unlawful” on the basis that the construction works did not begin within the five-year time limit imposed upon the developer have had their legal challenge dismissed. William Grant &a