Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Val Surgenor Val Surgenor and Rhea McKenzie consider OSCR's guidance for charities published yesterday in light of the Oxfam scandal.

Eric McQueen The first phase of a system which allows users to track their simple procedure case online will be launched mid-March.

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Kenneth Campbell QC Top experts are to discuss the implications of Brexit for law and legal practice in Scotland at a seminar next month.

Annabelle Ewing A bill to reform the law of negative prescription, by which certain legal rights disappear if not acted upon, has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament.

TLT has appointed disputes partner John Paul Sheridan as its new head in Scotland. Mr Sheridan has been with the firm since joining as a trainee in 1998 and is a respected commercial litigator, supporting clients in the financial services and real estate sectors. He is also a solicitor advocate with

Philip Gormley The chief constable of Police Scotland has resigned following months of intense scrutiny over allegations of bullying and questions aout ministerial oversight.

Judith Robertson The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has expressed its disappointment that Holyrood's social security committee rejected an amendment to further enshrine the right to social security in law.

Campbell Newell International intellectual property (IP) firm Marks & Clerk has been identified as a top ranking firm for trade mark prosecution in Scotland.

Judith Robertson A new initiative launched today aims to help Scotland’s public authorities put human rights at the heart of their budget planning.

Judge Ian Forrester QC Judge Ian Forrester QC has been elected president of the Franco-British Lawyers’ Society.

James Wolffe QC Membership of the European Union helps the fight against crime in Scotland, the Lord Advocate has said.

A new video featuring one of the first Scottish law students to be awarded Lawscot Foundation funding and mentoring support has been launched. Eight students, who all started law degrees at Scottish universities in 2017, are the first to have received financial and mentoring support from the charity

Paul Kirkwood Solicitor and commercial mediator Paul Kirkwood asks whether Scotland should follow Ireland in introducing mediation legislation.

Families Need Fathers Scotland suggests some schools' treatment of non-resident parents falls foul of equality laws. FNF Scotland's submission to the consultation on the Scottish government's proposed Education Bill argues that it is time to overturn the custom and practice that gives 'non-resident'