Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Independence would allow Scotland to "further" improve its education system, including a proposal to enshrine the government’s policy on free tuition in Scotland’s "permanent" constitution, according to a new paper published by Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth. Education and Lifelong Le

Victims of domestic violence have been encouraged to seek support and report incidents to police following a reduction in recorded cases. Newly published statistics show Police Scotland recorded 61,934 incidents of domestic abuse in 2022-23, a decrease of four per cent compared to the previous year.

New legislation giving tenants more rights and addressing homelessness has been published. The Housing (Scotland) Bill will introduce an ‘ask and act’ duty on social landlords and bodies, such as health boards and the police, to ask about a person’s housing situation and act to avo

A helpline that supports victims of cybercrime has seen a dramatic increase in calls in the last year. The Cyber and Fraud Centre Incident Response Helpline, a collaboration between the Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland, Police Scotland and the Scottish government, with technical and legal inc

The University of Strathclyde has awarded Professor Peter Watson with an executive leadership award. Established in 2019 by Professor Sir Jim MacDonald, Principal and Vice Chancellor, the Strathclyde Executive Leadership Award (STELAR) acknowledges excellence in leadership across the university&rsqu

A Holyrood committee is divided in its support for a pilot of juryless trials in rape cases. The pilot, which cannot take place without the participation of solicitors, would remove juries from rape cases due to a perception that conviction rates in such cases are artificially low compared to other

Blackadders LLP has announced a raft of promotions across both its business services and private client teams in Scotland. Emma Sadler has been promoted to partner in the family law team. Ms Sadler advises on all aspects of family law including divorce, cohabitation, pre-nuptial agreements and issue

A deal has been struck to fund legal cases of people who fall foul of Scotland's new hate crime laws. The Free Speech Union (FSU), a UK-wide organisation, has signed a deal with Levy & McRae to deal with cases arising from the controversial Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021.

The Tumbling Lassie committee is delighted to welcome you to an evening talk with Richard Blake, on the life of John Grant, who was the chief justice of Jamaica from 1783 to 1790. Grant was born in Invernesshire. He travelled as a young teenager to Nova Scotia, and then on to Jamaica. His manuscript

A social housing solicitor from Shakespeare Martineau has become qualified in Scotland. Ellis Pugh advises social housing providers, charities, social enterprises and other not-for-profit and for-profit organisations on matters including corporate governance, mergers, restructuring, collaborative wo

RSABI’s flagship annual outdoors team event, the Great Glen Challenge, is returning for 2024 and for the second-year running will be sponsored by Gillespie Macandrew. Last year’s event raised over £50,000 towards the work of RSABI which provides practical, emotional, and financial

Harper Macleod has advised on the sale of the assets and operations of the Glendevon Hydro Scheme in Dollar, by Torishima Service Solutions Europe Limited to Renfin & Hydropol Group. The scheme, constructed by Torishima in partnership with Scottish Water in 2022, was one of the first of its kind

A new play that tells the tale of women's rugby in Scotland premiers this weekend. Sponsored by Levy & McRae, 90 Days was recently highlighted in an episode of the podcast Happiness is Egg Shaped featuring first Scottish women’s rugby captain Sandra Colamartino. Talking about the play she

Mackinnons hosted a ‘Lunch with the Legends’ to celebrate (almost) 40 years since the release of groundbreaking Last of the Hunters documentary, featuring three legends – and top skippers – of the Scottish fishing industry: Andrew Bremner, Willie Tait and Terry Taylor.

CMS has announced partner promotions within its Glasgow and Aberdeen offices. The newly promoted partners include Glasgow-based Fiona Letham, head of the CMS legal services unit (LSU), a key component of the firm’s alternative resourcing offering which features over 100 paralegals.