Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Colin Hart Judges in the Supreme Court will publish their decision on the Scottish government’s "Named Person" scheme next week, with the court unusually offering a preview of the judgment to the media an hour before its publication.

A bird conservation charity has successfully challenged plans to develop four offshore wind farms in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the decisions by the Scottish Ministers to grant consent for the construction of the marine electricity generating proj

Lord Hardie The Edinburgh trams inquiry has already cost more than £3.7 million, BBC Scotland reports.

Nicola Sturgeon Scotland is set to bring forward legislation intended to tackle child poverty for the first time in its history, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Scottish Ensemble, the UK’s leading string orchestra, will perform a concert on Skye this Friday 22 July with generous support from Inksters Solicitors.

Law Society president Eilidh Wiseman has paid tribute to past president Jock Smith (John Mitchell Melvin Smith WS), who passed away last week. Ms Wiseman said: “We were very sorry to hear about the death of Law Society past president Jock Smith.

Brian Inkster Crofting law expert Brian Inkster has urged the Scottish government to exercise caution in removing the Crofting Commission from the list of tribunals in the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014. He considers that such a move may be premature pending the outcome of an investigation into the C

The National Prisoner Healthcare Network has called for a pilot study to be set up to examine the practicality and validity of introducing screening for head injury in prison to identify prisoners who may have committed crimes because of historic injuries. Research has shown that the risk of violent

Lord Campbell A new Act of Union that would “wrest back the initiative from the separatists” and create a federal Britain has been proposed by a cross-party parliamentary group in a new draft bill.

Tom Leman Pinsent Masons has played a role in the $1bn acquisition of Odeon and UCI Cinemas.

A letter from Jessica M Burns: I have never felt moved to write to your otherwise excellent publication on any previous occasion but do so now in respect of the new item yesterday concerning the sad and sudden death of former Sheriff Andrew Lothian.

European countries have given their support to an independent Scotland’s place in the EU according to a poll. A YouGov poll found that more than 8,400 people across six countries strongly supported Scotland joining the EU in the future.

A solicitor responsible for a litany of failures has been found guilty of professional misconduct and struck off by the Scottish Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal. The Tribunal, having considered the amended Complaints at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against William M

A North Ayrshire man has been jailed for 18 months at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court after being found guilty of hamesucken. The court heard that Graeme Bryden, who was 27 at the time of the offence, broke into the home of the woman in Stevenston in the early hours of 25 June 2015.

Martin Gill Business optimism and output in Scotland have fallen to a three year low while hiring intentions are at a two year low according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.