Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Judges from across the UK have explained why they withdrew from a legal conference in Glasgow at which Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange (pictured right) spoke via video link from London. Mr Assange, who has lived in the Ecuadorian embassy since 2012, addressed attendees at the Commonwealth Law Conf

Murray McCall Anderson Strathern’s managing partner has said the firm is considering expanding into Dundee and Aberdeen.

Lord Carloway The lord justice clerk has been criticised by an advocate for saying his critics have “transparent self-interest”.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has published a manifesto for the General Election that calls for changes to immigration rules in Britain and hits out at the Conservatives' proposed 'snoopers' charter'. Launching the document from Edinburgh today, first minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said

About 250 people turned up at George Square in Glasgow yesterday to lobby for the legalisation of cannabis. So-called “420” day is observed around the world by supporters of the class B drug at 4:20pm.

Lord Bonomy

The number of Scots going bust in the first quarter of 2015 fell by 2.4 per cent compared with the last quarter of 2014 and by 15.2 per cent compared to the first quarter of last year according to analysis of the latest Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) figures by accountants and business advisers BDO

Paul Wheelhouse The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) is being launched today to ensure that women in Scotland who have or are experiencing gender based violence are able to access timely and appropriate legal advice and information.

Morton Fraser represented international investment group Rockspring Property Investment Managers in the £56m purchase of 1 Tanfield, a 190.000sq. ft. Edinburgh office building. Operating to a tight timescale, the Morton Fraser team provided full pre-acquisition property diligence and will manage th

Eight of the 10 seats due to be filled on the Law Society of Scotland’s Council this year will see a contested election after 17 solicitors put themselves forward for the 2015 elections. This year’s elections sees the final reduction in the number of seats since Law Society members voted to redu

Cycling accident campaigners have called for a presumption of liability against motorists to be introduced in civil cases after a freedom of information request revealed only a small number of drivers are reported to prosecutors following accidents with bicycles. Members of Cycle Law Scotland would

Margaret Burgess

Church of Scotland officials have warned ministers may be taken to court if they refuse to wed gay couples. The church's general assembly will next month consider a report by the legal questions committee (LQC) of the organisation which warns the church may be “vulnerable to legal challenge” as

Paul Wheelhouse Legal highs are the cause of an increasing number of drug deaths according to the latest statistics.

Today sees the publication of Standards of Service for Victims and Witnesses by a number of Scottish criminal justice organisations. The document explains what victims and witnesses can expect to happen at each stage of the criminal justice process, specific standards of service to expect, and inclu