Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle Thursday 21 January at 5 pm in the Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place Edinburgh

A prisoner serving a determinate sentence who claims that the Scottish Prison Service have failed to provide him with the opportunity to show that he no longer poses a risk to the public has had an application for permission to seek judicial review dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session refused

Solicitors regulated by the Law Society of Scotland will not have to duplicate work to meet requirements set by a new code of conduct for letting agents. The new code of practice, to be introduced in accordance with the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014, will see Scottish ministers establish and maintain

The House of Lords will resume its scrutiny of the Scotland Bill on powers to be devolved to Holyrood. Currently at the committee stage, peers are due to make a closer examination of the bill.

The UK government should remove Scotland from the reach of the Trade Union Bill to avoid damaging industrial relations north of the border, says a Holyrood committee report published today. And if the UK government is not willing to amend its bill, the Scottish government should use any means availa

Kate Frame The head of the police complaints watchdog has called for further powers in order to force officers to give evidence.

Jim Eadie The general principles behind a bill that aims to introduce a new single tenancy for the private rented sector have been given support from a committee of MSPs, though some suggestions for improvements have been recommended.

How the Law Society of Scotland helps to shape the law is the focus of the organisation’s latest video, launched today. “Helping to shape good law in Scotland and beyond” explains how the Society, along with its network of volunteers, helps to inform the work of our law makers, across the Scot

Rodney White (left) and Val McDougall  

Neil Stevenson The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed theCompetition and Markets Authority's review of legal services in England and Wales, and believes any findings will also impact the sector north of the border.

Aileen McLeod The Scottish government is to amend the Land Reform Bill to establish a public register of who owns land in Scotland.

Hamish Lean (pictured) discusses reforms relating to agricultural tenancies including the introduction of a tenant farming commissioner and the issue of the right to buy for 1991 Act tenants. Many readers will be aware that the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill currently making its way through the Scottis

Pupils from schools across Scotland are getting ready to debate the pros and cons of paying compensation for historical injustices in the second round of the Law Society of Scotland’s national debating tournament. The opening rounds of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament saw 128 teams fr

Responding to the Lord President, Lord Carloway's (pictured right) suggestion the 140 day rule may not be fit for purpose, lawyers have told Scottish Legal News the problem is a result of Scottish courts' lack of availability to hear trials rather than delays caused by new types of evidence and othe

Kenny MacAskill Claims of a turf war between Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Association (SPA) have been described as “depressing” by a former justice secretary.