Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Justice Secretary Angela Constance has refused to reveal the public cost of a probe over a sheriff's fitness for office. Ms Constance said the costs over the investigation of Sheriff Jack Brown, who behaved inappropriately towards a female lawyer, would remain undisclosed until the probe had conclud

The Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled that the Scottish Information Commissioner was correct to determine that the Scottish ministers held information stored in a restricted system for an independent advisor concerning an investigation into whether former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon h

The Scottish government will not appeal the judgment in the judicial review challenging the UK government’s use of a section 35 order to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. The Supreme Court's ruling means the bill cannot proceed to royal assent and be enacted.

The Scottish government is looking for views on proposals to protect the rights of those with learning disabilities as well as autistic and neurodivergent people. A new consultation includes proposals for more inclusive communications and mandatory training in the public sector to deal with the stig

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has accused ministers of “lazy digital hygiene” as a freedom of information request published on the Scottish government website revealed that cameras made by the Chinese firm Hikvision are still in use in six core government properties

Five political prisoners will have their ‘godparenthood’ taken over by Scottish government ministers as part of an initiative to "amplify the voices" of those suffering human rights abuses in Belarus. The #WeStandBYyou campaign, organised by the human rights group Libereco, advocates for

The Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) has accepted an invitation by the Criminal Justice Committee to give oral evidence on the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill after having been initially snubbed. Simon Brown, vice-president of the SSBA, will appear before the committe

Regulations to protect tenants concerned about rent increases following the ending of the emergency rent cap have been laid in the Scottish Parliament. From 1 April onwards, subject to parliamentary approval, the process for rent adjudication will temporarily be modified for one year.

The number of criminal legal aid solicitors dropped from 1,459 in 2007 to 966, the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) has said as it warned the system was heading for collapse. The Scottish government's public spend on legal aid has declined by 45 per cent, allowing for inflation, over the p

The head of the Scottish Prison Service has said inmates may need to be released early as jails are simply too full. Teresa Medhurst told BBC Disclosure that prisons were reaching a "tipping point" and that emergency powers could be needed to release inmates early.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has emphasised the importance of social landlords listening to tenants and service users in its new regulatory framework and statutory guidance. Published today, the new framework, which will go live from 1 April, sets out how SHR will regulate social landlo

Ahead of the Stage 1 debate on the Regulation of Legal Services Bill in the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have urged the government to follow through on their promise and remove unchecked ministerial powers currently included in the legislation. As presently drafted, the Regula

A "dedicated approach to prevent and respond" to gender-based violence (GBV) in schools has been published by the Scottish government. Developed by a working group co-chaired by the Scottish government, Rape Crisis Scotland and Zero Tolerance, it challenges what it claims are "societal views which n

A Moray wind farm must pay £5.5 million into a fund to help vulnerable customers after regulator Ofgem found it overcharged the grid. Dorenell Windfarm Limited (DWL) began charging “excessive prices” when it was asked to reduce its output.

The Scottish Arbitration Centre has been nominated by the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge leadership for the Global Arbitration Review ERA Pledge Award at the 2024 GAR Awards. The nomination is in recognition of the centre launching all-female initial panels of domestic and international