Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Charles Kennedy 1959-2015

Calum Liddle New research has suggested freedom of information laws are “past their sell-by date” because institutions either ignore them or claim the law does not apply to them.

Drink-driving offences in Scotland have plummeted after a change in the law last year which means drivers can be over the limit after only one pint of beer or glass of wine. Official figures indicate that offences have declined by 17 per cent in the first quarter following the inception of the stric

Paul McBride QC The family of Paul McBride QC, who died in 2012, have donated over £80,000 to the children's ward of a hospital.

Richard Keen QC The UK government has announced that Richard Keen QC has been appointed as the Advocate General for Scotland.

A new bill to increase the transparency of MSPs’ financial interests has been introduced by Stewart Stevenson MSP, on behalf of the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. Published this week, the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment)

The Law Society of Scotland confirmed its plans to move to new Edinburgh offices at its annual general meeting last night. The move to Atria One on Morrison Street involves the complete sale of the Law Society’s current buildings on Drumsheugh Gardens.

Alistair Morris Following publication of the Scotland Bill today at Westminster, Alistair Morris, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: “We welcome the introduction of the Scotland Bill into the House of Commons.

MSPs yesterday rejected the Assisted Suicide Scotland Bill by 82 to 36 votes after a debate in the Scottish Parliament. Had it passed, the bill would have allowed the terminally ill to seek the help of a doctor in ending their life.

Michael Matheson The Justice Secretary has called for a radical change in the way women are treated by the penal system in Scotland.

Simone Young Davidson Chalmers has announced the appointment of Simone Young as its new head of construction.

Aspiring in-house lawyers, advocates and solicitor advocates will benefit from the latest events announced in a series organised by the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association. So you want to be an in-house lawyer and So you want to be an advocate/solicitor advocate will walk aspiring lawyers through th

A patient at a psychiatric treatment facility who sought judicial review over the failure by the Scottish Government to draft and lay regulations to allow him to challenge the level of security of his detention has had his petition dismissed. The UK Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that the failure by th

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova A global cigarette and tobacco company is launching the largest corporate compensation case in history over plain packaging legislation.

Justice secretary Michael Matheson MSP The Scottish government has called for submissions of written evidence on the policy and practice of stop and search by police officers in Scotland.