Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Sir Oliver Heald QC MP The most marginalised in society will pay the price if human rights protections are weakened through Brexit and repealing the Human Rights Act, the UK’s three human rights institutions have warned.

Eilidh Wiseman The Law Society of Scotland has called for the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) to postpone the introduction of a proposed new code of practice until legal aid fee levels for providing police station advice are agreed.

Scotland’s prosecution service has been asked to “reflect further” on the views of some criminal lawyers that a policy on prosecuting domestic abuse cases is being applied high-handedly. Holyrood's Justice Committee has today published a report following its inquiry into the Crown Office and P

Margaret Mitchell MSP Following the publication of the Justice Committee's report on COPFS, committee convenor, Margaret Mitchell MSP, looks at the issues ahead for Scotland's prosecution body.

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Solicitors and members of the public are being encouraged to submit their views on hate crime legislation in Scotland. Lord Bracadale, who was appointed in January this year by the Scottish government to conduct an independent review of hate crime legislation, has invited members of the legal profes

The Law Society of Scotland’s Council is proposing to freeze solicitors’ practising certificate fee for the eighth consecutive year. Solicitors will vote on maintaining the current practising certificate fee of £550 at the Law Society’s AGM on Thursday, 25 May 2017.

SCTS is pleased to announce the programme of public events during April and May to discuss propositions for the radical transformation of the summary justice system, contained in the SCTS Proposition Paper: A New Model for Summary Criminal Court Procedure, published on 28 February this year. The pap

A lawyer representing victims of food poisoning and other mass contamination outbreaks has confirmed he has been contacted by several victims of the Airdrie Hepatitis A outbreak who want to begin legal action. Patrick McGuire from Thompsons Solicitors (pictured) said: “After the news emerged on Fr

John Scott QC Promoting public safety and preventing and detecting crime are the main aims of a new code of practice on stop and search powers.

One of the UK’s top academic experts on EU law has confirmed she will be speaking in Edinburgh on what Brexit will mean for EU nationals in Scotland. Professor Eleanor Spaventa, from Durham University European Law Institute (pictured right) will be taking part in a major conference on ‘Brexit an

John Scott MSP Holyrood's law reform committee has recommended MSPs back a bill providing a new statutory framework for third party rights.

Stephen Gold As someone brought up with very little money, whose life has been enhanced beyond measure by education, news of further decline in the literacy and numeracy of Scotland’s children feels very personal to me. But at least social attitudes have much improved since I was a child.

Sally Nash Sally Nash discusses how the latest record-breaking divorce case in England would be treated north of the border.

David Hughes