Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Professor Lorne Crerar Professor Lorne Crerar, chairman and co-founder of Harper Macleod (pictured), has been appointed to a trio of roles by the Scottish government.

Megan Briggs Megan Briggs comments on Morrisons' savvy reaction to a shopkeeper's pun in the wake of his David and Goliath encounter with a rival supermarket

The Lord President has claimed that a register of interests for the judiciary would deter lawyers from joining the bench and would help disgruntled litigants exact revenge after losing cases. Lord Carloway told MSPs on Holyrood’s Petitions Committee that the creation of a register would b

Michael Matheson Legislation combating unauthorised sharing of intimate images comes into force today.

A prisoner has been granted permission to pursue a legal action against prison authorities for opening letters addressed to him. The so-called “Limbs in the Loch” murderer William Beggs is seeking £5,000 damages from the Scottish Ministers over the “unlawful” opening of his personal corresp

The Law Society of Scotland has been shortlisted for its Street Law programme in the inaugural UK Social Mobility Awards. The awards celebrate and recognise forward-thinking organisations which are developing initiatives to promote social mobility, within their own workforce, or by influencing the d

Graham Matthews, President of the Law Society of Scotland The Law Society of Scotland has called for a "whole of governance" approach to the so-called Great Repeal Bill, the first of eight Brexit bills.

A seven-strong expedition led by Edinburgh solicitor Lucy Frazer laced up their boots and took on the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for the fight against Huntington’s disease (HD).

Christine McKelvie MSP Christine McKelvie MSP writes on Scotland's new revenge porn legislation.

Equalities secretary Angela Constance Public bodies in Scotland will become the first in the UK to be legally required to put reducing poverty and inequality at the heart of their decision making, under new proposals outlined by ministers.

The House of Lords' EU committee has warned that conferring legal personality upon Scotland, to enable it to negotiate its own agreements with the EU or third countries, would have "profound and unpredictable constitutional and political consequences". The committee's fourth report, published today,

Pictured (l-r): Laura Burns and Shirley Li-Ting A double appointment at Gilson Gray's Glasgow office has further bolstered the firm's pool of talent.

Pictured: Kenneth Shand and Jeremy Cohen Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens has announced plans to merge with Dentons, the world's largest law firm by headcount.

The Scottish Civil Justice Council has published 15 responses to its consultation on draft rules for Protective Expenses Orders. The draft rules seek to ensure that, where applicable, the rules regulating applications for Protective Expenses Orders (PEOs) in environmental proceedings operate so as t

Chris Harte Morton Fraser has consolidated its recent growth with a year of increased annual billings, major investment in IT and some key hires.