Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

At its statutory meeting on 10th July the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland welcomed its new president. Douglas Thomson, 59, a solicitor advocate with McArthur Stanton in Dumbarton and member of the Law Society’s Criminal Law Committee is only the second president in

John McArthur calls for an overhaul of Britain's creaking inheritance tax regime. The problem with our existing tax system is that it’s now overly complicated and when even HMRC’s own system can’t work out the correct income tax liability that a taxpayer has to pay, that must raise

Lewis Richardson discusses a recent decision from the Sheriff Appeal Court in the case of Cabot Financial UK Ltd v Gardner and Ors, [2018] SAC (Civ) 12. The appeal related to debt recovery cases for assigned credit card debts. The three cases which formed the judgment in Cabot were raised under the

In 1748, James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, an antiquarian who had travelled in Egypt, presented a mummy to the Faculty.

A number of families have been forced to endure waits of up to 1,586 days, more than four years, for fatal accident inquiries (FAI) to be undertaken, according to new figures. Questions lodged by the Scottish Liberal Democrats revealed that the longest wait between a date of death and the concl

A new report delivered to the United Nations by the Scottish Human Rights Commission calls for greater government action to protect and fulfil women’s rights in Scotland.The report will be presented to the UN’s Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CE

In our continuing occasional series on Scotland's legal heritage, Graham Ogilvy considers the National Gallery's portrait of Robert McQueen, who gained notoriety as Lord Braxfield, Scotland's very own hanging judge. Sir Henry Raeburn's painting of Lord Braxfield was completed in 1798

Anderson Strathern has hired communications industry stalwart Beth Cameron to a newly created communications and public relations manager role. Ms Cameron brings over 20 years of public relations and communications experience to the firm, having started her career in advertising and brand management

Pictured (L-R): Claire Thornber, Nicola Gonnella and Claire McCracken. Weightmans has appointed three new partners, taking the number of arrivals to the UK firm’s Glasgow office in recent months to seven.

A defence lawyer has condemned the recent review into Scotland's legal aid system, suggesting its author lacks a “basic understanding of the realities of business”. Writing in The Journal, Ken Dalling, a member of the Law Society of Scotland Council, said Martyn Evans had made the m

Two law students have been given awards for their outstanding performances in their conveyancing exams.  Matthew Edwards from Aberdeen and Carys Magee from Greenock have both received the Conveyancing Student Scotland award from Millar and Bryce for receiving the top marks in their respective D

Involving the UK’s devolved administrations on a formal basis should be part of post-Brexit trade negotiations according to the Law Society of Scotland. In its consultation response to the House of Commons International Trade Committee’s UK Trade Policy Transparency and Scrutiny inquiry,

Burness Paull LLP has appointed four new partners as its new management team officially takes the helm. With effect from 1st August 2018, Peter Lawson takes over as chairman while Tamar Tammes moves into the role of managing partner.

A charity promoting rationality and science has become the largest marriage provider in Scotland, according to figures from the National Records of Scotland. The Humanist Society Scotland (HSS) overtook the Church of Scotland for the first time last year, conducting 3,280 marriages.

Intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk has been named an official corporate sponsor of Banchory Beer Festival in Deeside for the second year running as the event continues to go from strength to strength. The bi-annual event, held at the Deeside Rugby Club Pitches in Banchory, is a festival of