Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP has promoted five of its lawyers to partner, six to legal director and six to associate. The promotions will take effect from 1 May.

New approaches to protecting and restoring nature are the theme of recent publications by NatureScot and the (UK government) Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, writes Neil Collar. The availability and shortcomings of legal tools are key factors in achieving those objectives.

Terra Firma Chambers’ Philip Simpson QC and Gordon Watt will speak at Longmark’s Scottish Private Client Tax Planning Conference, taking place at the Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club on Wednesday 18 May. Mr Simpson will present the ‘Critical IHT Update&

An application seeking to appeal a decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland refusing an eviction order for a tenant in rent arrears has been rejected by the housing division of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland. It was argued by the appellants, Amer and Nosheen Rafique, that the relevant evict

Whilst access to cosmetic treatments such as teeth whitening, Botox injections and skin peels may have once been the preserve of those in the world of modelling and fashion, Scots across the country are now undergoing thousands of cosmetic enhancements every year due to the increased availability an

The University of Aberdeen has retained the top title in a national competition that sees the cream of Scotland’s student legal talent go head to head in a negotiation showdown. Law students Andrew MacFarlane and Amber Rose Love, both 22 and from Aberdeen, battled it out against teams from Edi

Kennedys has appointed a third partner from Clyde & Co as it continues to expand its team in Scotland. Liability expert Lesley Allan specialises in catastrophic and large loss claims and has extensive experience in fatal accident inquiries as well as data protection and freedom of information is

Anderson Strathern has partnered with LINC Scotland to provide the angel association’s members with advice around the National Security and Investment Act 2021, which came into force on 4 January this year and allows the UK government to scrutinise acquisitions and investments that could harm

Several recent well-documented cases of ransomware – malicious software used by criminals to encrypt information until a ransom is paid – highlight a growing danger to both private and public sector organisations, writes James McGachie. Research by the National Cyber Security Centre

Pinsent Masons has promoted six Scotland-based lawyers to partner in a 23-strong promotion round, while three senior associates in Scotland have been promoted to legal director. Glasgow-based Geraldine Kelm, head of account management for Vario Flexible Services in UK and Asia Pacific, has bolstered

A national memorial dedicated to those accused of witchcraft is one step closer to becoming a reality following a visit to a proposed eco-therapy wellness and leisure park development being undertaken by National Pride UK at St Ninians, near Kelty in Fife. National Pride directors, Irene Bisset and

Children’s charity Aberlour will receive a grant of more than £5.5 million over this parliamentary term to develop two Mother and Child Residential Recovery Houses. The houses will be designed to enable children of women with problematic substance use to stay with their mothers during th

The proposed repeal of the Human Rights Act would “wind the constitutional clock back to the 1990s” and is “particularly unwise” now because of the actions of Russia in Ukraine, experts have warned. Government plans to replace the legislation with a British Bill of Rights wou

June 1 2022 marks a significant date in the development of Scots law with the long-awaited, though still partial, implementation of the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018. Important changes are being made to the manner of calculating the starting-point of the five-year “time-bar” period fo

Yvonne Dunn, partner and financial services technology expert at Pinsent Masons, discusses the opportunities made available to businesses through open finance. A 10-year road map strategy published for Scotland’s fintech hub has highlighted “open finance” data as a key theme.