Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Scottish Arbitration Centre Chairman, Brandon Malone (pictured), has been invited to join the panel of arbitrators of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. Based in New York, and providing conflict management services in more than 80 countries around the world, the ICDR is the global comp

Scots lawyers are bringing in lower annual fees than their counterparts around the UK but are getting more optimistic according to new research. The Royal Bank of Scotland’s 2015 Financial Benchmarking Report on law firms found that for a Scottish equity partner the median fee income was £334,000

Harper Macleod is growing its business from overseas by assisting companies in Eastern Europe gain a foothold in the UK, while advising Scottish businesses interested in expanding abroad. Romanian digital textbook company Lean Forwardhas established a presence in the UK after it was advised by Harpe

Scottish ministers have called on the UK government to keep its promises on devolving further welfare powers and reverse the extension of new Work Programme contracts. The move came at the joint ministerial working group on welfare, where social justice minister Alex Neiland fair work minister Rosea

Deputy first minister John Swinney has announced the development of a land and property information hub for Scotland. The keeper of the Registers of Scotland Sheenagh Adams (pictured), will lead a task force to develop an online system that will allow users to find out comprehensive information abou

A number of Scottish children have been trafficked into sex slavery, forced marriage, domestic servitude and other types of exploitation academics said in a submission to Holyrood’s justice committee. They said 60 children from Scotland have been reported to the authorities via the National Referr

From left: Brandon Malone, chairman of the Scottish Arbitration Centre; Professor Pieter Bekker of CMS Cameron McKenna and ICEA partner CEPMLP; Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre; and Philippa Charles, head of international arbitration at Stewarts Law.

A Scottish local authority has been granted permanence orders in relation to three sibling children whose mother had a history of alcohol abuse, after a judge in the Court of Session ruled that it would be “better” for each of the three boys that an order be made than not. Lord Brailsford (pictu

A new Scottish government consultation invites views on the fees charged by the Court of Session,Accountant of Court, Sheriff & Justice of the Peace Courts, High Court, Office of the Public Guardian, Personal Injury Court and the Sheriff Appeal Court. The level of fees charged by the courts and

A public information campaign to tackle child sexual exploitation is being launched by the Scottish government later this year. Children’s charities, police and young people are being consulted on the shape of the campaign to ensure it reaches those who are at risk of exploitation and makes a real

A Dundee solicitor advocate has been acquitted of a speeding charge following a traffic expert’s opinion that police evidence against him described a physically impossible situation. Kristofer Gilmartin, 33 (pictured), of Norrie and Gilmartin Solicitors, denied driving at 51mph in a 30mph limit ar

A date has been announced for the establishment of the new Scottish Sentencing Council (SSC). The Scottish government has confirmed that the SSC will be established by October this year with a view to having a first meeting in November.

The Scottish Ministers have been found in contempt of court after prison officers breached an undertaking not to open an inmate’s letters. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the Scottish Prison Service took “no steps” to inform any member of its staff at HMP Glenochil about the existen

The organisation representing rank-and-file police officers has accused politicians of ignorance in relation to non-statutory stop and searches. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has attacked politicians as well as Police Scotland’s leadership over plans to remove the police’s right to search

Calls have been made for clarity over the public’s right to use railway level crossings. A decade after access rights were secured for much of the country’s land and water under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, Ramblers Scotland wants the Scottish parliament to re-examine the legislation.