Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

The number of traineeships offered by solicitors fell by more than a quarter in the last practice year, as the effect of the coronavirus pandemic took its toll, the latest figures show. Traineeship statistics from the Law Society of Scotland reveal that the number of training contracts started in 20

The Scottish government has lodged amendments to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill, which aims to ensure children’s rights are protected. One amendment gives certainty that the legislation will commence automatically one year aft

Three new legislative measures to modernise land ownership in Scotland have been proposed in a new discussion paper. The proposals set out in the Scottish Land Commission paper are designed to address the effects of Scotland’s concentrated land ownership.

The average property selling price in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders over the past three months was £265,953, up 7.4 per cent compared to the same period last year. In Edinburgh, the average property selling price was £281,386, up 5.3 per cent compared to the previous year

The Times reported last week on a bitter boundary dispute between two pensioners, each in their eighties, over a strip of land less than a metre wide. Apparently, the legal battle has cost them £500,000, contributed to the death of a spouse and caused stress-related illness. The parties h

Benjamin Bestgen this week explains that the extinction of rights upon death is more complicated a matter than it first seems. See his last jurisprudential primer here. Fans of old-school computer games might still remember Grim Fandango, where the player guides afterlife travel agent Manny Cal

Scotland recorded 275 deals worth £4.9 billion last year, the Experian United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland M&A Review, shows. The number of deals was almost 50 per cent of 2019's levels and represented a decline of 66 per cent on 2018. The total value of deals fell from the £9.5bn

Shepherd and Wedderburn trainee Emma Hendrie kicks off the firm's celebration of LGBT History Month with a look at the history of the month itself, an explanation of this year’s theme – Body, Mind, Spirit – and how you can show your support. LGBT History Month presents an

We live in turbulent times. Times we simply could not have imagined a few years ago. Some of this article is about all of us. Some of it is about lawyers. Some of it is about lawyers my age. And some of it is about me. I accept that in my case the Autumn Moon Lights My Way.

A programme aimed at tackling justice system backlogs caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will benefit from an extra £50 million in the Scottish government's budget for 2021/22, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced. Mr Yousaf yesterday announced a £104.4 million increase across the j

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UK: Former judge criticises Magdalen President for role in anti-gay litigation | Cherwell

Edinburgh property lawyer Andrew Diamond has been appointed as the new chairman of ESPC. Mr Diamond, a partner and head of residential property at Lindsays, has worked in the residential property sector for nearly three decades and has been a non-executive director of ESPC for more than five years.

Clyde & Co hosted over 300 clients and staff at its first-ever virtual Burns Night celebrations, replacing its traditional London event. Vikki Melville, managing partner in Scotland, delivered the Address to the Haggis, while consultant Gordon Keyden delivered the Immortal Memory toast and David

The Scottish Parliament should be able to pass a law to hold an independence referendum without the consent of the UK government, a judge in the Court of Session has heard. Declarator to this effect is being sought by Martin James Keatings. He also argues that no amendment would need to be made of t

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has backed the underlying intentions behind the Scottish government’s new Domestic Abuse Bill, but warned that serious practical concerns raised during the course of its scrutiny need to be addressed. Both legal bodies and the police signalled