Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

A number of short-term prisoners nearing the end of their time in custody are to be released early, under measures designed to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Regulations will be laid before Parliament so that release can start from 30 April. The scheme will be limited to those sentenced to 18

A developer of commercial wind farms that applied for planning permission for a wind farm within the consultation zone of the Eskdalemuir Seismic Array has succeeded in petitioning the court for a time extension to begin proceedings for judicial review. The planning application of Energiekontor

The Scottish government and Scottish Prison Service intend to introduce mobile phones in Scotland’s prisons to maintain contact between people in custody and their families during the COVID-19 outbreak. The move follows the suspension of visits to help protect all those within prisons, includi

When Dundee United Football Club were named winners of the SPFL Championship last week it should have been cause for serious celebration. It is not every day, after all, that a club gets to claim promotion to the Premiership. Yet as Laura McCallum, head of football administration and legal affairs a

A city council that refused to allow a developer to proceed with the development of a mixed-use site without complying with a condition of their original planning permission has had their appeal against a decision to allow it refused. The City of Edinburgh Council (the appellant) originall

A recommendation that legal services in Scotland be independently regulated has been condemned as poorly researched, flawed in its conclusions and as contributing nothing of use to the debate over the Roberton Review.

John Scott QC has been commissioned by Police Scotland Chief Constable Iain Livingstone to review the force's use of new emergency powers to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. The respected human rights lawyer will chair a group to provide independent scrutiny of how officers and staff are ap

Court administrators have been urged to reconsider the “mothballing” of civil business, amid fears that the financial futures of some law firms and advocates are being jeopardised. Roddy Dunlop QC, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, said that – as is happening in England &ndash

Two men who had been remanded in custody since July 2019 charged with assault and robbery and whose trial had been postponed due to the suspension of jury trials have had their appeal against refusal of bail refused. The accused persons, JD and BK, moved for bail on the basis tha

Following the introduction of emergency measures under the newly passed Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, including those which affect both landlords and tenants and the management of their business premises during lockdown, Anderson Strathern’s Business Hub is giving a practical explanation of

A man convicted of a number of sexual offences has had his appeal against conviction refused but succeeded in having his sentence reduced due to his significantly low intelligence. The appellant, PGT, was convicted of three charges in May 2019. He sought to have them quashed on account of a lack of

Pinsent Masons has promoted one Scotland-based lawyer to partner and two senior associates to legal director. The latest round of promotions saw the firm welcome 17 new partners across the globe, including Edinburgh-based Kathryn Wynn, who is a specialist in data protection with a focus on the finan

Janet McIntyre and Gary Thomas summarise the details of emergency legislation introduced in Scotland to prevent the eviction of commercial tenants who are unable to pay their rent because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Irritancy is a remedy for landlords to terminate a lease early when tenants are in bre

A Scandinavian-style sanctuary house for children who have been victims or witnesses of crime is set to open in Scotland next year – the first of its kind in the UK. The Child’s House for Healing will be based on the Barnahus model, first developed in Iceland, and will provide a safe pla

Gordon Jackson QC is to resign as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates later this year. Mr Jackson had referred himself to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) following the publication of footage in which he made comments about the trial of Alex Salmond, who was recently vindicated of variou