Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

The Supreme Court is to hear an appeal next month from a Scottish prisoner who was jailed for the racially motivated murder of a schoolboy in 2006. Imran Shahid is appealing on the basis his human rights were breached after he was held in solitary confirment for over four-and-a-half-years.

The University of Strathclyde Mooting Society has won the first NSLS Scottish Cup mooting competition. The competition was the first time the NSLS has run a Scottish cup in addition to its English competition.

A survey designed to give salaried members of the judiciary in Scotland the opportunity to provide feedback on their views and experiences of serving as a judge has found that almost all judges who have been in their post for at least 5 years (82 per cent) feel working conditions are worse now than

The Faculty of Advocates has established a new committee to help promote the profile of Scotland’s legal system internationally. Alistair Clark QC, is to chair the International Committee which will add to the efforts of the Faculty to showcase the best the country has to offer.

Commenting on the death of Scottish solicitor Joe Beltrami (pictured), Alistair Morris, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: “Joe Beltrami was a towering figure in Scotland’s legal landscape and will be much missed by all those who knew him. “Joe became a household name as one of th

Current proposals to make the Scottish parliament "permanent" represent a political declaration rather than any matter of law, the Law Society of Scotland said today. One of the central recommendations of the Smith Commission on Devolution (paragraph 21) was for new legislation to make the Scottish

The Faculty of Advocates has mounted a robust defence of the appeals system for business rates valuation, and urged the Scottish government to leave it well alone. The current system works “very satisfactorily”, said the Faculty, but damage could be done and costs could increase if local valuati

Police are looking for grave robbers who dug up the 200-year-old skeleton of a Scottish magistrate and left his bones scattered around a churchyard. The remains of Stephen Williamson were strewn around the churchyard and police believe his skull may have been stolen as it has not been found.

A housebuilder which had a planning application for a new residential development refused due to the potential loss of environmental land has successfully appealed against the decision. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session quashed the decision after ruling that the reporter’s conclusi

The best legal talent in Scotland has been celebrated at the 12th annualScott + Co Scottish Legal Awards.

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) has announced that Susan Kemp and Dr Alan Mitchell have been appointed members of the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Ms Kemp and Dr Mitchell will take up office as part-time members of the SHRC on 1 May 2015.

From left: Jane Rutherford, head of learning & development; Murray McCall, managing partner; Ashleigh Anderson, secretary; Laura Peacock, IIP; Chris McDowall, HR and organisational development partner  

Employees of a Scottish university who were employed under limited term contracts (LTCs) and who were dismissed but were not included in a redundancy consultation process have won their appeal at the UK Supreme Court.

DWF has been shortlisted for the “Closing the Education Gap” accolade at this year’s Scottish Business in the Community Awards. DWF has been recognised for its education programme 5 STAR Futures that delivers a range of tailored workshops to over 30 schools across the UK, including St Augustin