Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Lawyers with specialist technology roles could be awarded a new accreditation in recognition of their expertise. The Law Society of Scotland has launched its new specialism of 'accredited legal technologist' in response to the development of a range of new roles within the legal sector, such as lega

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has welcomed news that two third sector partnerships will extend the range of support they deliver for people leaving prison. The ‘New Routes’ and ‘Shine’ partnerships, led by Wise Group and Sacro respectively, will make support available for mo

Today's unprecedented ruling by the Supreme Court has provided welcome reassurance to those who feared for the very future of our parliamentary representative democracy. It is, of course, an historic victory for Joanna Cherry QC and her legal team of Aidan O'Neill QC, David Welsh, Elaine Motion and

The Supreme Court's judgment handed down today upholds that of the Inner House to the effect that the advice of the Prime Minister given to the Queen to prorogue Parliament was unlawful, but does so on different grounds "calling upon what it takes to be fundamental constitutional principl

There has been a 115 per cent increase in reports of rape since 2010-11, while reports to police of sexual crimes increased by eight per cent from 12,487 to 13,547, new figures show. There has generally been an upward trend in rape and attempted rape since 2010-11 with both crimes more than doubling

Scotland has taken twice as many Syrian refugees as the UK average, according to new statistics. Under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, 18,676 people have resettled in the UK and Scotland has taken in 3,180 of them, 17 per cent of the total.

Jacqueline Cook explains the details of 'build to rent'. There may be no place like it but what, exactly, makes a home? Developers and planners seek to answer this question in an increasingly sophisticated residential sector, one which continues to diversify to meet evolving occupier needs. As a res

MSPs on Holyrood's Economy Committee have backed plans to limit ministers' access to statistics. At present, ministers and their staff can see market-sensitive data a day before it becomes public while they can see less sensitive publications five days before the public.

The UK government has said it may seek to prorogue Parliament again if the Supreme Court rules against it in the ongoing Brexit cases. A written submission explaining what the government would do if it loses the litigation has been published.

A BBC article published at the end of last month highlighted a recommendation made by lobbyist group Greenpeace to introduce a national agency to enforce building standards in Scotland. The organisation believes that a centralised compliance system is required to ensure building standards are met by

Anderson Strathern has announced a raft of promotions, with three new partner appointments, a senior associate promotion, three senior solicitor promotions and five solicitor promotions. The firm also retained all of its second year trainees. Nick Howie has become a partner in the corporate team. Mr

There is a backlog of more than 14,000 unresolved criminal cases in Scotland's courts, The Sunday Post reports. Thousands of police reports given to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) have not been decided upon, with the number of cases waiting to be "marked" by prosecutors havin

The Church of Scotland is seeking a share of £2 million paid for Viking treasure discovered on land it owns in Dumfries and Galloway. A case has been lodged at the Court of Session against metal detectorist Derek McLennan, who unearthed the hoard in 2014.

Greg MacDougall reflects on access to justice and looks at the past, present and future of the resolution of claims in Scotland The promotion of access to justice for the resolution of claims in a fair and balanced way is an admirable aim. How should we gauge access to justice?

The High Court in Belfast has dismissed three conjoined applications challenging the UK Government’s Brexit strategy, which the applicants argued would result in a no-deal Brexit and a hard border in breach of the Good Friday Agreement. Finding that the subject matter of the applications was "