Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Blackadders LLP is to move to a new Dundee office in the heart of the city centre. The law firm and wealth management firm will move to DC Thomson’s Meadowside building, leasing the first floor and a section of the ground floor from the content, technology and investments business. Blackadders

The Lord President, Lord Carloway has written to His Majesty The King to inform him of his intention to retire in early 2025. He has also written to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and First Minister John Swinney to notify them of his decision. Lord Carloway was appointed as lord president of the Cou

CMS is to host an event later this month to support Scotland’s food and drink sector to develop and safeguard their brand’s intellectual property (IP). Led by CMS partner and IP specialist Neeraj Thomas and fellow IP specialist Cara McGlynn, the free-to-attend seminar will be of interest

Following the announcement that the Lord President, Lord Carloway is to retire next year, senior lawyers have wished him well.

Formal building contracts are a fundamental part of any construction project, specifying the contractual obligations on all parties, avoiding any ambiguities and the need for third-party interventions that can add to project costs and timescales, writes Ian McCann. The Joint Contracts Tribunal

Police Scotland has agreed a national contract to implement body worn video for frontline officers and staff across Scotland over the next three years. Motorola was successful in securing the £13.3 million contract, which entails the purchase of 10,500, Home Office-approved VB400 cameras and s

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd is one of six leading figures in law, science and other fields who will be honoured at the University of Dundee’s summer graduation ceremonies this month. Lord Thomas was the lord chief justice of England and Wales between 2013 and 2017. He called to the bar in 1969 (Gr

The total number of charges reported to police containing at least one element of hate crime is 1.5 per cent higher than in 2022-23, new figures show. Hate Crime in Scotland 2023-24, published today, brings together figures on race crime, and on crime motivated by prejudice related to religion, disa

The Law Society of Scotland has urged all candidates and parties for next month’s general election to recognise and support access to justice and the rule of law. It has produced an election priorities guide targeted at the next UK government and all MPs elected on 4 July.

Narcissists of minor repute, for whom notoriety is more achievable than fame, have bitten the hand that feeds them in their latest attack – on the UK's book festivals. David J Black adduces evidence of their hypocrisy, among other things. They never seem to bother with the detail or consider t

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of new office accommodation in Dundee for the city’s Crown Office staff. Around 80 COPFS staff moved into the new office, in Compass House on Riverside Drive, in March after relocating from the previous COPFS prem

Tony Lenehan KC has been elected as the new vice-dean at the Faculty of Advocates. “The Faculty of Advocates has been very fortunate to have had, as our vice-dean for the last four years, the then Ronnie Renucci KC. His tireless efforts on behalf of the criminal bar and all at Faculty –

The Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, is to retire next year. Lady Dorrian has written to the King to inform him that she intends to retire in 2025 at the same time as the Lord President, Lord Carloway. She has also informed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and First Minister John Swinney.

A man convicted of concealing a haul of unaccounted-for money in a van has been ordered to pay back thousands of pounds under proceeds of crime legislation. In March 2022, Andrew Early, 38, pled guilty along with a co-accused to hiding £30,020 in the vehicle.

Employee ownership in Scotland is has rapidly accelerated, with nearly 300 employee-owned businesses having a growing economic impact, according to Lindsays. Lawyers at the firm have been involved in more than 20 deals in recent years where the control of businesses of all kinds has transferred to e