Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

The number of tenancy deposit cases now being heard by the Scottish First-tier Tribunal indicate a similar specialist court in England would have to deal with up to 1,200 deposit protection cases each year, according to the chair of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS). Last month the UK Government laun

After demonstrating their experience and understanding of professional regulation, three solicitors in Scotland have been accredited with the Regulation of Professional Conduct Law specialism. The award which was developed and launched in early 2018, highlights the specialist knowledge involved in t

Four Scottish law schools have ranked in the top 10 in this year's Times Good University Guide. This year saw Cambridge University take pole position, followed by Oxford and London's UCL and LSE in third and fourth respectively.

The latest edition of the Scottish Civil Justice Council’s newsletter is now available. Issue 17 includes information on the council's ongoing work, committee activity, and research on the Simple Procedure.

It is ironic that as the Scottish government make plans to introduce a new benefit to alleviate funeral poverty, one of its agencies, the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AIB), has been cashing in on life insurance policies of people that have passed away, writes Alan McIntosh. This has led to bereaved fam

Souter Investments has sold search company First Scottish to US firm Eli Global for an undisclosed sum, it announced yesterday. First Scottish produces searches and reports for solicitors, local authorities, financial institutions and others.

Often mis-attributed to Bismark, the poet John Godfey Saxe is reputed to have said that “Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made”. The authors of this book are both lawyers with a wealth of political experience, and this combination makes

Catriona Reid As part of the UK government’s international commitment to improving transparency over who actually owns and controls UK companies, from 24 July 2017 this requirement has extended to eligible Scottish partnerships under the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant C

Caryn Penley, managing director of CMS in Scotland Three Scots-based lawyers at CMS are among 48 partner promotions announced across 26 offices to coincide with the firm's merger with Nabarro and Olswang.

Graham Burnside Graham Burnside, a consultant at Shepherd and Wedderburn, is to speak at a major Zurich conference.

The Scottish government has issued a consultation on removing the ability of arbitrating parties to contract out of using the new arbitration law provided for by the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010. This consultation is relevant to anyone who is either involved or interested in arbitration as provid

A Scottish council has won a £3 million legal dispute with an insurance firm over the collapse of the Scottish Coal Company. South Lanarkshire Council raised a commercial action seeking payment of £3,117,724 from Aviva Insurance, which the local authority claimed was due under a “performance gua

John McGovern Scottish courts are cracking down on environmental crime as a recent case illustrates, John McGovern writes.

Updated prison statistics for 2013-14 have been released today by Scotland’s chief statistician and include information on the Scottish prison population, including population by type of custody and establishment, characteristics of prisoners, receptions to/liberations from penal establishments an

Maggie Moodie The Scottish government has re-appointed Morton Fraser to provide its general property law services.