Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

A lord ordinary has granted decree of absolvitor in an action raised against the constructors of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow alleging defects in the cladding of part of the adult hospital after finding that the claim had prescribed. Greater Glasgow Health Board raised the action against

In civil disputes, the outcome of court proceedings will often hinge on key evidence that is in the possession of the respondent party, write Philip Knight, Jack Mullen and Hannah Johnston. If this evidence has the potential to reveal wrongdoing, pursuing parties may naturally worry that giving noti

A former MSP has lost a case against Glasgow City Council in which he alleged that it had acted unlawfully in permanently excluding him from being employed by them as a social worker on the basis that doing so would present an unacceptable level of risk. Tommy Sheridan, who served as an MSP from 199

Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee has endorsed the Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill despite the fact stealing dogs is already a crime. Publishing its stage one report, the committee said that it supports the general principles of the bill but detailed areas for reconsideration and deve

A corporate executor is not entitled to appoint an attorney, a sheriff has ruled, as the “fiduciary duties of an executor-nominate are personal to the holder of the office”. Sheriff John McCormick at Glasgow held that it was not competent for an executor-nominate which is a company - in this cas

Douglas Milne Whistleblowing remains a confusing and contentious subject. Whilst news reports of massive payouts to whistleblowers in America have become commonplace, research has now found that offering monetary incentives does not necessarily influence whistleblowing behaviour and might even disco

Naomi Pryde This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Naomi Pryde, a litigation and dispute resolution solicitor at Matthew Arnold & Baldwin LLP in London. Naomi was recently elected to the Law Society of Scotland's Council, where she will represent the constituency of England & Wales.

Nick Atkins New laws relieve land of permanent stigma over contamination, writes Nick Atkins.

Willie McIntyre Several readers have contacted SLN to raise their concerns about the utterly inadequate legal aid rates of pay proposed for the new Sheriff Appeal Court in Edinburgh.

Ross Yuill No faculty of solicitors in Scotland is likely to undertake summary appeal work in the new Sheriff Appeal Court at the suggested legal aid rates, it has emerged.

Mike Dailly Mike Dailly suggests an unequal relationship between tenants and landlords means many of the former are leading lives of misery.

Lord Carloway A man accused of sodomising a child who claimed the alleged offence arose from the same incident for which he was previously acquitted has had a “plea in bar of trial” appeal refused.

Lord Carloway A man accused of being concerned in the supply of drugs who challenged the admissibility of evidence obtained during a search of his vehicle has had an appeal refused.

Lady Paton A mother who raised an action seeking reduction of a forged disposition which purported to convey a property to her son for “love, favour and affection” has successfully appealed to have the deed set aside.

A petition challenging the election of Alistair Carmichael (pictured right) as Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland has been refused after judges ruled it had not been proved beyond reasonable doubt that he had committed an “illegal practice”. The Election Court dismissed the prayer of th