Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Margaret Burgess

Cycling accident campaigners have called for a presumption of liability against motorists to be introduced in civil cases after a freedom of information request revealed only a small number of drivers are reported to prosecutors following accidents with bicycles. Members of Cycle Law Scotland would

Eight of the 10 seats due to be filled on the Law Society of Scotland’s Council this year will see a contested election after 17 solicitors put themselves forward for the 2015 elections. This year’s elections sees the final reduction in the number of seats since Law Society members voted to redu

Morton Fraser represented international investment group Rockspring Property Investment Managers in the £56m purchase of 1 Tanfield, a 190.000sq. ft. Edinburgh office building. Operating to a tight timescale, the Morton Fraser team provided full pre-acquisition property diligence and will manage th

Paul Wheelhouse The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) is being launched today to ensure that women in Scotland who have or are experiencing gender based violence are able to access timely and appropriate legal advice and information.

The number of Scots going bust in the first quarter of 2015 fell by 2.4 per cent compared with the last quarter of 2014 and by 15.2 per cent compared to the first quarter of last year according to analysis of the latest Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) figures by accountants and business advisers BDO

Lord Bonomy

About 250 people turned up at George Square in Glasgow yesterday to lobby for the legalisation of cannabis. So-called “420” day is observed around the world by supporters of the class B drug at 4:20pm.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has published a manifesto for the General Election that calls for changes to immigration rules in Britain and hits out at the Conservatives' proposed 'snoopers' charter'. Launching the document from Edinburgh today, first minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said

Lord Carloway The lord justice clerk has been criticised by an advocate for saying his critics have “transparent self-interest”.

Murray McCall Anderson Strathern’s managing partner has said the firm is considering expanding into Dundee and Aberdeen.

Judges from across the UK have explained why they withdrew from a legal conference in Glasgow at which Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange (pictured right) spoke via video link from London. Mr Assange, who has lived in the Ecuadorian embassy since 2012, addressed attendees at the Commonwealth Law Conf

A new alcohol bill at Holyrood has come under fire from licensing lawyers and figures in the trade who say the proliferation of licensing law “beggars belief” and is “a disgrace”. The Alcohol (Licensing, Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill, introduced on April 1 by Labour MSP

Sir Crispin Agnew QC A 15-year struggle for disabled access to a Highlands churchyard could be on the brink of success, thanks in part to the Faculty of Advocate’s pro bono service.

Survivors of historical child abuse in institutions including schools and places run by religious organisations are calling for compensation to be included in a forthcoming inquiry. The education secretary Angela Constance (pictured) will announce the scope of the inquiry at the end of April after h