Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

A belief in Scottish independence is "protected" under equality laws, an employment tribunal has ruled in a case involving an SNP councillor. Chris McEleny, SNP group leader on Inverclyde Council, brought a case against the Ministry of Defence (MoD), claiming it unfairly targeted him over his stance

The Scottish government, the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) and the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) are offering short-term fellowships to PhD students in Scotland to turn their thesis into research summaries and associated materials for policymakers and pract

Following the news that the Crown Office is to receive a cash injection to recruit more lawyers and staff, calls have been made for the Scottish government to do the same in the legal aid sector. Ian Moir, of the Law Society of Scotland's Legal Aid Committee, said that since the government has been

Dr Claire McDiarmid of Strathclyde University has joined the homicide team at the Scottish Law Commission. Dr McDiarmid will work for several months as part of the team developing a Discussion Paper on the mental element of homicide. The homicide law reform project forms part of the Commission&

A financial health check of Scottish law firms has indicated that increasing work volumes have boosted revenue, although sole principal solicitor firms are shown to be struggling. Findings from the Law Society of Scotland’s 2018 Financial Benchmarking Survey, published in association with

A new digital ‘chat’ facility has gone live to give residents in Inverclyde the chance to get real-time help with debt. It is thought to be the first time live chat facilities have been used by a Scottish council to provide money advice.

A union for prosecutors has accused the government of undervaluing its members' work. The Procurators Fiscal Society of the FDA union said that Scottish ministers value their work less than that of government lawyers.

Lawyers have sought clarification on the Scottish government's redress scheme for victims of abuse in care, announced yesterday by Deputy First Minister John Swinney. Mr Swinney confirmed the Scottish government accepts the main recommendations put forward by the InterAction Action Plan Review

Jim Cormack QC explains why businesses should consider Scotland as a jurisdiction for resolving disputes. Amid all the coverage of the politics of Brexit, it’s understandable little is said about the importance of EU law as the source of the rules regarding which state's courts have jurisdicti

Smoking has been banned in Scottish prisons in an effort to help inmates quit. It is thought that about 72 per cent of prisoners in Scotland smoke regularly.

Section 17 of the Scottish ‘Brexit Bill’ – which requires Scottish Ministers’ consent to certain subordinate legislation – is ultra vires of the Scotland Act, which it would modify, though the bill is not entirely outwith the Scottish Parliament's legislative competence

Police are forced to attend Scottish courts dozens of times each month to deal with a range of 999 calls, new figures have shown. Between 2016 and 2018, the force received 2,228 emergency calls from sheriff courts across the country.

Scottish Legal News seeks to avoid party political matters, but the current Brexit crisis has such immense constitutional ramifications, cutting across party boundaries and affiliations, that we offer our readers the chance to have their voice heard. In the poll we are running today, we ask: Sh

Pictured (L-R): Caroline Colliston, Suzanne Tanner, Sally Penni, Rachel Roberts DWF Edinburgh has hosted the Scottish launch of Women in the Law UK in a bid to encourage, inspire and support the next generation of Lawyers.

The Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL) which has more than 800 members throughout the UK is launching a Scotland Seminar Programme for 2019 with the aim of growing the Scottish membership. Professional regulation has been increasing throughout Scotland and the UK over the