Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

Kerri-anne Payne

The Crofting Commission last week lodged a request that a special case be stated on a question of law for the opinion of the Court of Session in connection with the Scottish Land Court’s decision of 18 December 2014 in the case of MacGillivray v Crofting Commission. That case concerned the Croftin

Lord McCluskey Lord McCluskey, the former solicitor general, has launched another attack on the Scottish government’s plans to get rid of corroboration.

A lawyer who is instructed by a person initially represented by a duty solicitor is only entitled to payment of half of the fixed fee where the accused changes their plea to guilty prior to the commencement of the trial or where the client offers a “mixed plea”. A sheriff has ruled in favour of

Scotland could benefit from adopting a Norwegian model for certain property transactions, experts have said. Trude B-J Margel, head of global enterprise at land and property information agency AMBITA AS, which is owned by the Norwegian government advocates the use of a digital system where all infor

Anderson Strathern has marked the start of 2015 by reporting a turnover of £21.5 million and a 12 per cent growth in profits in its 2013/2014 financial results. The results reflect a strong performance in a legal market which continues to see mergers as well as the disappearance of well-known names

People seeking to end their lives with assistance from another person will have two weeks in which to do so, but when this time limit starts remains unclear, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The intent of the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill is to remove the risk of criminal prosecution for tho

A gamekeeper has been jailed for four months after he set traps, took birds of prey and killed a goshawk. George Mutch, 48, was sentenced to four months in jail at Aberdeen Sheriff Courtyesterday after he was found guilty in December of illegal use of a trap, illegal taking of a buzzard, illegal tak

Stephen Wright (pictured) discusses the recent clarification by the Inner House, in a Special Case, of uncertainty surrounding the validity of a very large number of continuing powers of attorney. In W, 2014 SLT (Sh Ct) 83, Sheriff Bairdopined that a deed which appointed a named individual “to be

With the numbers of people across the UK suffering from dementia continuing to soar, a lawyers have warned families it is essential to consider estate protection. Tessa Till, a partner at Pagan Osborne(pictured), believes the myriad of financial and legal issues associated with the condition are not

A number of new sheriffs have been appointed in Tayside, Central and Fife. Gillian Anne Wade QC (pictured right) and Simon Geoffrey Collins QC have been appointed as floating sheriffs of Tayside, Central and Fife.

A landlord who was forced to go to the Inner House of the Court of Session to defend his property rights has been awarded expenses from the Lord Advocate after judges ruled that he had been “unavoidably drawn” into a “costly and prolonged litigation”. The motion for expenses against the Lord

Two legal specialists are to join Edinburgh and Fife legal company Pagan Osborne, creating a new family law offering. Partner Jackie McRae, who is also a qualified social worker, will be heading up the new unit within the leading legal, financial and property company from early 2015 along with solic

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced late yesterday afternoon how their redress scheme arising from commission paid by motor finance lenders to car dealers will operate. Andrew Foyle has the details. The choice to make the announcement after the financial markets had closed mirrored the S