Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

A new report has revealed that a total of 350 people died in prison in Scotland between 2012 and 2022 – with the death rate having more than trebled over that period. Scottish government research indicates that the rate of death per 1,000 prisoners rose from 0.85 in 2012-13 to 3.33 in 2022.

Most Scottish businesses believe the Scottish government is out of touch with the business community, according to the latest Fraser of Allander Institute Scottish Business Monitor (SBM) report. Just nine per cent of firms agree that the Scottish government understands the business environment in Sc

Scottish Legal News welcomes today's Scotsman editorial condemning political interference with the judiciary. Fears over the power grab by the Scottish government, which were first reported by SLN more than two weeks ago, have now been picked up by the wider media.

In 2013, I was an in-house lawyer with Standard Life, on the Law Society’s In-House Lawyers Committee, and heard about an inaugural Scottish Legal Walk in Edinburgh. This Access to Justice Foundation event, in aid of local legal advice charities, was on the first of October that year. I went a

The initial thought on seeing this book for the first time might be for many readers to wonder why there should be another on the same person and the religious and political topics of late-Renaissance Scotland. The author herself suggests the point in her list of further reading with the comment tha

Scottish government proposals to regulate the legal profession are a threat to lawyers and judges, the senior judiciary has unanimously warned. In its response to a call for views on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill, the College of Justice said that the government proposes to:

Rural and island communities are to "have a chance to have their voices heard" in local and national decision-making. Around £80,000 will be used to deliver the next Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament – a grassroots democratic assembly ­– which will take place in the autumn.

Lynn Burns has been appointed by the Scottish government as the new victims expert member of the Scottish Sentencing Council. Ms Burns has been involved with a number of victims’ groups and organisations following the murder of her son, Sam, in 2013.

Shoosmiths has been appointed to Avant Homes’ Scottish legal panel. The appointment sees the firm extend its relationship with the UK housebuilder after securing a place on Avant’s England and Wales legal panel in 2021.

A judge in the Outer House has ruled that the Scottish government acted illegally in granting licences for scallop dredging in a case brought by environmental campaigners last month. Open Seas, a group concerned about the damaging impacts of the fishing method on Scotland’s seabed, accused min

Top tennis legends will take to the court at the Brodies Tennis Invitational in Edinburgh later this year. Former British No.1s Greg Rusedski and Johanna Konta will be joined by crowd favourites former World No.8, Mark Philippoussis and 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis, as they battle

The average price of a property in March 2023 was £184,877, an increase of three per cent on March 2022, according to the latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index. Compared with the previous month, house prices in Scotland increased by 0.7 per cent between February 2023 and

The Church of Scotland and the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland have released a joint statement opposing proposals to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in Scotland. The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill has been introduced as a private member's bill by Liam Mc

Who remembers the Roberton Report? Who could have guessed the pandemic reasons for it ending up in the long grass for so long? Covered well by SLN, the announcement has, after a couple of contributions proved that the solicitor branch of the profession at least is as comfortable with its apathy as e

Burges Salmon has advised Rivington Solar Limited and European Energy UK Limited on the sale of two ‘shovel-ready’ co-located solar and battery storage projects based in Scotland – one at Strathruddie Farm and one at Montreathmont Moor. Renewable Connections, part of the Armstrong