Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000

A global law firm’s opportunity to find out about prospective careers in the world of immigration is open for Scottish applications. Fragomen’s UK Immigration School is aimed at senior school pupils, university students and graduates.

Terra Firma Chambers will again provide sponsorship for the UKELA (United Kingdom Environmental Law Association) Annual Scottish Conference which will be held at the Apex Hotel Waterloo, Edinburgh on Thursday 6th October 2022. This year’s conference, the first since 2019, features a

No prosecutions have been brought in relation to around 300,000 households who refused to complete Scotland's census despite repeated warnings. In June, census authorities wrote to all households who had refused to complete the census to "advise them that they are at risk of being referred for poten

The parents of Scottish rugby player Siobhan Cattigan, who suddenly died last year at the age of 26, have launched legal action against the Scottish Rugby Union and World Rugby. Balfour and Manson LLP is representing Neil and Morven Cattigan in their lawsuit against rugby authorities, alleging that

The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in the Scottish product liability action of Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Limited and Stryker UK Limited, unanimously dismissing the appeal brought by Mr Hastings. This maintains the finding of the lower courts that the appellant failed to prove that the

A fresh legal case on the definition of 'woman' is being brought against the Scottish government on the basis it has failed to comply with an order of the Court of Session made in an earlier case. For Women Scotland is seeking judicial review of the Scottish government's statutory guidance on the Ge

Pinsent Masons’ new Edinburgh office has become the first building in Scotland to be awarded a distinction certifying its wellbeing credentials.

Scotland’s best young debaters have been crowned – with pupils from Fortrose Academy winning the grand final of this year’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament.

Fiona Caldow and Douglas Blyth write about an emerging development in climate litigation. As climate activists increasingly turn to the courts in the fight against global warming, the issue of parent company liability is taking centre stage. The courts' willingness to hold parent companies accountab

Addleshaw Goddard has doubled turnover in Scotland in the five years since the merger which established its presence in the country. The firm is on course to record a fifth consecutive year of double-digit percentage income growth in Scotland since it merged with HBJ on 1 June 2017. Compared with 20

Harper Macleod is extending its partnership with Scottish ClubSport, the umbrella organisation for local sports councils and ClubSport networks across Scotland. The firm will be the headline partner for Scottish ClubSport’s Annual Conference in September, the title for which is “Capacity

Laila Kennedy, trainee solicitor at Ledingham Chalmers, has been elected president of the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) for 2022-2023. Ms Kennedy, who has served on the committee for five years, was elected following the association’s AGM.

Scottish man Jagtar Singh Johal should be released from detention in India as there is "no legal basis" for his imprisonment since 2017, the United Nations working group on arbitrary detention has said. Mr Johal, a Sikh from Dumbarton, was arrested shortly after travelling to the Punjab for his wedd

Scottish civil courts can move very quickly, if necessary, says Paul Motion. A senior executive ‘jumps ship’ to join the competition. He or she has emailed themselves a copy of your client’s entire customer database including pricing. The unhappy client phones you in a panic.

Two "equality experts" specialising in women’s representation and participation, and labour market equality will take forward the next phase of work to "realise gender equality" in Scotland. Talat Yaqoob, co-founder of Women 5050, the national campaign for fair representation of women in polit