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October 15, 2023

Scots Law Blog: A Decade of Legal Insights In the heart of Edinburgh almost fifteen years ago, Scots Law Blog was established with the mission of providing a platform for sharing valuable insights into Scottish law. Our commitment to this objective has endured as time has passed. Welcome to our wide collection of Scottish law […]

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New authors for Scots Law Blog wanted – sharing useful Scottish legal insights from leading lawyers and law firms in Scotland

November 13, 2022

When Scots Law Blog was set up in Edinburgh over ten years ago, our mission was to share useful Scottish legal insights. That mission is still the same and we are looking for new authors, particularly leading Scottish lawyers and law firms who want to publish and share useful articles for no fee. Please get […]

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Mark Thorley’s Legal Sector Insights – Trainee Retention in Legal Aid Law Firms in Scotland

April 26, 2022

“Whilst we welcome the Scottish Government scheme to provide 40 legal aid trainees to firms we are concerned about retaining staff in a legal aid firm,” says Mark Thorley, Director of leading Scottish legal aid law firm, Edinburgh based Thorley Stephenson. “Since the launch of Thorley Stephenson, in Edinburgh in 2005, we have employed 20 trainee solicitors. “Thorley Stephenson’s […]

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November Legal Seminars For Scottish Law Firm Partners & Solicitors: 10% Off

November 7, 2014

We are pleased to note that alongside one of the UK’s leading law firm consultants, Stephen Gold, our founder Gavin Ward and director of Moore Legal Technology, Chris Davidson, are presenting at an upcoming Law Society of Scotland event in Glasgow later this month. (26 November 2014) For 3.5 hours of CPD at an event […]

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Donoghue v Stevenson: In Legal Cartoon Form

November 4, 2013

Over 80 years since the judgment, Donoghue v Stevenson has remained one of the most important cases in delict/tort for Scots Law and indeed for the laws of many countries around the world. Today The Utterant published a humorous legal cartoon with a slight variation on the facts to our sister site YouBlawg, republished below […]

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Open Justice website alive with great legal blogging: #oj_uk

February 29, 2012

Open Justice Week launched at the start of this week (27 February) and already the Open Justice website is alive with some great pieces of legal blogging from the Scottish Courts. As explained in the Open Justice launch statement, A fundamental principle of law is: “Not only must justice be done; it must also be […]

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October 19, 2010

DISCLAIMER: ScotsLawBlawg material ScotsLawBlog, its contributors, editors, authors and commenters (“ScotsLawBlawg”), take the greatest care and pride in everything produced under their names. However, all data, information, posts and comments provided on this site are for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in any given post represent the personal views of the individual author of […]

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Defamation, Home Secretary’s comments and action in the courts 

June 26, 2023

– Zia Akhtar Grays Inn. – Suella Braverman’s remarks about ‘Pakistani men’ need examination against the law of defamation and the defence of Parliamentary privilege.  Abstract In an interview on Sky television on 3 April 2023 the UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman stated that “Pakistan-origin men” were responsible for “grooming white English girls” who were […]

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Clearing the Haze: Understanding the regulation of ingestible CBD products in Scotland

April 14, 2023

CBD, or cannabidiol, is a naturally occurring, non-intoxicating compound found in the cannabis plant. Technically, the compound is known as a phytocannabinoid (cannabinoid for short) and, depending on which sources you consult, anywhere from ninety-seven to over one hundred and twenty cannabinoids have been isolated from the Cannabis plant.1 If it’s cannabis, it’s illegal. Right? […]

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ChatGPT, write a poem in the style of Robert Burns about HMRC trying to recover unpaid bounceback loans in a post-pandemic Scotland

January 16, 2023

Following this blog post written with ChatGPT on the biggest issues the legal industry faces in the future recently, ChatGPT was asked to write a poem in the style of Robert Burns about HMRC trying to recover unpaid bounceback loans in a post-pandemic Scotland. In advance of the Bard’s birthday and Burns Night next Wednesday on 25th […]

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