The journal Public Law has decided to inaugurate an annual public lecture. The first such lecture will be delivered later this month at the University of Glasgow. The speaker is Professor Kim Lane Scheppele, Director of the Law and Public Affairs Program at Princeton. Her topic is “Global Security Law and the Challenge to Constitutionalism”. Professor [...]
The SPLG, Faculty of Advocates and JUSTICE are pleased to announce a special joint seminar on “The Future of Convention Rights in Scotland: Public Law after the Human Rights Act?”. The Conservative Party has pledged to repeal the Human Rights Act should it win this year’s general election, and to replace it with a British [...]
Please note that this event has now reached capacity. The SPLG will now be operating a waiting list for anyone still interested in attending.
The Law Society of Scotland is sponsoring the Winter Seminar of the Scottish Public Law Group. It is an event on Thursday 28 January from 5.30 to 7pm (with tea from 5pm, [...]
The working paper is intended to be a consultation and views on the document are expressly solicited with JUSTICE’s aim being to prepare a final report next year on the devolution implications of any amendment/repeal to the HRA and/or any Bill of Rights. The full text of the paper can be viewed here.
The new year will begin with a winter event on Public Inquiries to be chaired by Lord Cullen. This will be hosted by the Law Society of Scotland and will take place on 28 January 2010 with further details to follow within the next couple of weeks. This will be closely followed by a ‘Bonus’ [...]
Please note that the venue for this event has changed as per the attached flyer. The event will now be held at Parliament House, Parliament Square, Edinburgh.
The Faculty of Advocates is sponsoring the Autumn Seminar of the Scottish Public Law Group. It is an event on Friday 9th October 2009 from 5.30 to 7pm (with [...]
The SPLG held its first annual conference on 15 June 2009 at Glasgow University. The conference featured sessions on recent developments in judicial review in Scotland and elsewhere, and on ongoing and crucially important changes in administrative justice, with presentations from Lord Boyd, former Lord Advocate, Aidan O’Neill QC, Mungo Bovey QC, Professor Alan Page, and [...]
The SPLG Spring Seminar was held on 14 May 2009 at Edinburgh University. Professor Stephen Tierney, Professor of Constitutional Theory, University of Edinburgh, chaired the event which focused on the relationships and interaction between local government and the Scottish Government.
John Ewing, Director of Public Service Reform, Scottish Government, provided a valuable overview of Single Outcome Agreements [...]
The Scottish Public Law Group Winter Seminar was held on Thursday 29 January 2009 at Faculty Hall, Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow. Aidan O’Neill QC chaired the event and guests were treated to insightful and entertaining presentations from Tony Kelly, Partner, Taylor & Kelly and Alan Miller, Chair, Scottish Commission for Human Rights. This was followed by a [...]
The Scottish Public Law Group held its Autumn Seminar on Thursday 18 September 2008 at the Scottish Government’s premises at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh. This was a particularly appropriate time to review the experiences and practice of how FoI is operating in Scotland and beyond as we approach the 4th anniversary of the commencement of the Freedom [...]