The SPLG are delighted to invite you to their Winter event, on the use of international law in cases in the Scottish courts. If you have not yet reserved your place please arrange to do so as soon as possible. The event is being held jointly with Edinburgh University, on Friday 24th February 2012. We [...]
Glasgow Caledonian University Law Society present Shami Chakrabarti, director of ‘Liberty’, discussing the possible repercussions of repealing the Human Rights Act. Wednesday 25th January 2012, 2pm – 4.30pm, Deeprose Theatre, Govan Mbeki Building, Glasgow Caledonian University. Free. Register online here: http://gcu-law.eventbrite.com/ Any queries to lawsoc@caledonian.ac.uk
Privacy, Freedom of Expression and the Media: Recent Developments The SPLG are delighted to invite you to their Autumn event, on current issues in media law in Scotland and the UK. The event is being held with the support of Glasgow Caledonian University’s Institute for Society and Social Justice Research on Tuesday 29 November 2011. Recent developments involving and [...]
The use of International Law in cases in the Scottish courts: past, present and future. The SPLG are delighted to invite you to their Winter event, on the use of international law in cases in the Scottish courts. The event is being held jointly with Edinburgh University, on Friday 24th February 2012. If there ever [...]
Our Winter Event, Putting the Equality Duty into Practice, takes place on Friday 4 February at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. A few weeks later, our Spring Event, Human rights – Reconciling Strasbourg and Supreme Court, takes place on Friday 18 March at the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
