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 [...]

The next Scottish Public Law Group seminar will take place on Thursday 26 June 2008.  The Faculty of Advocates have kindly agreed to host this event.  Further details of the event will follow – please register to ensure you receive details of this and other SPLG events.

The inaugural seminar of the Scottish Public Law Group will take place on the evening of Wednesday 23 April 2008. The University of Glasgow have kindly agreed to host the event.