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Tuesday marked the inception of the new Diploma in Legal Practice at University of Glasgow, separate from the Glasgow Graduate School of Law as it was 10 years ago, but now led b y former head of the...
View ArticleEvery Little Helps: “Tesco Law” approved in Scotland
Will we see more traineeships being opened up? Will equity partners earn even more than their hundreds of thousands or millions of pounds each year? Or will equity partners be more likely to sell their...
View ArticleSupreme Court holds Scots Law breaches Art 6 ECHR | Cadder
The Supreme Court has on Tuesday 26 October 2010 held that Scots law breaches the right to a fair trial under Art 6 ECHR by not allowing lawyers to advise detainees in Police stations. The case, on...
View ArticleHow to write a first class dissertation: Chapter 2: New Propositions
Another thing that truly separates a first class dissertation from a second class one is discussion of ideas and issues that have never before been discussed. The following is an example of such a...
View ArticleSheridan trial juror attempts to comment on facebook
As reported in the Herald Scotland , the following is what a juror in the Sheridan trial wrote on Facebook on 4 January 2010, three weeks before sentencing commences (hint: they are best read with a...
View ArticleTommy Sheridan Sentenced: Live Court Tweeting in Scotland
Tommy Sheridan has been jailed for three years following his conviction in December of committing perjury during his News of the World defamation action. In sentencing Sheridan, Lord Bracadale said "By...
View ArticleWardblawG receives mention in The Law Society’s Journal
Last month, we were mentioned in the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland by Iain Nisbet of Govan Law Centre, who himself runs a Scots law blawg at http://absolvitor.com/. Given that this website was...
View ArticleLegal Mindmaps: Obligations Part 1: Performance Interest
I have already written a relatively comprehensive article about how law students and, indeed, practitioners can use mindmaps to study and practise law effectively. I do not intend to rehearse any of...
View ArticleWardblawG’s ScotsLawBlog: Top 25 International & Foreign Law Blogs of 2011
I am delighted to announce that ScotsLawBlog has been named as one of LexisNexis’ Top 25 International & Foreign Law Blogs of 2011. For those other keen bloggers or for those considering blogging...
View ArticleMark Thorley on “The Future Of Legal Aid In Scotland”
EDINBURGH, 23 NOVEMBER 2021 Legal Aid Recruitment Crisis Insights from Leading Scottish Solicitor, Mark Thorley In a new insights piece, Mark Thorley, Director of a leading Scottish legal aid law firm,...
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