Hands off our kilts: Scots bid to copyright their national dress – The Independent

Posted February 29th, 2008 in news, protected designations of origin, Scotland by sally

“To Scotland, it is as important as Parmesan is to Italy and champagne is to France. Now the national dress, the kilt, could soon get the same type of brand protection as its European counterparts.”

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The Independent, 29th February 2008

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Ban on children held in prisons – BBC News

Posted February 21st, 2008 in children, news, prisons, Scotland by sally

“The Scottish Government is to scrap laws which allow children under 16 to be held in jail without having been convicted of an offence.”

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BBC News, 21st February 2008

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Decision against animal snare ban- BBC News

Posted February 20th, 2008 in animal cruelty, news, Scotland by sally

“The Scottish Government has decided against a ban on animal snares.”

BBC News, 20th February 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rent a home in Scotland and get cancer drugs free, QC tells English patients – The Times

Posted November 14th, 2007 in cancer, medicines, news, Scotland by sally

“English cancer patients should rent a second home in Scotland to gain access to drugs not available in England, an expert on NHS law suggested yesterday.”

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The Times, 14th November 2007

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Proposal to cut Scottish MPs out of English votes ‘would put Union in peril’ – The Times

Posted October 29th, 2007 in constitutional law, news, parliament, Scotland by sally

“The constitutional relationship between England and the rest of the United Kingdom has been thrown to the centre of the next general election after senior Conservatives backed plans to strip Scottish MPs of the right to vote on English matters.”

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The Times, 29th October 2007

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Somerville and others v Scottish Ministers (HM Advocate General for Scotland intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted October 25th, 2007 in damages, human rights, law reports, Scotland, time limits by sally

Somerville and others v Scottish Ministers (HM Advocate General for Scotland intervening)

“The time-limit in s 7(5) of the Human Rights Act 1998 did not apply to a claim for damages based on breach of a Convention right by a member of the Scottish Executive where the act or failure to act relied on was outside devolved competence and thus ultra vires in terms of the Scotland Act 1998.”

WLR Daily, 17th October 2007

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Moncrieff and another v Jamieson and others – WLR Daily

Posted October 18th, 2007 in law reports, parking, Scotland, servitudes by sally

Moncrieff and another v Jamieson and others [2007] UKHL 42

“A servitude right to park vehicles, where necessary for the comfortable use and enjoyment of a right of vehicular access, was capable of being constituted in the law of Scotland as ancillary thereto.”

WLR Daily, 17th October 2007

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English lawyers take the high road – The Lawyer

Posted September 5th, 2007 in legal profession, Scotland by sally

“A poor work-life balance and the high cost of living is leading English lawyers to head north of the border to practise, according to Scottish law firms and recruiters.”

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The Lawyer, 3rd September 2007

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Estranged husband not entitled to share of win – The Times

Posted August 16th, 2007 in divorce, Scotland, special report by sally

“Gerry Cunningham is a lucky man. This morning his estranged lottery-winning wife Angela promised to share her winnings but under Scottish law she has no obligation to be so generous.”

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The Times, 15th August 2007

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Lockerbie bomber granted second legal appeal – The Times

Posted July 3rd, 2007 in miscarriage of justice, murder, news, Scotland by sally

“A former Libyan intelligence officer found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing was given permission today to launch a second appeal against his conviction.”

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The Times, 3rd July 2007

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Lockerbie bomber granted new appeal – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 29th, 2007 in appeals, murder, news, Scotland by sally

“The Libyan intelligence agent convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has been granted a second appeal after an independent commission ruled yesterday that his conviction was unsafe.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2007

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Wilson v. Jaymarke Estates Ltd. – Times Law Reports

Posted June 28th, 2007 in appeals, jurisdiction, law reports, Scotland by sally

Advocates must respect privilege

Wilson v. Jaymarke Estates Ltd.

House of Lords

“Although an appeal to the House of Lords could be brought without leave from the Inner House of the Court of Session in an appeal against a final judgment of a sheriff court, the appeal was limited to questions of law.”

The Times, 28th June 2007

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DS v. HM Advocate – Times Law Reports

Posted June 12th, 2007 in evidence, law reports, Scotland, sexual offences by sally

When accused tries to import victim’s sexual history

DS v. HM Advocate

Privy Council

“A Scottish statute providing that when a court gave permission for a person accused of certain sexual offences to lead evidence of the alleged victim’s previous sexual history, there was a presumption in favour of laying before the jury the accused’s previous convictions for sexual offences unless he could show that such disclosure would not be in the interests of justice, or would prejudice his right to a fair trial.”

The Times, 12th June 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Law: Scots take aim across the border – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 7th, 2007 in barristers, news, Scotland by sally

“Imagine a system in which everyone who passes the Bar exams is guaranteed a job as a barrister. That would be a drastic change: nobody can practise at the English Bar without first spending time in chambers as a pupil, and there are pupillages available for only between a third and a quarter of those students who get through the Bar’s compulsory vocational course.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk