This blog article has been written by Dr Alisdair MacPherson and Professor Burcu Yüksel Ripley. As part of a SPICe academic fellowship, they have previously written a briefing on Digital Assets in Scots Law considering the treatment of digital assets in Scotland and with reference to developments in other countries and…
This blog article has been written by Professor Burcu Yüksel Ripley and Dr Alisdair MacPherson. As part of a SPICe academic fellowship, they have previously written a briefing on Digital Assets in Scots Law considering the treatment of digital assets in Scotland and with reference to developments in other countries and…
Introduction
The second workshop of the University of Aberdeen’s research project ‘Digital Assets in Scots Private Law: Innovating for the Future’, funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), was held on 29 May 2024 at the Law Society of Scotland in Edinburgh. The purpose of this workshop was Mapping…
In recent years, digital assets, including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, have grown in significance and there are a number of legal challenges involved in accommodating them within any system. The term “digital assets” is usually understood to be an umbrella term referring to secured digital representations of value which can…
The decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations has become a key issue for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) and is likely to acquire further prominence in the years ahead, as society transitions away from reliance on fossil fuels. In legal and economic terms, liability for decommissioning is a…
Dr Alisdair MacPherson presents the first contribution to the Centre for Commercial Law (CCL)’s blog series on “Seeing Commercial Law from Different Perspectives” launched to celebrate the University of Aberdeen’s 525 anniversary and to showcase CCL members thought-provoking standpoints on researching, teaching, or practising commercial law. Alisdair joined the School…
This is the third in a blog post series being produced under the auspices of the Centre for Commercial Law in response to the coronavirus crisis.
Introduction
The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is becoming more apparent with each passing day. The forecasts and analyses range from gloomy to apocalyptic: research indicates that…
This is the first in a series of posts being produced under the auspices of the Centre for Commercial Law in response to the coronavirus crisis. These posts are being coordinated by Dr Burcu Yüksel Ripley, Co-Director of the Centre for Commercial Law.
This blog post has been written in…
Origins and Project Outline
This blog post provides details of our current project examining floating charges in comparative perspective. In various ways, the project demonstrates the value of attending academic conferences with colleagues from other jurisdictions. At such events (especially Young Property Lawyers’ Forum (YPLF) conferences) we would frequently encounter…
Introduction
Deep within his budget speech delivered on 29 October 2018, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced: “We will make HMRC a preferred creditor in business insolvencies to ensure that tax which has been collected on behalf of HMRC – is actually paid to HMRC.”
In the context…
