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Dr. Cairns and Dr. Wilson appointed as the new Co-Directors of the Centre for Scots Law
Dr. Ilona Cairns and Dr. Adelyn Wilson have been appointed as the new Co-Directors of the Centre for Scots Law. The Centre was established in 2018 to support the enhancement of Scots law as an academic discipline with considerable practical relevance. Dr. Cairns’ expertise lies in criminal law, evidence, family law, and...
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Law School staff contribute to the latest issue of the Edinburgh Law Review
The latest issue of the Edinburgh Law Review (24(2) 2020) features a prominent Aberdeen representation. Our Euan West published a paper on rights of relief and unjustified enrichment, and our PhD candidate Stepnahie Dropuljic wrote on the role of women in pursuing Scottish criminal actions in 1580–1650. Donna McKenzie-Skene and Alisdair MacPherson...
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Dr. Douglas Bain and Dr. Andrew Simpson contributed to a newly published volume
Dr. Douglas Bain and Dr. Andrew Simpson have both contributed to volume partly edited by former School of Law Lecturer Mr. Malcolm Combe. Land Reform in Scotland: History, Law, and Policy was published by Edinburgh University Press and contains the chapters ‘Scottish Residential Tenancies’ by Dr. Bain and ‘Earth and Stone: History,...
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Ms McKenzie Skene and Dr MacPherson took part in a discussion about bankruptcy law in Scotland
Ms Donna Ms Mckenzie-Skene and Dr Alisdair MacPherson participated in a round table discussion with the Accountant in Bankruptcy and others about a possible future wide-ranging review of bankruptcy law in Scotland
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School of Law welcomed a professor from the law faculty at the University of Bergen
The School of Law was delighted to welcome Professor Sören Koch; a German professor; from the law faculty at the University of Bergen last week. This is his third year visiting the University of Aberdeen as part of a teaching exchange programme established between the two universities by our Dr...
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Malcolm Combe contributes to BBC feature on land ownership in Scotland
A feature on land ownership in Scotland has just been published on the BBC website. Our Malcolm Combe was interviewed (in the University of Aberdeen's Sir Duncan Rice Library) for this report. You can view the video online at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-49415423/dukes-aristocrats-and-tycoons-who-owns-scotland.
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Malcolm Combe co-authors new edition of the book 'Residential Tenancies'
Malcolm Combe has co-authored the fourth edition of ‘Residential Tenancies: Private and Social Renting in Scotland’ with Peter Robson, Professor of Social Welfare Law at the University of Strathclyde. This textbook is a central reference point for anyone dealing with landlord or tenant matters where the rented property is someone's...
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Malcolm Combe involved in new report for the Scottish Government on small landholdings
A report into small landholdings in Scotland has recently been published by the Scottish Government, available online here. Our Malcolm Combe was one of three contributors to it. The purpose of the "Small Landholdings Landownership & Registration Project Report" was to consider how small landholdings were established and how they have...
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Malcolm Combe involved in new report for Scottish Land Commission on how other countries manage land
Malcolm Combe from the University’s law school, and Professor Norman Hutchison from the Business School were both involved in the study, which was led by Dr Jayne Glass from the University of the Highlands and Islands. Find out more about their research and the reasons the SLC and Scottish Governement are...
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Dr. Andrew Simpson advises on draft bill at Holyrood on the Law of Prescription
Dr. Andrew Simpson was recently involved in a Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee meeting at Holyrood discussing the Scottish Law Commission's suggested revisions to the statutory regime of 1973 governing the law of Prescription.