Category Archives: Law

Peat Worrier on the quality of legislative scrutiny

http://lallandspeatworrier.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/justice-committee-fail.html From January:  Lallands Peat Worrier worries about the quality of the Justice’s Committee’s analysis of the existing law relating to assisted suicide. the Justice Committee’s summary of the Scottish legal position amounts to a big shrug about the complexity

Peat Worrier on the quality of legislative scrutiny

http://lallandspeatworrier.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/justice-committee-fail.html From January:  Lallands Peat Worrier worries about the quality of the Justice’s Committee’s analysis of the existing law relating to assisted suicide. the Justice Committee’s summary of the Scottish legal position amounts to a big shrug about the complexity

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The Law Society of Scotland on Legal Aid

http://www.lawscot.org.uk/news/2014/11/legal-aid-discussion-paper/ Legal aid is critical in securing access to justice for people without enough money to pay for a lawyer. The rules for legal aid have been tightened in all parts of the UK in recent years.  The Scottish Civil

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The Law Society of Scotland on Legal Aid

http://www.lawscot.org.uk/news/2014/11/legal-aid-discussion-paper/ Legal aid is critical in securing access to justice for people without enough money to pay for a lawyer. The rules for legal aid have been tightened in all parts of the UK in recent years.  The Scottish Civil

Scottish Review on gender inequality on public boards

http://www.scottishreview.net/KennethRoy7a.html A very detailed analysis here by Kenneth Roy of the Scottish Review of gender inequality on public boards in Scotland, and how far we have to go before we reach 50.50.  The analysis shows that “the majority [of boards

Scottish Review on gender inequality on public boards

http://www.scottishreview.net/KennethRoy7a.html A very detailed analysis here by Kenneth Roy of the Scottish Review of gender inequality on public boards in Scotland, and how far we have to go before we reach 50.50.  The analysis shows that “the majority [of boards