Category Archives: environment
Some reflections about Nature Conservation and the Law of Evidence
On 15 June 2018 I was involved in an event at the University of Aberdeen alongside my then colleague at the School of Law, Dr Phil Glover. We were joined by Ian Thomson from RSPB Scotland and Tim Baynes from … Continue reading
Abandonment of land in Scots law, with reference to the Scottish Coal case
This is a blog (sign)post, directing to a note that has just been published in the Edinburgh Law Review on the abandonment of land in Scots law. This is a topic I was studying last year (see this blog post … Continue reading
An environmental court for Scotland?
This is a short (sign)post to this article in The National today, where I get a quote. The proposal itself has been raised by Donald Cameron MSP of the Scottish Conservatives. Cameron is also an advocate who knows a thing … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice, environment
Tagged Aarhus Convention, Access to Justice, Brexit, environment, environmental court
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The Scottish Universities Legal Network on Europe: Position Papers
The United Kingdom’s referendum vote to leave the European Union raises many legal questions for Scotland and the other UK jurisdictions about the implementation and implications of Brexit. One initiative that aims to consider these questions is the Scottish Universities Legal … Continue reading
The Environmental Implications of Redistributive Land Reform Redux
On 25 August 2016 Dr. Jayne Glass, Dr. Calum Macleod and yours truly will be taking part in a public lecture at the University of Aberdeen on the Environmental Implications of Redistributive Land Reform. More information can be found here. … Continue reading
Posted in Aberdeen, environment, Land Reform
Tagged Calum Macleod, envi, Environmental Law Review, Jayne Glass, Land Reform, University of Aberdeen
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The Environmental Implications of Redistributive Land Reform
This is first and foremost a signpost blog, to link to the open access version of an article I recently contributed to the Environmental Law Review. Here is the abstract, which sets out the coverage of my analysis. Ownership of … Continue reading
Posted in environment, Environmental Law, Land Reform
Tagged Community, Community Right to Buy, environment, Land Reform, Scotland, Scots law
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