Law and Justice

Legislative Action

Review of Legal Aid
The Scottish Legal Action Group's response to the recent Scottish Executive consultation

Supporting People & Homeless Services
Anne Douglas reports on Shelter’s research into recent changes

A Step Forward or a Step into the Dark?
Dr Lindsay Thomson explains the new Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and highlights challenges ahead

Better Access but Increased Competition in Legal Education
(Law Society of Scotland)

Better access for disabled students
(Disability Rights Commission)

Supporting disabled workers makes good business sense
(Disability Rights Commission)

Legislation
Continuing the SCOLAG update of relevant legislation last appearing at 2005 SCOLAG 195

Administrative Law
A review of significant welfare law and other relevant cases from Scotland and England (last appearing in July 2005) by Robert Sutherland, Advocate. This collection covers decisions issued up to the end of August 2005.

Human Rights Law
Ken Dale-Risk, Napier University, continues his quarterly update of significant human rights developments last appearing at 2005 SCOLAG 122

Employment
Introducing a review of selected recent employment law cases by Robyn McIlroy, Senior Associate with Pinsent Masons, solicitors

Law Schools Online

Jean McFadden reviews:
Media and Crime
Yvonne Jewkes
£18.99 & £60.00, Sage Publications, 2004

Michael Plaxton, reviews:
Making Sense of Sexual Consent
Mark Cowling and Paul Reynolds (eds)
£49.95, Ashgate, 2004

Professor Alice Belcher, reviews:
Why worry any more about the low paid?
Catherine Howarth and Peter Kenway
£5.00, New Policy Institute, 2004

Events Diary