Issue 374 - December 2008

Opening Gateways to Justice

Legal Education Consultation

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Scotland’s First Innocence Project
Michael Bromby, Research Fellow, Division of Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
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A New Day Dawning for Professional Complaints? (Part 2)
Douglas Bain assesses the changes to the regime for handling professional complaints made by the Legal Profession & Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007

Legislation Update
Continuing the regular update of relevant legislation last appearing at 2008 SCOLAG 282

Human Rights Law Update
Ken Dale-Risk, lecturer in law at Napier University, continues his quarterly review of relevant cases, last appearing at 2008 SCOLAG 222
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Sports Law Update
James McDougall, Napier University, continues his review of relevant developments, last appearing at 2007 SCOLAG 145

Information Law Update
Dr David McArdle, University of Stirling, continues his review of law relating to data protection, freedom of information and the media, last appearing at 2008 SCOLAG 371

Child Law Update
Lexy Plumtree continues the regular update, last appearing 2008 SCOLAG 171

Welfare Law Update
Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland continues its regular review of welfare law issues with an update by Alison Gillies

Dr. Maria O’Neill reviews:
International Family Law for the European Union
Johan Meeusen, Marta Pertegás, Gert Straetmans and Frederik Swennen (eds)
€87.50, Intersentia, 2006

Dr. Nancy Loucks reviews:
Families Shamed: The consequences of crime for relatives of serious offenders
Rachel Condry
£45.00, Willan Publishing, 2007

Jill Stavert reviews:
Advance Directives in Mental Health: Theory, Practice and Ethics
Jacqueline M. Atkinson
£19.99, Jessica Kingsley, 2007

Events Diary [click here for a download of this article]