The Scottish Public Law Group Winter Seminar will be held on Thursday 29 January 2009 from 5.30 – 7.00 p.m at Faculty Hall, Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow - 12 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow G2 1BT. Aidan O’Neill QC will be chairing the event and the speakers will be Tony Kelly, Partner, Taylor & Kelly and Alan Miller, Chair, Scottish Commission for Human Rights. In light of the recent 10th anniversary of the enactment of the Human Rights Act 1998, this is a useful time to review the experiences and practice of human rights law in Scotland.
- What lessons have we learned about litigating human rights in the Scottish courts?
- What about the attitude of the appellate courts, particularly the Privy Council, towards the development of human rights principles?
- What role will Scotland’s new Human Rights Commission play in the development of human rights law going forward?
- How important is the process of ‘mainstreaming’ human rights in the policies and practices of our public authorities?
This event will be hosted by the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow and will take place at 12 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow G2 1BT on 29 January. Tea and coffee will be served prior to the seminar from 5.00 p.m. Drinks will be served after the seminar until 7.30 p.m.
| The Scottish Public Law Group was launched in February 2008 as a forum in which academics, advocates, solicitors and government lawyers can meet and discuss matters of topical interest in public law in Scotland. In its first year, it is intended to hold a series of quarterly seminars. These events are free and open to all. Those wishing to attend the Winter Seminar are requested to advise Tracey Pennycuick at tracey.pennycuick@shepwedd.co.uk. Further details of our 2009/10 Programme will be circulated in due course. |
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The Scottish Public Law Group held its Autumn Seminar on Thursday 18 September 2008 at the Scottish Government’s premises at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh. This was a particularly appropriate time to review the experiences and practice of how FoI is operating in Scotland and beyond as we approach the 4th anniversary of the commencement of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and following the recent House of Lords decision of Common Services Agency v. Scottish Information Commissioner ([2008] UKHL 47). The event was chaired by Ros McInnes (Solicitor, BBC Scotland) and guests were treated to presentations from Maurice Frankel (Director of the Campaign for Freedom of Information), Alicia McKay (FoI Unit, Scottish Government) and Margaret Keyse (Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner). The interesting and well informed discussion covered various topics including:
- Has it lived up to the expectations of campaigners for FoI?
- What have been the main areas of contention leading to appeals to the Information Commissioners and what lessons can be learnt from them?
- How have public authorities responded to the new FoI regime in the way in which they go about their business?
- What is the future for FoI – has it worked or is there a need for change?
Powerpoint presentations of Alicia McKay and Margaret Keyse are available in the Members’ section. The SPLG wishes to extend its thanks to the Scottish Government for hosting the event. Details of the SPLG Winter event will be announced shortly.
Posted on October 29th, 2008 by admin
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The next Scottish Public Law Group seminar will take place on Thursday 26 June 2008. The Faculty of Advocates have kindly agreed to host this event. Further details of the event will follow - please register to ensure you receive details of this and other SPLG events.
Posted on April 30th, 2008 by admin
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23 April 2008
Gilbert Scott Building, University of Glasgow
The inaugural seminar of the Scottish Public Law Group will take place on the evening of Wednesday 23 April 2008. The University of Glasgow have kindly agreed to host the event. Read more…
Posted on March 19th, 2008 by admin
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