Public Law

Oct

2010

Powerful ideas

From pre-devolution discussions about how to maintain the (illusion of?) sovereignty of the Westminster Parliament to the Calman Commission – the extent of the Scottish Parliament’s powers has long been a subject which has excited public lawyers. The current proposals to implement the findings of the Calman Commission are not just a matter of academic… Read more »

Posted by Brodies Blog

On October 26, 2010

Oct

2010

Public Law

Competition law and property agreements

On Friday, the OFT published its draft guidance on the application of competition law to property agreements (known as “land agreements” in competition jargon). Land agreements are currently exempt from Chapter 1 of the Competition Act – which generally outlaws agreements that prevent, restrict or distort competition – but that exemption will be repealed as of 6… Read more »

Posted by Charles Livingstone

On October 19, 2010

Oct

2010

Public Law

Bribery – The end of innocent until proven guilty?

This question kept on running through my mind last night in Glasgow at our seminar on the impact of the new Bribery Act. Until now, if you wanted to prosecute a company for corruption you really had to pin the charge at or near board level for it to stick. Prosecutors found that very difficult…. Read more »

Posted by Paul Marshall

On October 15, 2010

Oct

2010

Public Law

Public law ‘anoraks’ welcome here

On Friday evening – just as we launched this blog on the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Scottish Parliament building – the Scottish Public Law Group held its Autumn seminar on the implications of EU law principles for Scots public law. As Professor Sir David Edward observed, the very idea of ‘Scots public law’ is still fairly novel… Read more »

Posted by Christine O'Neill

On October 10, 2010

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