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Enabling power: Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012, ss. 99 (3), 100, 115, 116 (1) & Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995, ss. 9C (2), 9E (1) (b) (d) 9G (3) (5) (a). Issued: 16.12.2021. Made: -. Laid before the Scottish Parliament: -. Coming into force: In accord. with reg. 1 (2) to (4) Effect: SSI. 2004/318; 2014/83, 150 amended. Territorial extent & classification: S. For approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament
This publication contains the text, with commentary, of a draft code for the Scottish criminal law, prepared by a group of Scottish academic lawyers. It is a modernising draft based on existing substantive law, and is in the form of a Scottish Parliament Bill, called the 'Criminal Law (Scotland) bill. The code consists of 114 sections and three schedules, and is divided into 10 parts. These relate to general aspects such as the burden of proof, presumption of innocence, causation, defences and penalties; particular offences including sexual and non-sexual offences, offences against property and economic interests, extortion and deception, public order offences and those against law government and the administration of justice, offences against animals; as well as a section dealing with rules on consent, interpretation and final provisions.
Drawing on a wealth of experience, Stephen McGowan guides you through the often-perplexing patchwork of statute, policy, convention and jurisprudence that all amount to Scottish licensing law. There is no better guide to how Scottish alcohol licensing law works - and often does not work - in practice.
This title provides full coverage of the property, trusts and succession parts of the LLB syllabus in Scotland in one convenient volume. The relevant rules of statute and common law are surveyed and frequent examples used, making this a highly practical and accessible text. Key contents include: Personal and real rights, and types of property; Ownership and how it is transferred; Land registration; Possession; Subordinate real rights, including servitudes, real burdens, leases and securities; Proper and improper liferents; Trusts: constitution, administration and termination; Testate succession; Intestate succession; Execution of documents; Human rights; Appendix on the feudal system. Whilst aimed primarily at undergraduates, this important title will also prove a useful source of reference to practitioners seeking an introduction to this area of law.
Covering the many changes to property law and conveyancing practice driven by the Scottish Parliament in recent years, including its land reform agenda, Conveyancing Practice in Scotland, Eighth Edition is an indispensable guide for residential and commercial property lawyers at all levels. Encompassing both commercial and residential conveyancing, the Eighth Edition of this highly regarded text, has been reviewed and updated throughout to take account of: - evolving and settled practice under the Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012 - the practical effects of the community rights to buy - introduction of the Additional Dwelling Supplement on Land and Buildings Transaction Tax - prospec...
Scots Law Scots Law of Succession offers a straightforward approach to this often confusing area of law. As well as providing a clear yet comprehensive exposition of the law, the text provides a commentary on the background and possible difficulties of interpretation of the rules of succession. Examples and illustrations are provided where appropriate and succession is placed in its broader context of property law, family law and trusts. This new edition takes into account the new Family Law (Scotland) Bill 2005 and Civil Partnership Act with the addition of new cases and updates to statutory entitlements.