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How do the Scottish and UK assisted dying bills compare?
Reading time: 10 minutes
This coming Friday (29th November 2024), the House of Commons will debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The introduction of the Bill…
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The Human Rights Bill – why has the Scottish Government not legislated and what happens next?
Reading time: 5 minutes
The 2024-25 Programme for Government didn’t include the Scottish Government’s flagship Human Rights Bill. Like the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child…
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Fireworks
Reading time: 4 minutes
An overview of fireworks legislation and the parts of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 that are in force.
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Better protection for people in debt? Stage 3 of the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill
Reading time: 4 minutes
A look at the commitments made by the Scottish Government during the Stage 3 debate on the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill.
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The First Minister’s Statement: “Priorities for Scotland”
Reading time: 9 minutes
This blog provides a summary of the Scottish Government’s priorities as set out in the First Minister’s statement on 22 May 2024.
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Can they fix it? CMA report looks at property factoring arrangements on housing estates
Reading time: 4 minutes
This blog looks at the Competition and Markets Authority’s analysis of the private management of amenities on housing estates and how its conclusions apply to…
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Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill – parliamentary consideration prior to Stage 3
Reading time: 6 minutes
This blog post provides an update on what happened at Stages 1 and 2 of the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill. This is in advance…
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Reconsideration Stage
Reading time: 6 minutes
This blog provides background on the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
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Domestic abuse – a civil law perspective
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This blog post revisits the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021, an important piece of as yet unimplemented legislation from the end of Session 5…
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Maintaining awareness of developments in EU law: Introducing the Scottish Parliament’s EU law tracker
Reading time: 3 minutes
On 14 September 2023, the Scottish Parliament’s Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee published its first EU law tracker report. The report is the…
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What has happened to the Children (Scotland) Act 2020?
Reading time: 4 minutes
This blog post looks at the Children (Scotland) Act 2020, an important piece of Scottish Government legislation from Session 5 of the Scottish Parliament. For…
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The 2023-24 Programme for Government – three missions: “equality, opportunity and community”
Reading time: 24 minutes
This blog provides a summary and analysis of the 2023-24 Programme for Government.
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