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Speaker: Marlies Hesselman Admission FREE, no booking required. Abstract: Today, no less than three billion persons world-wide live in severe energy poverty, accounting for 40% of the world population; more specifically, about 1.2 billion persons have no access to an electricity connection , while 2.9 billion persons still rely on solid fuels, such...

Admission FREE, no booking required. Abstract: This seminar will examine the development of English law on the classification of ornamental objects by comparative reference to Scots law. It will seek to account for the difference between the ‘mere’ ornament and the ornament that is, or becomes, ‘land’ by canvassing a number of...

Admission FREE, no booking required. Abstract: On 23rd June 2016, a majority of the British electorate decided to leave the European Union against all expectations, and the constitutional impact of this historic decision, particularly on the Union, remains shrouded in uncertainty. Despite being a UK-wide referendum, the Union was left very much...

Admission FREE, no booking required. Abstract: Much of modern Britain’s corporate economy hinges on the principle established by the House of Lords in Salomon v Salomon [1897] that a corporation is a separate legal entity. From this Salomon principle flows a protective investment structure for shareholders and corporate groups with an array...

Admission FREE, no booking required. This talk will explore the links between copyright, independence and dignity of the artists; creative re-use and consumption of works; non use of works, private control and the impact on cultural heritage; and that copyright lacks an independent evidence base. It will also explore the developing...

On the 25th January the Centre for Private International Law looks forward to welcoming Dr Ardavan Arzandeh from the University of Bristol to speak at our monthly meeting. Abstract: For at least 150 years, forum non conveniens has been one of the main components of the national jurisdiction rules in Scotland. The...

Abstract: The interpretation of contracts is one of the most common and important tasks of the courts. Yet this task is now mired in conceptual confusion. In Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd. v West Bromwich Building Society [1997] UKHL 28 Lord Hoffman self consciously embarked on a contextual revolution. This was a...

Although most judges continue as loyal servants to authoritarian masters and forgo their rule of law values, not all do. Surprisingly, there was a scope for judicial resistance during the Nazi and fascist regimes in the twentieth century. How is it that these repressive regimes tolerated opposition from the bench,...

Admission FREE, no booking required. Abstract: Scottish Justice Secretary Michael Mathieson recently disclosed that the Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC had written to him to highlight a potential gap in the law arising from the somewhat perplexing decision by senior Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) counsel that the circumstances of...

(lecture followed by discussion) By Nicolas Bonnefoy Managing Director of Africa Oil and Gas Ltd. Previously a partner in Ashurst LLP’s global energy team focussing on Africa.