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Dr Jonathan Ainslie

Dr Jonathan Ainslie
Dr Jonathan Ainslie
Dr Jonathan Ainslie

LLB Hons LLM PhD FHEA

Lecturer in Private Law

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Email Address
jonathan.ainslie@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 273847
Office Address

D49 Taylor Building 

High Street 

Old Aberdeen

School/Department
School of Law

Biography

I have been a lecturer in private law at the 黑料网 since February 2022. I am the Co-Director, with Dr JP Fassnidge, of the Centre for Scots Law and the Principal Investigator of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Death and Law: Interdisciplinary Explorations project. I am the senior personal tutor for the School of Law. With Dr Alice Krzanich, I will be one of the co-organisers of the British Legal History Conference in July 2028. 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Senior Personal Tutor

Co-Director, Centre for Scots Law

External Memberships

Fellow, Advance HE

Trustee of the Stair Society 

Associate Member of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen

Member of the Society of Legal Scholars

Member of the Children's Panel, City of Aberdeen

Latest Publications

  • The Irrevocability of Jus Quaesitum Tertio: Stair and the Roman-Dutch Law

    Ainslie, J.
    Journal of Legal History, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 186-217
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Retention and Employment Contracts

    Ainslie, J.
    Juridical Review, vol. 2026, no. 2, pp. 73-97
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [ONLINE]

  • Response to Scottish Parliament Call for Views on the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill

    Macpherson, A., Y眉ksel Ripley, B., Ainslie, J., Emedosi, C., McKenzie Skene, D., West, E.
    黑料网: School of Law. 11 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

    Farrington, F., Borg Barthet, J., Ferguson, E., Ainslie, J., Macpherson, A., Skilling, M., Poesen, M., Gordon, G.
    黑料网: School of Law. 49 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Digital Assets in Scots Private Law

    Macpherson, A., Y眉ksel Ripley, B., Ainslie, J., Emedosi, C., McKenzie Skene, D., West, E.
    黑料网: School of Law (PDF Document).
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
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Research

Research Overview

My research interests relate broadly to the influence of the Roman (or Civil law) tradition in Scots private law. I am particularly interested in the impact of Roman-Dutch juristic ideas on the development of Scots law during the 17th-18th centuries. 

In recent years I have published articles on duties of good faith in contract, third party rights in contract, the remedy of retention for breach of contract, and the protection of privacy in the law of delict. 

My current focus is on the historical development of damages in solatium (for pain, suffering or hurt feelings) in Scots law. I am also working on a comparison of the English and Scottish approaches to equality of exchange in contract. 

As part of the Death & Law: Interdisciplinary Explorations group, I focus on the private law implications of death in Scotland. This includes a wide variety of issues, such as damages in solatium for the grief and distress of family members after a wrongful death, succession to the deceased's estate, the legal status of human remains and the sepulchral rights of family members.  

Supervision

I welcome proposals from suitably qualified candidates who wish to study for a PhD or LLM by research in the areas of Scots private law or Scottish legal history. Please note that I cannot consider proposals outside these areas at this time. 

Funding and Grants

Clark Foundation Grant for a Scottish Universities Roman Law Moot (2022)

Scottish Universities Law Institute Early Career Fellowship (2023) 

Aberdeen Humanities Fund Grant (Principal Investigator) (2025) 

Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Collaboration Grant (Principal Investigator) (2026) 

Teaching

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

I teach across a wide range of private law courses in all four years of the LLB programme, including both Scots and English private law courses. I am currently the course coordinator for LS2031 Law of Property, LS2537 Tort in Comparative Context and LS453K Property Law (Honours).

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