In a recent judgement, the Swedish Supreme Court rejected an appeal against the decision of the first instance which set aside an arbitral award in part due to a procedural error of the arbitral tribunal. The particularity of this case stems from the fact that the procedural error derived from…
David Lorimer, PhD candidate at Aberdeen Law School, takes a look at the acquittal rate in last year's Scottish Mock Jury Trials and what he calls the 'Hollywood Effect'.
Last year’s report on the Scottish Mock Jury Trials provided some complex and perplexing results. There were three convictions in the 32…
On 15 April, Scott Styles wrote here on Covid-19 and the Frustration of Leases on the Grounds of Illegality. In this short note, Mitch Skilling and Douglas Bain consider – in much briefer form and citing far fewer authorities than Mr Styles’ scholarly discussion - another aspect of contract and…
There are only two tragedies in life…
Oscar Wilde
I have talked multiple times in print[1] and in lectures of Ireland’s need to live up to the distinguished legacy of John Tyndall (1820–1893), the Irish scientist who made vital contributions to our understanding of the science behind climate change.
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