Page 8 of 25Posts 71 to 80 of 245
It is a long-standing but nevertheless unsatisfactory feature of Scots law that the Lord Advocate performs two quite incompatible roles. On the one hand, the Lord Advocate is the Head of the Scots state prosecution service, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and yet he or she is…
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the strength of most economies worldwide, making up about 90% of national and regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP).SMEs contribute to the national economic growth through tax, poverty alleviation, export generation, and sustainable economic development by creating a valuable source of employment. For instance, before…
On the 26th of April 2021, the Centre for Commercial Law at the University of Aberdeen organised a roundtable to commemorate the World Intellectual Property Day 2021, bringing together academics, practitioners, and postgraduate students. The aim of the roundtable was to discuss the relationship between intellectual property (IP) and small…
My thanks to Prof Michael Beaney (Regius Chair of Logic, University of Aberdeen) and Prof Gavin McLeod Little (University of Stirling) for thoughtful review and discussion of these ideas, and to seminar students on University of Aberdeen, School of Law’s UK Constitutional Law module, who helped to spark my thoughts…
Small and medium-size businesses can benefit from intellectual property protection for their businesses, for example with the regime of geographical indications (GI). A geographical indication is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. There…
With the continuing pandemic and the lack of adventure suffered as a result of the restrictions, we have found ourselves reminiscing of trips to Highlands; all made a few months or years ago. This article is here to share the wonders of Scotland.
At the time of this blogpost writing,…
Recently, while preparing material for a series of lectures for prospective law students, I have had cause to go over again the approaches to statutory interpretation that are taught to first year LLBs up and down the country. A key principle of all approaches is that, in the absence of…
Chelsea Mendes – Careers and Employability Service
For every student, there comes a time when we start to think of our lives post-studies. Our futures in a world not shielded by books, lecturers and the comfort of an elaborated schedule – that is filled with systematic deadlines, but that nonetheless…
Laurence Teillet
2020 will definitely stay in my memories forever. My first semester at the University of Aberdeen, although unusual, was very enjoyable and enriching given the circumstances. I had a class on campus every two weeks, and the libraries were open for students to study in. It was a…
For the inaugural Aberdeen Women in Law Conversation Series, I am pleased to present my conversation with Professor Emerita Margaret Ross, which I conducted with support from the School of Law’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Margaret graduated from the University of Aberdeen Law School in 1979 and went on…
