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While living in Aberdeen city as a student it may seem quite difficult and require the most adventurous of spirits to venture beyond King Street and Union Street. However, from Union Square there are buses to Aberdeenshire, which has a lot to offer and explore just beyond the boundaries of…

Last semester, the September students of the Law School blogging team discovered the University of Aberdeen’s numerous sports club and societies. In this blog post, they share their experiences. With the new restrictions in Scotland, linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, the second semester is likely to look a little bit…

I have always wanted to study in Scotland. Even before knowing what studies I wanted to pursue after high school, I knew that at some point, I would try to move to this country. I was always fascinated by the history of this place, and the landscape is absolutely breath-taking.

The Scottish Government’s summary of mock jury research stakeholder events together with SLN’s Year in review round-up prompted a reconsideration of a number of this year’s prominent legal issues in relation to jury trials. In particular, drivers underpinning the idea that the current jury system may not…

Chelsea Mendes  

2020 has been a year of much unexpected occurrences, with the radical change in the way we interact with one another to the way we conduct our daily activities, we have had to adapt to the current situation we are living in. The University of Aberdeen was not impervious…

Professor Derek Auchie presents the seventh contribution to the  Centre for Commercial Law (CCL)’s blog series on “Seeing Commercial Law from Different Perspectives.” This series was launched to celebrate the University of Aberdeen’s 525 anniversary and to showcase CCL members thought-provoking standpoints on researching, teaching, or practising commercial law. Derek joined the…

Dhara Shah

Although Aberdeen during the pandemic has seen incredible change to its entertainment venues, in comparison to previous years, the current “tier 2” regulations still allow people to enjoy social interactions at the city’s bars and restaurants, albeit limited to no more than 6 people from 2 households.

Professor John Paterson presents the sixth contribution to the  Centre for Commercial Law (CCL)’s blog series on “Seeing Commercial Law from Different Perspectives.” This series was launched to celebrate the University of Aberdeen’s 525 anniversary and to showcase CCL members thought-provoking standpoints on researching, teaching, or practising commercial law. John joined the…

Dr Péter Cserne presents the fifth contribution to the Centre for Commercial Law (CCL)’s blog series on “Seeing Commercial Law from Different Perspectives.” This series was launched to celebrate the University of Aberdeen’s 525 anniversary and to showcase CCL members thought-provoking standpoints on researching, teaching, or practising commercial law. Péter joined the University…

Autumn 2019. I could not imagine then that my second year of university would be like what it is a year later in 2020.

Covid-19 has caused seismic changes to the way in which we live our lives and has left no industry untouched. In Spring, as the…