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Landlocked: the continuing separate treatment of moveable and immoveable property by the law of succession in Scotland

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In this blog post, Malcolm Combe (a senior lecturer in the School) and Malcolm Rudd (a graduate of the University of Aberdeen and recent research assistant, supported by the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland) discuss the non-reform of the law of inheritance as it applies to land in…

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Winds of change? Crofting, community and renewable energy development in the Hebrides

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Crofting is a quirky type of landholding that exists in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Born out of 19th century land politics and indeed land agitation, the crofting system is now regulated by statute, namely the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 and some later amending legislation. The system is regulated…

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Community land initiative launched in Aberdeen: The Scottish University Land Unit

 

An initiative that aims to deploy law student volunteers in the provision of practical support to Scottish communities looking to gain access to land has been launched.

The Scottish University Land Unit (SULU) involves the Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS) and its Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) partnering with…

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Small holdings, big complexities

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This blog post originally appeared as an online article for the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, available here. It is reproduced here with permission.

The law relating to leases of rural property in Scotland has long been an area replete with special considerations. There is a surfeit of…

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Scottish land reform - cool for cats?

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This blog post explores Scotland’s newest land reform law. For those short on time, more selective and succinct coverage is available in this article in The Conversation.

On 19 April 2016, the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 received Royal Assent. This final step of the law-making process signifies that the…

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David Carey Miller: a tribute

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On 6 and 7 March 2015 I was lucky enough to participate in a conference celebrating the life and work of Professor David L. Carey Miller at the University of Aberdeen. David was both a wonderful scholar and a wonderful man, and his conference and the related dinner was befittingly…

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