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Professor Andrew Simpson

Professor Andrew Simpson
Professor Andrew Simpson
Professor Andrew Simpson

LLB Hons, LLM (Aberd.), PhD (Cantab.)

Chair in Scots Private Law

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Email Address
andrew.simpson1@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 272435
School/Department
School of Law

Biography

Andrew Simpson is Professor in Scots Private Law at the University of Aberdeen. He is a graduate of the Universities of Aberdeen and Cambridge. Following completion of his doctoral studies, Professor Simpson taught at Aberdeen University for ten years prior to becoming Professor in Scottish Legal History at the University of Edinburgh. Subsequently, he returned to the University of Aberdeen to take up a Chair in Scots Private Law. He has also been a visiting lecturer in comparative law at the Faculty of Law in the University of Bergen and at the University of Agder. In 2022, he was a research fellow at the Centre for Advanced Studies, hosted by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo, participating in the project 'Social Governance through Legislation' (Social Governance Through Legislation | CAS (cas-nor.no)). 

Professor Simpson specialises in legal history, comparative law and private law. As a legal historian, Professor Simpson is particularly interested in medieval and early modern Scots law. He has a particular interest in the medieval traditions of law that informed the work of the College of Justice in the sixteenth century, and in the ways in which lawyers conceptualised the authority of those traditions. He is also interested in the relationship between the institution of the College of Justice and Scottish state formation in this period.

In terms of comparative law, Professor Simpson has participated in teaching and research in relation to models of legal cultural comparison, and he is an Associate Member of the Research Group for Legal Culture at Bergen Law Faculty. He is interested in the ways in which studies into comparative law can inform the development of Private Law in particular. He is particularly keen to explore systems sometimes seen as peripheral or marginal to the ‘great’ traditions of the world, for the light they may shed on commonly-held assumptions about how law ought to be handled. 

Publications

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  • An Introduction to Scottish Legal Culture

    Simpson, A.
    Handbook on Legal Cultures: A Selection of the World's Legal Cultures. Koch, S., Kjølstad, M. M. (eds.). Springer, pp. 919-960, 42 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • 'Decretum fuit per burgenses': A fresh perspective on law-making in the medieval Scottish burghs

    Simpson, A.
    Innes Review, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 1-56
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Chalmers' Common Places and the Augmentation of Practick: Reinventing the Medieval Legal Heritage

    Simpson, A.
    The Compendium of the Laws of Scotland by David Chalmers of Ormond. Coutts, W., Goodare, J., Simpson, A. (eds.). Stair Society, pp. 75-96, 21 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • The Authority of the Laws of Scotland in Chalmers' Compendium

    Simpson, A.
    The Compendium of the Laws of Scotland: by David Chalmers of Ormond. Coutts, W., Goodare, J., Simpson, A. (eds.). Stair Society, pp. 61-74, 14 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • The Compendium of the Laws of Scotland by David Chalmers of Ormond

    Simpson, A., Goodare, J., Coutts, W.
    Vol. 69, Stair Society, Edinburgh. 574 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • The Intended Readers of Chalmers' Compendium

    Simpson, A.
    The Compendium of the Laws of Scotland by David Chalmers of Ormond. Coutts, W., Goodare, J., Simpson, A. (eds.). Stair Society, pp. 41-60, 20 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • The Sources of Chalmers' Compendium

    Simpson, A.
    The Compendium of the Laws of Scotland by David Chalmers of Ormond. Coutts, W., Goodare, J., Simpson, A. (eds.). Stair Society, pp. 97-122, 25 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Scottish Legal History Group Report 2022

    Simpson, A.
    Journal of Legal History, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 91-94
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Comparative Perspectives in Scottish and Norwegian Legal History: Trade and Seafaring 1200-1800

    Simpson, A., Sunde, J.
    Edinburgh University Press. 344 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Introduction

    Simpson, A., Sunde, J.
    Comparative Perspectives in Scottish and Norwegian Legal History, Trade and Seafaring 1200-1800. Simpson, A., Sunde, J. (eds.). Edinburgh University Press, pp. 1-32, 32 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Urban Legal Procedure in Fourteenth Century Scotland: A fresh look at the 1317 court roll of Aberdeen

    Simpson, A.
    Comparative Perspectives in Scottish and Norwegian Legal History, Trade and Seafaring 1200-1800. Simpson, A., Sunde, J. (eds.). Edinburgh University Press, pp. 181-208, 28 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Andrew Alanson: Man of law in the Aberdeen Council Register, c. 1440-c. 1475?

    Simpson, A.
    Cultures of Law in Urban Northern Europe: Scotland and its Neighbours, c.1350-c.1650. Armstrong, J., Frankot, E. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 247-66, 20 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • The Roll of the Burgh Courts of Aberdeen, August-October 1317

    Simpson, A. R. C., Armstrong, J. W.
    Miscellany VIII. Godfrey, A. M. (ed.). Stair Society, pp. 57-93, 37 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Earth and Stone: History, Law and Land through the Lens of Sasine

    Simpson, A.
    Land Reform in Scotland: History, Law and Policy. Combe, M., Glass, J., Tindley, A. (eds.). Edinburgh University Press, pp. 113-153
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • The Better View? Johnston v R & J Leather Ltd

    Simpson, A.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 411-416
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Men of Law in the Aberdeen Council Register?: A Preliminary Study, ca.1450-ca.1460

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Juridical Review, no. 2, pp. 136-159
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Response to Scottish Government Consultation on the Law of Succession

    Combe, M., Macpherson, A., Paisley, R., Simpson, A., West, E.
    University of Aberdeen: School of Law.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Legal Learning and the Prescription of Rights in Scotland

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Limitation and Prescription: A Comparative Legal History. Dondorp, H., Ibbetson, D., Schrage, E. J. H. (eds.). Duncker und Humblot GmbH
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Response to Scottish Parliamentary Working Group Report on Tenement Maintenance

    Bain, D., Combe, M., Macpherson, A., McKenzie Skene, D., Paisley, R., Simpson, A.
    University of Aberdeen: School of Law.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Aberdeen Registers Online: 1398-1511

    Frankot, E., Havinga, A. D., Hawes, C., Hepburn, W., Peters, W. T. M., Armstrong, J., Astley, P. W., Mackillop, A., Simpson, A. R. C., Wyner, A. Z.
    Non-textual Forms: Data Sets and Databases

  • Spuilzie and Shipwreck in the Burgh Records

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 70-92
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Response to Scottish Law Commission Discussion Paper on Aspects of Leases (Termination) (DP No 165)

    Bain, D., Combe, M., Macpherson, A., McKenzie Skene, D., Simpson, A.
    University of Aberdeen: School of Law.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • The Scottish Common Law: Origins and Development, ca.1124-ca.1500

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Oxford Handbook of European Legal History. Pihlajamaki, H., Dubber, M., Godfrey, M. (eds.). Oxford University Press
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Introduction

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Northern Lights: Essays in Private Law in Memory of Professor David Carey Miller. Bain, D., Paisley, R., Simpson, A., Tait, N. (eds.). Aberdeen University Press
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Northern Lights: Essays in Private Law in Memory of Professor David Carey Miller

    Simpson, A. R. C. (ed.), Bain, D. (ed.), Paisley, R. R. M. (ed.), Tait, N. J. M. (ed.)
    Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen
    Books and Reports: Books

  • 'Cleare as is the Summers Sunne'? Legal Learning, Parliamentary Power and Scottish Perspectives on the English Royal Succession

    Simpson, A.
    Morality and Responsibility of Rulers: European and Chinese Origins of the Rule of Law as Justice for World Order. Carty, A., Nijman, J. (eds.). Oxford University Press, pp. 93-113, 22 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Scottish Legal History: Volume 1: 1000-1707

    Simpson, A. R. C., Wilson, A. L. M.
    Vol. 1, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. 408 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • An Introduction to Scottish Legal Culture

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Comparing Legal Cultures. Koch, S., Skodvin, K., Sunde, J. (eds.). Fagbokforlaget, pp. 87-130, 44 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Book Review of John W Cairns, 'Selected Essays on Scots Law, Volumes 1-2'

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 466-468
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

  • Procedures for Dealing with Robbery in Scotland before 1400

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Continuity, Change and Pragmatism in the Law: Essays in Memory of Professor Angelo Forte. Simpson, A. R., Styles, S. C., West, E., Wilson, A. L. (eds.). Aberdeen University Press, pp. 95-149, 55 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Review Article: Alice Taylor, The Shape of the State in Medieval Scotland, 1124-1290, Oxford University Press, 2016, xxiii + 525 pp. Hbk £85 ISBN 9780198749202

    Simpson, A. R.
    Comparative Legal History, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 215-232
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

  • Legislation and authority in early-modern Scotland

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Law and Authority in British Legal History, 1200-1900. Godfrey, M. (ed.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 85-119, 35 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Continuity, Change and Pragmatism in the Law: Essays in Memory of Professor Angelo Forte

    Simpson, A. R. C. (ed.), Styles, S. C. (ed.), West, E. (ed.), Wilson, A. L. M. (ed.)
    Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Foreword: Common Law and Feudal Society in Scholarship since 1993

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Common Law and Feudal Society in Medieval Scotland. MacQueen, H. (ed.). Classic edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. xxix-lxi, 32 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Counsel and the Crown: History, Law and Politics in the Thought of David Chalmers of Ormond

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Journal of Legal History, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 3-42
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Aberdeen Burgh Records Database

    Armstrong, J., Convery, S., Frankot, E. B. I., Macdonald, A. J., MacKillop, A., Simpson, A. R. C., Wilson, A. L. M.
    Non-textual Forms: Data Sets and Databases

  • Power, Reason and Equity: Two Juristic Accounts of Royal Authority in Sixteenth-Century Scotland

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Constitutionalism Before 1789: Constitutional arrangements from the High middle Ages to the French Revolution. Sunde, J. (ed.). Pax Forlag A/S, pp. 128-146; 233-241, 28 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Book Review of Anthony Musson and Chantal Stebbings (eds), 'Making Legal History: Approaches and Methodologies'

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 272-274
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

  • Book Review of AM Godfrey's, 'Civil Justice in Renaissance Scotland.The Origins of a Central Court'

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 497-500
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

  • Positive Prescription of Moveables in Scots Law

    Simpson, A. R. C.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 445-476
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Learning, Honour and Patronage: The Career of Andrew McDouall, Lord Bankton 1746-60

    Simpson, A.
    Miscellany Six. McQueen, H. L. (ed.). Stair Society, pp. 121-219, 99 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

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