Safeguarding Professional Standards
Crime & Sentencing
Regulating Non-Lawyer Will Writers
The Scottish Legal Action Group argues against regulation for its own sake and calls for policy on legislation to be based on evidence that it is necessary (see the Recent Activities area of the SCOLAG Projects section of the web site for a full PDF version)
Rights of Audience Review
The submission of the Scottish Legal Action Group to the draft report of The Thomson Review: Rights of Audience in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (see the Recent Activities area of the SCOLAG Projects section of the web site for a full PDF version)
A Community Supervision Sentence:
an effective alternative to custody?
Andrew R Wilson evaluates a central element of the current reform of criminal sentencing
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Legislation Update
Continuing the regular update of relevant legislation last appearing at 2010 SCOLAG 30
Housing Law Update
Adrian Stalker continues his regular digest, last appearing at 2009 SCOLAG 279 & 310
Child Law Update
Lexy Plumtree continues her digest of recent developments, last appearing at 2009 SCOLAG 305
Kenneth B. Scott reviews:
Policing and the Legacy of Lawrence
Nathan Hall et al (eds)
£22.99 & £55.00, Willan, 2009
Hilary Patrick reviews:
Adults with Incapacity Legislation
Adrian D Ward
£54.00, W Green, 2008Donald Urquhart reviews:
Zero Tolerance Policing
Maurice Punch
£14.99, The Policy Press 2007
Events Diary [click here for a download of this article]