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It's late and I'm pretty tired so I may be missing something here, but it appears to me that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 may

In evidence to @SP_Justice the Minister for Community Safety has repeatedly made the point that she agrees with the principle that a pursuer in a defamation case should be required

Today I watched the evidence given to @SP_Justice on Tuesday on behalf of @Lawscot and @FacultyScot on the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill. Lots of really good points from

Witness to the Justice Committee on the Defamation and Malicious Publications (Scotland) Bill: "Given that England and Wales now has a statutory defence it does make sense for Scotland to

We now have the Scottish Amendment Regulations, made at 11am yesterday and in force from today. They are here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/164/contents/made They make a number of technical changes that are not

Your regular reminder: whether you are a Unionist or a Scottish Nationalist, any policy announcements made by the PM today apply only to England. Health policy is devolved to each

Proportionality is key. Schedule 19 to the Coronavirus Act 2020 (under which the relevant Regulations are made) requires that Scottish Ministers consider that any restrictions are "proportionate to what is