Talk:Scots law

message: The entry for this topics states currently states that "Legislation affecting Scotland may be passed by the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, and the European Union." Is this still true following January 31, 2020?   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.32.69.242 (talk) 21:09, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: This is still needing updated to ensure that it is correct post-Brexit. 175.137.153.1 (talk) 00:15, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:BOLD 2607:FEA8:585D:5900:758:83D7:4C46:9986 (talk) 23:04, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Brexit Update?

message: I wonder if some Users who are experts on this topic could please consider tightening up the introduction. It is of a reasonable quality, but I think a good rethink could turn it into a truly excellent introduction to the topic.
I am particularly thinking about the last paragraph, which looks like it evolved (and it probably did) out of additions higgeldy piggeldy (sp.?) by various contributors. It also lacks what we strive for in terms of a worldwide view (bit too GB comparative, rather than globe comparative). Here is that last para of the intro, at present:
:The difference of basis between Scots and English law does not have much obvious effect on day to day life, but while some differences are very minor such as arbiters (in Scotland) being called arbitrators in England, significant variation shows in some circumstances, an example being house buying where Scots practice makes the English problem of gazumping a rarity in Scotland. Another example would be the ability for Scottish judges and juries to return a verdict of 'not proven' in criminal cases. Lawburrows, a summary civil action before a Sheriff to prevent a threat of violence, is another remarkable example. Scottish juries are composed of 15 members.
Much obliged if anyone can expend their intellectual juices. (Keep most of the existing links though: some are very good indeed).--Mais oui! 13:23, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Can we redraft the introduction

message: Does "Dangerous offender" not have a special meaning in the Scottish criminal justice system? There is no mention of Scots law in the Wikipedia article, so I googled it. There seems to be something about a Dangerous Offender Order and Potentially Dangerous Offender; and a ref to "dangerous offender legislation". Does anyone have the requisite knowledge? --Mais oui! 08:17, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Dangerous offender]] 

message: An article on solatium would be valued. Thanks. Cutler 20:01, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Solatium  

message: I removed a link to a site that discusses the history of slavery in Scotland.  There is no mention of slavery in the article.  Should this be added?  I'm referring to the Knight vs Wedderburn case.
The link I removed is: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/abolition/
Any thoughts? mdkarazim (talk) 15:31, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting idea, would make an excellent part of legal personality.--129.215.149.99 (talk) 16:56, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slavery in Scotland 

message: I have just now removed a reference to Ewing's statement being legally inaccurate. I do not think it follows that because the old Scots Parliament had absolute powers, that one cannot say that in one sense it has been "reconvened". I would not say that myself, but I can see why Ewing put it like that. I think it should be understood she was using a degree of rhetoric or romantacism suitable for the occassion. There might be an argument that Ewing's statement, being a bit of a gloss, should be removed. But I don't think it is right to stigmitise it as "inaccurate".
--A.Bakunin (talk) 17:54, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scottish Parliament 

message: This article's very low standard reflects two things. Firstly an author cannot do any justice to a subject of this size in an article as small as that. This should be a cover page linking to articles of all the different branches of Scots law. Also the way this has been written is very much structured around what the creator of the page wants to say. I think this talk page should be used in order to properly structure this article and give it the respectablility it deserves.
S0673253 (talk) 15:35, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Generally

message: A discussion on the origins of the Scottish legal system is taking place at WikiProject Scotland. Editors of this article may be able to throw light on the topic. To contribute to the discussion, please click here. References, per WP:VERIFY, would be especially welcome! Thank you in advance. --Mais oui! (talk) 08:12, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Why is Scots law based upon Roman law?

message: If you'll forgive an Englishman from posting here at all, it strikes me that to say that "Equity does not exist in Scots law" is something of an oversimplification. True, unlike in England there isn't a jurisdictional split, with one set of technical rules of Scots law labelled "equity" and another labelled "common law". But surely that isn't to say that the courts do not exercise any kind of equitable jurisdiction: what about the nobile officium? And Lord Kames thought it worth his while to write his Principles of Equity, even if he concluded that "In Scotland... equity and common law are united in one court" [3rd edn (1778)at 26].
Why does the "Equity does not exist" phrase link to a French book on Google books Poland?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.41.49.105 (talk) 19:40, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Equity 

message: *This section is very broad in scope and it's not clear to me what it is trying to accomplish.  It seems to mix the history of the legal system, the government, lawyers and courts.  These are all worthy topics but need to be better structured.  I will split "history and development" into its own section and rename the general title "Legal System" as "Legal institutions" (i.e. Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, Legal Profession). (Connolly15 (talk) 13:40, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Legal System

message: Legislation
*I have removed the section on the Human Rights Act 1998 - this is clearly not a source of law, but just an example of legislation and does not need its own sub-section.  It also already has an extensive article on Wikipedia dedicated to it. (Connolly15 (talk) 13:14, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources of Law

message: *Here I have only moved around some of the sub-headings so that they are correctly located under either Private or Public law and I have added links to Main Articles.  (Connolly15 (talk) 14:35, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Branches of Scots law

message: *I cleaned up the external links- removing blogs mostly.  I've kept the websites that represent professional bodies and courts. (Connolly15 (talk) 14:11, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: External Links

message: I've created an article History of Scots law and would appreciate a review/critique/feedback if possible.  My thought was to replace the current text (which is 99% unsourced) of this article with a summary from the new article incorporating its sources.  The weakness of the new History of Scots law article is that it relies on two sources (the main one is available for viewing on Google Books and is linked, from very reputable authors, the other source is Stair).  If anyone can add further information or sources it would be great!  I don't have any at the moment, but will have more access to sources in a couple of months. (Connolly15 (talk) 22:32, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of Scots law 

message: Substituted at 05:36, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: The UK is not a Federal system.  (Coachtripfan (talk) 14:13, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not Federal 

message: Why is the infobox UK legislation displaying the wrong coat of arms for all Scottish Legislation using the info box from the Independence referendum Act 2013 as an example when it doesn't even appear on the text of the legislation?
This is the correct coat of arms so please can this be corrected. (2A02:C7F:5621:2A00:6CAB:D16E:4BE3:E085 (talk) 21:12, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: 300px 
This is proof of this so why is the wrong coat of arms being displayed on the legislation infobox for the Scottish Parliament? (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 10:14, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong Coat of Arms 

message: In the third sentence: "Together with English law and Northern Irish law, it is one of the four legal systems of the United Kingdom"
Clearly, listing three legal systems then saying there's four is contradictory. The status of Welsh law as a separate legal system is somewhat unclear, but either the sentence should include Welsh law, or it should be changed to read "one of the three legal systems". 84.71.179.180 (talk) 13:27, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legal systems of the UK