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- Scots law (Scottish Gaelic: Lagh na h-Alba) is the legal system of Scotland. It is a hybrid or mixed legal system containing civil law and common law elements...50 KB (5,832 words) - 20:32, 23 May 2024
- criminal law relies far more heavily on common law than in England and Wales. Scottish criminal law includes offences against the person of murder, culpable...11 KB (1,487 words) - 04:10, 8 June 2023
- The Law Society of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Comann Lagh na h-Alba) is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors. Its goal is to promote...8 KB (745 words) - 18:34, 30 July 2024
- Marriage in Scotland is recognised in the form of both civil and religious unions between individuals. Historically, the law of marriage has developed...21 KB (2,551 words) - 19:21, 12 December 2023
- of Scotland (Scots: The Kirk o Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais na h-Alba) is a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity that holds the status of the...76 KB (8,130 words) - 21:21, 17 August 2024
- The Scottish poor laws were the statutes concerning poor relief passed in Scotland between 1579 and 1929. Scotland had a different poor law system to...6 KB (697 words) - 00:09, 17 November 2023
- Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-neach-tagraidh an Rìgh airson Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, whose duty it is...12 KB (738 words) - 01:16, 18 July 2024
- Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's...268 KB (24,428 words) - 12:21, 25 August 2024
- election. Versions of Clare's Law have been adopted in England and Wales (2014), Scotland (2015), and Northern Ireland (2018). Clare's Law was adopted on...33 KB (3,351 words) - 14:04, 24 July 2024
- The Scottish Law Commission (Scottish Gaelic: Coimisean Lagh na h-Alba) is an advisory non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. It was...6 KB (477 words) - 17:02, 30 July 2024
- Denis Law CBE (born 24 February 1940) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. His career as a football player began at Second Division...62 KB (5,675 words) - 18:12, 25 August 2024
- common law offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel were formally abolished in England and Wales in 2008 and Scotland in 2024. Equivalent laws remain...44 KB (5,825 words) - 19:56, 13 August 2024
- Delict in Scots law is the area of law concerned with those civil wrongs which are actionable before the Scottish courts. The Scots use of the term 'delict'...24 KB (3,623 words) - 23:58, 14 February 2023
- Police Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Poileas Alba), officially the Police Service of Scotland (Seirbheis Phoilis na h-Alba), is the national police force of Scotland...80 KB (7,609 words) - 11:27, 22 July 2024
- Not proven (redirect from Not proven (Scotland law))pruiven, Scottish Gaelic: gun dearbhadh) is a verdict available to a court of law in Scotland. Under Scots law, a criminal trial may end in one of three...18 KB (2,243 words) - 13:14, 4 June 2024
- law governs the rules relating to property found in the legal jurisdiction of Scotland. As a hybrid legal system with both common law and civil law heritage...82 KB (11,284 words) - 09:42, 23 August 2024
- The Kingdom of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Rìoghachd na h-Alba; Scots: Kinrick o Scotland, Norn: Kongungdum Skotland) was a sovereign state in northwest...112 KB (13,333 words) - 22:39, 23 August 2024
- Old Scottish Poor Law was the Poor Law system of Scotland between 1574 and 1845. Population growth and economic dislocation from the second half of the...4 KB (484 words) - 11:25, 25 December 2023
- rules of succession. The dignity of baron is preserved in law by the Scottish Parliament after the abolition of the feudal system in the Abolition of Feudal...123 KB (4,749 words) - 14:23, 28 August 2024
- Parliament. The responsibilities of the Scottish Parliament fall over matters that are not reserved in law to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Ministers...48 KB (4,659 words) - 02:54, 23 August 2024
- Scottish law Informal form of Scots law.
- The Scottish Law Journal and Sheriff Court Record 2883008The Scottish Law Journal and Sheriff Court Record The Scottish Law Journal and Sheriff Court
- Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country forming the northernmost third of Great Britain. An independent kingdom until 1707, it is now a constituent
- whereas in Scotland and Northern Ireland devolution extended to wide powers to pass laws. The Scottish legislative authority is the Scottish Parliament