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The Idea of Public Interest Litigation in Scots Law

This talk was delivered by Aidan O’Neill QC, at:
Public Interest Litigation and Legal Aid in Scotland: A collaborative seminar between Scottish Human Rights Law Group, Environmental Law Centre Scotland, and The Centre for International Public Health Policy.
“It cannot be said that the Scottish judiciary has been a major agency of change in the last hundred years. The House …

Art. 34 Victim Status, Civil Procedure, Commentaries

Failed by police – the woman whose rape complaint was lost in pile of paperwork: two officers disciplined in landmark settlement: cctv footage destroyed by time blunder

In the first case of its kind in the UK, a woman suffering from bipolar disorder took legal action against Cambridgeshire police, alleging the force’s failure to record her rape as a crime breached her human rights. The woman discovered the mistakes made when she called the police two months after her assault, which took place in December 2005, by …

Art. 13 Effective Remedy, Art. 14 Prohibition of Discrimination, Art. 34 Victim Status, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Mental Health, Police Law

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Formed in May 2009, the Scottish Human Rights Law Group is a non-affiliated, independent, professional network for those engaged in legal practice and study, in academia and politics, in campaigning and in the provision of advice. It exists to raise awareness and knowledge of human rights law in Scotland, and to provide a forum for discussion of matters of interest across the field. The group organises seminars and roundtable discussions on human rights and is accredited for the purposes of CPD.