Public access to land in Scots law : two cases on the continuing place for public rights of way

Reviews two Scottish cases on the existence of rights of way under Scots law, including vehicular rights over private land adjacent to a harbour and used by fishermen to store equipment and launch boats

10. Res Merae Facultatis: Through a Glass Darkly

A. Introduction When Robert and I went to study Law at the University of Glasgow in 1964, one of the entrance requirements was a pass in what was then called “Lower” Latin, later an “O” level and now a Standard Grade. In the class on Civil (Roman) Law, there were frequent mentions of Latin, without any translation, and in it and the other classes such as Scots Law, there was an assumption that the audience had some idea of what the various Latin terms meant. At present, any such assumption wo..

Essays in Conveyancing and Property Law

Professor Robert Rennie has been one of the most influential voices in Scots private law over the past thirty years. Highly respected as both an academic and a practitioner, his contribution to the development of property law and practice has been substantial and unique. This volume celebrates his retirement from the Chair of Conveyancing at the University of Glasgow in 2014 with a selection of essays written by his peers and colleagues from the judiciary, academia and legal practice. Each chapter covers a topic of particular interest to Professor Rennie during his career, from the historical development of property law rules through to the latest developments in conveyancing practice and the evolution of the rules of professional negligence. Although primarily Scottish in focus, the contributions will have much of interest to lawyers in any jurisdiction struggling with similar practical problems, particularly those with similar legal roots such as the Netherlands and South Africa. As a whole, this collection is highly recommended to students, practitioners and academics