Santa gives the reindeer a few months off every year, so inevitably they’re going to cause trouble. A health board inquiry is under way after a young reindeer was taken into a Glasgow Children’s Hospital and allowed to interact with
No City for Old Men
The Economist looks into the mystery of Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow, for all its charms, is sick—and not metaphorically. Glaswegians die younger than other Britons and nobody knows why. Even in wealthy neighbourhoods mortality rates are 15% higher than in
Rahmatian on Dematerialized Property
Andreas Rahmatian (Glasgow) has posted two new articles on SSRN. The first is Intellectual Property and the Concept of Dematerialised Property:A property right (ius in rem, real right) is an abstract legal concept which relates to an object, referred
Academics Protest in Scotland
Putting concerns about the management of universities into a global context, an overseas colleague drew my attention to this article from the Scottish Sunday Herald, noting a move from faculty and researchers at Glasgow University to seek a reduction in
Anderson on the Offside Goals Rule in Practice
Ross G. Anderson (University of Glasgow) has posted The Offside Goals Rule in Practice. I must admit that the paper title caught my eye primarly because we've been watching a lot of World Cup soccer around here [for evidence,
Bromby on Jurors’ Activities Outside the Courtroom
Professor Michael C. Bromby (Glasgow Caledonian University Department of Law) has posted "The Temptation to Tweet–Jurors' Activities Outside the Trial" on SSRN.The abstract states:Despite jury instructions designed to prevent jurors from commenting upon the trial, their deliberations or
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Glasgow moves to stop Internet scalping
The Glasgow City Council has sent a “cease and desist” letter to the online seller eBay, demanding that it stop ticket scalpers from advertising tickets on its site.The furor arises from this year’s holiday “Hogmanay” concert in George
