Legal History Discussion Group

The Legal History Discussion Group is an informal discussion group made up of members of the Law School at Edinburgh University as well as of enthusiasts of legal history from elsewhere. It was founded in 1985 as forum to discuss current research and to present preliminary research findings. It meets on the last Wednesday of each semester in Room 364. At these meetings, two speakers are invited to present papers. One paper usually takes the format of a small discussion of ongoing research or preliminary research findings [book reviews are also welcomed], while the other paper is usually of more substance. The organiser of the LHDG is Professor Hector MacQueen.

Past speakers include:

Professor George Gretton, Mr Burkhardt Shaefer, Professor Niall Whitty, Professor Peter Birks, Dr Steven Neff, Professor John Cairns, Professor Angelo Forte, Professor John Blackie, Mr Grant MacLeod, Professor RK Osgood, Mr Peter Young, Mr David Sellar, Mr DB Walters, Professor T Tsumoda, Dr B Brown, Professor Reinhard Zimmermann, Mr David Johnston QC, Professor Kenneth Reid, Professor Sir Neil MacCormick, Professor D Garland, Dr A Murdoch, Professor David Nichol, Mr Robert Shiels, Ms Andrea Loux, Mr Tom Green, Miss Adelyn Wilson, Ms Karen Baston, Dr Paul du Plessis