ECCL / SPLG Event on Statutory Interpretation in Public Law: Recent Developments and Challenges 

The Scottish Public Law Group and the Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law are delighted to invite you to an evening seminar on “Statutory Interpretation in Public Law: Recent Developments and Challenges.”

This hybrid event will take place both online and in person at 5.30pm on Thursday 21 November 2024.  Hosted by the Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law, at the University of Edinburgh, the in-person venue is Lecture Theatre B, 40 George Square.

The seminar is free of charge and will be eligible for 1.5 hours of CPD.

Questions regarding statutory interpretation have been central to a number of recent high profile Scots public law cases, with the outcome depending on very different (and sometimes controversial approaches) to the meaning of the corresponding legislation.  At the same time, a number of recent legislative developments are posing new interpretative challenges for both public authorities and courts tasked with applying them.

Our panel will provide insights in relation to these recent developments and challenges, considering also the specific contexts of the interpretation of the Scotland Act 1998 and its impact on devolution as well as the incorporation of international human rights instruments into Scots law.

Our expert speakers are:

• Professor Aileen McHarg, Professor in Public Law and Human Rights at the University of Durham;
• Scott Wortley, Lecturer in Commercial Law at University of Edinburgh; and
• Paul Harvey, Advocate Depute and advocate at Arnot Manderson.

This discussion should be of relevance to practitioners, academics and all those with an interest in how the law is interpreted in action.

Doors open at 5.15pm for in-person delegates. The talks will start at 5.30pm and will conclude at 7pm, followed by a drinks reception.

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