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chrismccork.bsky.social
Public law @Strathclyde Law School; adviser @CEEAC Committee of Scottish Parliament; steering group @Scottish Public Law Group; editor @Edinburgh Law Review; chair @Morton in the Community. https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/mccorkindalechristopherdr/
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A great opportunity for an academic administrative lawyer to work with an excellent team at Glasgow: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA933/l...

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"[o]ur own Department of Government Efficiency" [have a good original idea challenge] and reference to the cost of building "a prison for murderers and rapists" [check out the maintenance, damages and human cost of not improving the prison estate]. Grim stuff.

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Well that was a waste of a Rest is Entertainment podcast!

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New House of Commons Library paper on the law officers by two of the good guys commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

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A real honour to be attending Hans Lindahl’s valedictory seminar and ceremonies in Tilburg.

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Amazing opportunity for two students looking to spend their 'sandwich' year placement working in the @ukparliament.parliament.uk !! Deadline fast approaching so act quick housesofparliament.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

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It thinks therefore it am

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Parliament is a ‘they’. But it is also an ‘it’. Trying to expand my audience to public lawyers, parliamentary nerds and … metaphysicians

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Over the course of this week the @ukcla.bsky.social will publish the fantastic contributions to an event I organised in July last year. Below you can find my introduction to the series. I will use this thread to highlight the individual posts. It should be of interest not just to lawyers, but to /1

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As Albert Einstein once said:

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Archive footage resurfaces of the moment Jim Wallace led the Scottish Liberal Democrats into government (1999)

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Following on from Lord Pentland’s appointment as Lord President:

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And on the suspension of that remedy (reduction):

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And on the appropriate remedy:

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The Rosebank judgment isn't the Court of Session imposing environmental restrictions; Parliament put Environmental Impact Assessment requirements in place in implementing EU law that Government simply tried to ignore. A point neatly summarised in argument: www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/v0zkbs...

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Judgment here: www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/v0zkbs...

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A very timely (from the point of view of my forthcoming seminar reading list) post on an important issue. Good to see @lizaoloughlin.bsky.social and Maurice Sunkin's consultation response getting a name check.

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The greatest trick the right has pulled is persuading voters and institutions that the *left* promotes identify politics to the detriment of what matters to “real people”. But as a great man (well, Martin O’Neill) once said “if you get a reputation as an early riser you can lie in bed all day”.

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Sick of DEI promoting these unqualified candidates.

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Consultation on the UK Internal Market Act review now open (until April 3): www.gov.uk/government/c... #consultationontheukinternalmarketactreviewnowopenuntilapril3

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Great point by noted furry and pornographer Ben Yong:

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Happy inauguration day my American friends. Here is your president doing the rumbelows cup draw with saint and greavesie

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🚨The first ever UNCRC Act case has been decided in Scotland! In a significant judgment, the High Court in Edinburgh has accepted our arguments and ruled that the Lord Advocate’s power to prosecute children is within the scope of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024. 1/5 #UNCRC

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“Is this mounting pressure in the room with us right now?”

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Gerry Adams is a polarising character. But beyond Adam's specifically, and even the politics surrounding compensation for a miscarriage of justice, there is a broader point about how governments are seen to function in law and how that applied to Adams. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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How your email finds me…

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Public Law ECR & PGRs: Still plenty of time to sign up for this. If you'd like to attend, sign up here: forms.office.com/e/FHcctGArpA. If you want to showcase your research, send Chris and I an e-mail with a title and abstract. All details below.

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📢 New opportunity to join @GCULaw ! We're looking to appoint another Lecturer in Law (Full Time 2 Year Fixed Term). Applications would be particularly welcome from candidates with teaching interests in private & commercial law or legal professional skills. 👇 myjobscotland.gov.uk/education/gl...

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