Clackmannanshire MiniTrials 2006

Clackmannanshire MiniTrials 2006 will be taking place on
Tuesday 21 November 2006
in Alloa Sheriff Court.

The materials are now available from
www.minitrial.org.uk or click on

http://www.minitrial.org.uk/pdfs/Clackmannanshire.pdf

Stirlingshire MiniTrials 2006

Stirlingshire MiniTrials 2006 will be taking place on
Tuesday 31 October 2006
in Stirling Sheriff Court.

The materials are now available from
www.minitrial.org.uk or click on

http://www.minitrial.org.uk/pdfs/Stirling.pdf

Edinburgh MiniTrials 2006

Edinburgh MiniTrials 2006 will be taking place on
Saturday 7 October 2006
in Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

East Ayrshire MiniTrials II

New materials for the East Ayrshire MiniTrials 2006 are now available from www.minitrial.org.uk or click on -

http://www.minitrial.org.uk/pdfs/eastayrshire.pdf

East Renfrewshire MiniTrials II

Good news. Some new materials have been prepared for the East Renfrewshire MiniTrials on 10 June 2006. Thanks to Sean Murphy QC we now have a new case concerning alleged dangerous driving. The MiniTrial II starter pack is available for download in PDF format from www.minitrial.org.uk or click on the link below -

http://www.minitrial.org.uk/pdfs/eastrenfrewshire.pdf

East Renfrewshire MiniTrials 2006

East Renfrewshire MiniTrials 2006 are being planned for
Saturday 10 June 2006 in Paisley Sheriff Court.

East Ayrshire MiniTrials 2006

East Ayrshire MiniTrials 2006 are being planned for
Saturday 25 November 2006 in Kilmarnock Sheriff Court.

South Ayrshire MiniTrials 2006

South Ayrshire MiniTrials 2006 are being planned for
Saturday 18 March 2006
in Ayr Sheriff Court.

East Ayrshire MiniTrials 2005

East Ayrshire MiniTrials 2005 will be taking place on
Saturday 26 November 2005
in Kilmarnock Sheriff Court.

Glasgow MiniTrials 2005

Glasgow MiniTrials 2005 will be taking place on
Saturday 29 October 2005
in Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Edinburgh MiniTrials 2005

Edinburgh MiniTrials 2005 will be taking place on
Saturday 8 October 2005
in Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

The Faculty of Advocates

A fascinating insight into life at the Scottish Bar - from the CA Supplement.

http://www.advocates.org.uk/

downloads/casupplementnewsmay2005.pdf

Procurator Fiscal Service, Inverness

Andrew Laing, the Area Procurator Fiscal for Highland and Islands at Inverness, has kindly offered to help with community involvement.

See Andrew's post under the heading of "Citizenship". Many thanks Andrew. Much appreciated.

Can we tempt some Inverness schools to run MiniTrials in the Castle? All we need are the schools.

MiniTrial for Primary Classes

There is a simplified MiniTrial available which might be more suitable for primary classes.

It is based on district court procedure and does not require a jury.

Go to www.minitrial.org.uk / downloads page / "District Court MiniTrials".

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

David Shand, Sheriff Clerk, Edinburgh, said:-

Here at Edinburgh Sheriff Court we organise a number of school visits throughout the year where we provide an introduction to the Scottish Legal System. If we were aware of law-related topics that were both informative and relevant to the pupils visiting the court that would be very helpful.

DJS

The Law Society of Scotland

Read the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland - online.

http://www.journalonline.co.uk/

Citizenship

Could a Scottish teacher (or two) please suggest a law-related topic that school pupils would find useful to research as part of their citizenship studies or school curriculum?

Then perhaps a Scots lawyer (or two) could provide some raw data or legal materials that might be of use to a wide range of schools - either by posting their comments here or by suggesting a link to some other source of helpful information.

Just a thought.

Tribunals

Download a copy of "Adjust" - the Newsletter of the Council on Tribunals.

http://www.council-on-tribunals.gov.uk/files/adjust2.pdf

The Faculty of Advocates

Download Newsletters from the Faculty of Advocates - at

http://www.advocates.org.uk/news/news.html

Suggest a topic for discussion

Why not suggest a topic for discussion - in relation to Scots Law or citizenship in Scotland or the Paisley Snail - and then contribute to the thread?