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Corrigendum to: Forensic delay analysis as evidence of transaction costs in construction projects. (2022)
Journal Article
ATANASOV, V.A., GREENWOOD, D.J., ROSS, H. and SANCHEZ, D.E. 2022. Corrigendum: forensic delay analysis as evidence of transaction costs in construction projects. IOP conference series: earth and environmental science [online], 1101(5): planning, partnership, and law; selected papers from 2022 World building congress (WBC2022): building our future; informing practice to enhance the lives of current and future generations, 27-30 June 2022, Melbourne, Australia. article 052034. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/5/052034

This corrigendum contains several corrections to the text originally published at https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/5/052009.

Corrigendum to: Factual disagreements in construction delay disputes: identification, evaluation and testing of the justifications for differences in opinion. (2022)
Journal Article
ATANASOV, V.A., GREENWOOD, D.J., SANCHEZ, D.E. and HATCHER, C.J. 2022. Corrigendum to: Factual disagreements in construction delay disputes: identification, evaluation and testing of the justifications for difference in opinion. IOP conference series: earth and environmental science [online], 1101(5): planning, partnership, and law; selected papers from 2022 World building congress (WBC2022): building our future; informing practice to enhance the lives of current and future generations, 27-30 June 2022, Melbourne, Australia, article 052033. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/5/052033

This is a correction for the article published at https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/5/052001.

Belokon v. Kyrgyzstan: practical implications of award set-asides arising from corruption allegations. (2022)
Journal Article
LAI, R. and MAK, C.H.W. 2022. Belokon v. Kyrgyzstan: practical implications of award set-asides arising from corruption allegations. ASIL insights [online], 26(14). Available from: https://www.asil.org/insights/volume/26/issue/14

As one of the most arbitration-friendly jurisdictions, French courts have long had a tradition of judicial non-interference in the arbitral process. In the context of annulment proceedings, French courts are normally granted limited scope in reviewin... Read More about Belokon v. Kyrgyzstan: practical implications of award set-asides arising from corruption allegations..

Resolving Scottish paediatric end-of-life conflicts. (2022)
Journal Article
SIVERS, S. and DOWNIE, M. 2023. Resolving Scottish paediatric end-of-life conflicts. Medico-legal journal [online], 91(1), pages 46-49. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/00258172221135416

This article considers mediation as a means of resolving decision-making disputes between clinicians and parents in paediatric end-of-life cases. It examines the legal tests applied in England and Wales, and notes the lack of precedent in Scotland. T... Read More about Resolving Scottish paediatric end-of-life conflicts..

Ahmed v H.M Advocate, public harassment of women and girls and the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 section 38(1). (2022)
Journal Article
SHARP, L. 2022. Ahmed v H.M Advocate, public harassment of women and girls and the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 section 38(1). Juridical Review [online], 4, pages 197-211. Available from: http://legalresearch.westlaw.co.uk/

The Working Group on Misogyny in Criminal Justice in Scotland recommended in March 2022 that there should be a Misogyny and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act which would inter alia create a new statutory offence of public misogynistic harassment. This... Read More about Ahmed v H.M Advocate, public harassment of women and girls and the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 section 38(1)..

Factual disagreements in construction delay disputes: identification, evaluation and testing of the justifications for difference in opinion. (2022)
Journal Article
ATANASOV, V.A., GREENWOOD, D.J., SANCHEZ, D.E. and HATCHER, C.J. 2022. Factual disagreements in construction delay disputes: identification, evaluation and testing of the justifications for difference in opinion. IOP conference series: earth and environmental science [online], 1101(5): planning, partnership, and law; selected papers from 2022 World building congress (WBC2022): building our future; informing practice to enhance the lives of current and future generations, 27-30 June 2022, Melbourne, Australia, article 052001. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/5/052001

Construction delay claims are a leading cause for disputes in the sector. There are two primary aspects to such disagreements: legal and factual. The focus of this paper is the latter. It identifies, evaluates and ranks the factors that impact the an... Read More about Factual disagreements in construction delay disputes: identification, evaluation and testing of the justifications for difference in opinion..

Forensic delay analysis as evidence of transaction costs in construction projects. (2022)
Journal Article
ATANASOV, V.A., GREENWOOD, D.J., ROSS, H. and SANCHEZ, D.E. 2022. Forensic delay analysis as evidence of transaction costs in construction projects. IOP conference series: earth and environmental science [online], 1101(5): planning, partnership, and law; selected papers from 2022 World building congress (WBC2022): building our future; informing practice to enhance the lives of current and future generations, 27-30 June 2022, Melbourne, Australia, article 052009. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/5/052009

Construction projects are characterised by supply chains with multiple contracts and significant transaction costs. An example of these costs is to be found in the management of project delays. The operationalisation and measurement of transaction co... Read More about Forensic delay analysis as evidence of transaction costs in construction projects..

Sovereign debt restructuring: the potential role of China in the Belt and Road Initiative in the post COVID-19 era. (2022)
Working Paper
MAK, C.H.W. 2022. Sovereign debt restructuring: the potential role of China in the Belt and Road Initiative in the post COVID-19 era. China, law and development research briefs [online], 2022(9). Available from: https://cld.web.ox.ac.uk/files/finalrbmakpdf

Sovereign bonds have become a major asset category in recent decades. Due to the fallout of the 2007-2009 financial crisis and the accompanying sovereign debt crisis, the interconnected nature of sovereign debt management, financial stability and sys... Read More about Sovereign debt restructuring: the potential role of China in the Belt and Road Initiative in the post COVID-19 era..

Legal framework for utilisation and emissions-impact mitigation from natural gas production: the case for Nigeria. (2022)
Thesis
ENEYO, G.A. 2022. Legal framework for utilisation and emissions-impact mitigation from natural gas production: the case for Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880231

Environmental concerns dominate every stage of oil and gas operations, from production to consumption stages. At the production stage, there is the problem of waste of associated gas through flaring emissions, while pipeline leakages and tanker accid... Read More about Legal framework for utilisation and emissions-impact mitigation from natural gas production: the case for Nigeria..

An investigation into the effectiveness of the design and enforcement of Nigeria's anti-gas flaring law and policy regimes, and the considerations of measures that could improve environmental regulatory compliance. (2022)
Thesis
MOHAMMED, J.I. 2022. An investigation into the effectiveness of the design and enforcement of Nigeria's anti-gas flaring law and policy regimes, and the considerations of measures that could improve environmental regulatory compliance. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1893017

Since the discovery of the commercial hydrocarbon deposit in 1956, activity of Nigeria's petroleum industry has dramatically increased. The industry now contributes an average of two million barrels of crude oil daily to the global oil market. Howeve... Read More about An investigation into the effectiveness of the design and enforcement of Nigeria's anti-gas flaring law and policy regimes, and the considerations of measures that could improve environmental regulatory compliance..

We can't risk justice being denied in schools abuse case: the passage of time affects both victims and the accused person so further delays should be avoided. [Newspaper article] (2022)
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ARNELL, P. 2022. We can't risk justice being denied in schools abuse case: the passage of time affects both victims and the accused person so further delays should be avoided. [Newspaper article]. The Scotsman [online], 26 February 2023. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/5n8wdmwx

The axiom justice delayed is justice denied rightfully has its supporters. Often attributed to former Prime Minister William E. Gladstone, it encompasses the sentiment that where redress to an injured party is too long in coming there is effectively... Read More about We can't risk justice being denied in schools abuse case: the passage of time affects both victims and the accused person so further delays should be avoided. [Newspaper article].

Weathering the storm. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
WORK, F. and the RGU INSTITUTIONAL RESILIENCE PROJECT GROUP. 2022. Weathering the storm. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

Resilient Learning Communities is the 2020-2023 sector-wide QAA Enhancement theme (QAA 2020), with a specific aim to improve the student learning experience. QAA Enhancement themes involve institutions, staff and students working together to share pr... Read More about Weathering the storm..

DPN-ing student thinking. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
MCLEAN, R. 2022. DPN-ing student thinking. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

The DPN is an online thinking community. It offers tools for expressing and justifying opinions on dilemmas of every kind, whatever the discipline. It is a contemporary social network focused on practical problem-solving, self-awareness and collabora... Read More about DPN-ing student thinking..

What a good place to be! (2022)
Presentation / Conference
LAUTERBACH, T. 2022. What a good place to be! Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

Our presentation builds on the Happy Hour webinar that was initiated when teaching the 2020/21 Year 1 LLB cohort, who joined their course as online (rather than in-person) students. In order to have a regular, timetabled engagement opportunity for th... Read More about What a good place to be!.

Grampian Community Law Centre. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
DARNELL, H. 2022. Grampian Community Law Centre. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster describes the "Grampian Community Law Centre"; an initiative involving students from RGU's School of Law, in partnership with Torry Medical Practice, Aberdeen, and the Environmental Law Foundation. The Law Centre provides an embedded comm... Read More about Grampian Community Law Centre..

Hong Kong Association of Banks alternative means of payments of funds under payment arrangements for property transactions (PAPT): possible concerns from banks and clients. (2022)
Journal Article
LAW, S.W. and MAK, C.H.W. 2022. Hong Kong Association of Banks alternative means of payments of funds under payment arrangements for property transactions (PAPT): possible concerns from banks and clients. Hong Kong lawyer [online], October 2022, pages 34-37. Available from: https://www.hk-lawyer.org/content/hong-kong-association-banks-alternative-means-payments-funds-under-payment-arrangements

Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB), the DTC Association (DTCA) and the Hong Kong S.A.R. Licensed Money Lenders Association have been working on the provision of an alternative means of payments of funds under Payment Arrangements for Property Tran... Read More about Hong Kong Association of Banks alternative means of payments of funds under payment arrangements for property transactions (PAPT): possible concerns from banks and clients..

The protection of badgers: where are we now? (2022)
Journal Article
DARNELL, H. 2022. The protection of badgers: where are we now? UK journal of animal law [online], 6(2), pages 27-36. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/2s3f3t2e

Whilst originally enacted to make provision for the protection of wild birds and their habitats, the 1981 Act introduced the notion of species-specific legislation as it amended several key pieces of animal welfare legislation involving certain mamma... Read More about The protection of badgers: where are we now?.

Sky UK Ltd v Cherrie: Outer House rules on communicating copyright works on Reddit and YouTube. (2022)
Journal Article
LAUTERBACH, T. 2022. Sky UK Ltd v Cherrie: Outer House rules on communicating copyright works on Reddit and YouTube. Edinburgh law review [online], 26(3), pages 433-437. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2022.0791

Sky UK Ltd v Cherrie presented the first opportunity for a Scottish court to add to the growing jurisprudence on copyright infringement by means of linking content on the internet. Lady Wolffe's decision in the Outer House is particularly noteworthy,... Read More about Sky UK Ltd v Cherrie: Outer House rules on communicating copyright works on Reddit and YouTube..

Extending the frontier of the Nigerian insanity defence: comparative analyses of the insanity defence in England and Scotland to offer alternative options for development. (2022)
Thesis
EZE, K.U. 2022. Extending the frontier of the Nigerian insanity defence: comparative analyses of the insanity defence in England and Scotland to offer alternative options for development. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071637

Criminal responsibility determines whom the law will punish. A person must be criminally responsible before a court can punish them. The situation is challenging when a defendant raises insanity as a defence to criminal responsibility, because not ev... Read More about Extending the frontier of the Nigerian insanity defence: comparative analyses of the insanity defence in England and Scotland to offer alternative options for development..

Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Carter (2022) HCA 10: a game changer for taxation of trust distributions in Australia? (2022)
Journal Article
MAK, C.H.W. 2022. Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Carter (2022) HCA 10: a game changer for taxation of trust distributions in Australia? Trusts and trustees [online], 28(9), pages 886-890. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/tandt/ttac098

In Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Carter, the High Court of Australia asked to clarify the meaning of 'is presently entitled' under section 97(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act. This case is a significant example of the High Court dealing in re... Read More about Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Carter (2022) HCA 10: a game changer for taxation of trust distributions in Australia?.