Malcolm Combe

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After my cameo on TV yesterday to discuss the new Private Parking Code of Practice, I have blogged about private parking schemes and Scots law. basedrones.wordpress.com/2026/10/21/t...

I had a brief - and I really do mean brief - cameo on BBC Scotland's "Reporting Scotland" this evening, discussing the enforceability of private parking fines. The news item starts at 16:23, my bit is about a minute later www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Nuisance case law from Scotland reported on the BBC. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🔔 There's still time to have your say on our draft Gaelic Language Plan. The draft is available on our website, along with a short survey where you can share your views. We'd welcome your feedback. 📅 The survey closes on Monday 26 October. buff.ly/hzx5j7M

Got a film about land? We want to see it. GROUNDED is touring Scotland Autumn 2027, and we're inviting submissions on land ownership, place, belonging and community resilience. Any length, any style. Free to enter. Deadline April 2027. buff.ly/sxZW5zi

The call for papers of the 42nd Annual Conference of the British and Irish Law, Education & Technology Association (BILETA bsky.app/profile/bile...), hosted at Strathclyde Law School @unistrathclyde.bsky.social from 7-9 April 2027, is now available! Deadline: Friday 13 November 2026.

Storyteller open call extension: Monday 12 October at 2pm! Three residencies. Six communities. Three languages: Gàidhlig, Scots and English. We're commissioning storytellers to help capture and share the community owners' stories of land and identity. £3,500 fee. Apply Now: buff.ly/TUT3YUA

We warmly welcome the Rural Affairs Committee's forthcoming inquiry into access.🌳 The Scottish Outdoor Access Code and our access legislation are rightly viewed as world-leading. This inquiry is a big opportunity to focus on ensuring that even more people benefit from Scotland's outdoors!🚶🏽‍♀️ More ⏬

Fascinating to read that a Senedd member used a pair of smart glasses to read his speech - autocue style - in a chamber debate last week. Suspect it’ll be something the Westminster authorities have to confront soon too.

Archer’s resignation from the London mayoral race after it was revealed he lied in court was the thing that got Paul Foot up from his sickbed and contributing again, having first started chronicling Archer’s lies and misdemeanours in 1969. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 992, December 1999.

News: special issue of the law journal of the Scottish universities edited by our Dr Jonathan Brown, and featuring content from him and other Strathclyde colleagues reimagining non-Scottish cases from a Scots law perspective. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

🔴 NEW: Derelict buildings across Scotland are creating a plethora of problems. Local communities are bearing the brunt. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/p/be1a0988-cb69-47a2-8c23-48b19109cc83/

Listening to a BBC Radio 6 discussion there about the TV show The Break Clause, about a couple who move in together, break up, but then need to live together for six months as that's the minimum tenancy duration. A premise that wouldn't work in Scotland, or rather would be restricted to 28 days.

Three residencies. Six communities. Three languages: Gàidhlig, Scots and English. We're commissioning storytellers to help communities capture and share the community owners' stories of land and identity. £3,500 fee. Apply by 9 Oct, 1pm. buff.ly/TUT3YUA

Castle Tioram is an ancient ruined castle in Loch Moidart one of the seats of Macdonald of Clanranald. It hit the headlines over 20 years ago when the person who claimed to own it (Lex Brown) proposed to renovate the property and convert it to residential use 1/4

I have blogged, about this year's CLEO @clinicallegal.bsky.social conference, hosted by the University of Birmingham. basedrones.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/n...

Annual trip to the Tenement House with my Strathclyde Housing Law class for a bit of history/legal geography. Only issue was the record player and accompanying 80s vinyl collection usually in the café was being used for an exhibition (with these materials to engage with instead). Still a great venue

I have blogged, about the recent Upper Tribunal case of O'Connor v Pearson on wrongful-termination orders (for private tenants duped into leaving their home), with a link to an open access version of my related article in the Scots Law Times. basedrones.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/c...

I have blogged, about this year's CLEO @clinicallegal.bsky.social conference, hosted by the University of Birmingham. basedrones.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/n...

News - Competition Appeal Tribunal approves settlement in the case of Rodger v Google. Our Professor Barry Rodger secured this historic outcome on behalf of UK app developers via the UK's collective action regime. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

It's that time of year, when I expose my new Housing Law students at Strathclyde to my landlord & tenant/homelessness Spotify playlist. Sharing this to Bluesky for possible interest, and as ever I'm open to suggestions. open.spotify.com/playlist/4XQ...

Last week, the organisers of the CLEO Conference 2026 and CLEO trustees were delighted to welcome delegates to the University of Birmingham for sessions on "Ideas, Impact and Innovation", plus the AGM. Prof Donald Nicolson gave the keynote address. Watch this space for output from the day!

Excited to see that my article examining the proposed right to a healthy environment in Scotland has just been published open access in the Journal of Environmental Law. doi.org/10.1093/jel/...

We will host the 42nd Annual Conference of BILETA from 7-9 April, bringing together scholars, practitioners, policymakers and students from around the world! 📍 @unistrathclyde.bsky.social Glasgow + online 💡 Theme: Law, Technology and Education in Uncertain Times www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

Our Strathclyde Law Clinic is hosting an Open Day on 17 September from 10am-3pm, designed for everyone in our community. For current volunteers, it is a chance to see the new digs, and there will be talks and drop-ins with project coordinators. Contact: lawclinic[at]strath[dot]ac[dot]uk

1/ 📢 Big news: we're hosting BILETA 2027! The 41st Annual Conference of the British and Irish Law, Education and Technology Association comes to Strathclyde Law School, Glasgow — 7-9 April 2027, hybrid format. First time in Scotland in almost a decade! 🧵

New kind of racism just dropped.

Daily Record calls for a commission on the “trigger point for independence”… For some background reading see the CEEAC Committee of the Scottish Parliament: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-... and this report by Dugdale and Noon for the @uofgpolicy.bsky.social: www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...

Together with the Franco-British Lawyers Society, we are pleased to host an in-person Q&A event with Lord Ericht at 6pm on Thursday 24 September in our Learning and Teaching Building at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social. More information and registration online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-conversa...

Andy is on something of a blogging roll of late, and this is another important piece.

UPDATE - Scottish Ministers confirm that they intend to lay regulations to reduce the number of Scottish Land Commissioners from 5 to 4. For further details see my latest blog andywightman.scot/2026/08/mini...

This could make for quite a nice exam question about how Scotland's right of responsible access would respond to queue-jumpers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Probably late to this, but I've just stumbled upon the music of Myles Smith (having read a Big Issue article about him) and I'm very much enjoying his stuff.

Blog plug: a post about responsible access and responsible management, with particular reference to deer stalking at North Chesthill Estate and related news coverage. 🦌🥾🧗 basedrones.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/a...

Outside looking in, this appears to be an absolutely bonkers story about housing/holiday homes in Anglesey. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our @malcolmcombe.bsky.social was interviewed for this evening's (21 August) BBC Alba news programme An Là, on the legal position around public access to land at a Scottish estate that is seeking to prioritise deer stalking for two months. Coverage begins at 11m 40s. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

BLOG on the controversy over the dues demanded by the owner of the Kylerhea Ferry rights. andywightman.scot/2026/08/ferr...

We’re recruiting: Finance & Business Systems Lead 🖥️ This is an excellent role for someone who enjoys finance but also likes getting involved in the wider workings of an organisation. 💷 £48,415 - £57,000 📍 Inverness, with hybrid working available ⏰ 35 hours a week 📄 Permanent buff.ly/kvUOk1J

A @naturescot.bsky.social spokesperson has told @thecourier.co.uk: “The estate doesn’t always appear to be compliant with Scotland’s access rights and the associated landowner duties, and we strongly urge the estate to reconsider its approach, working closely with its local access authority." 🤞

Amazing what you find hidden behind the sign of a petrol station ⛽🔍👀

Why were Scottish islanders left voiceless over their Guga hunt? | The National https://www.thenational.scot/comment/26447932.people-ness-left-voiceless-guga-hunt/ #scothinews