Lord Rodger Memorial Lecture - Principle, Policy and Pragmatism: How the law works

Lord Rodger Memorial Lecture 

Principle, Policy and Pragmatism: How the law works

Speaker: Lady Ann Paton

It might be thought that the law is a set of rational provisions readily ascertainable from case law and legislation reflecting current social values.  A straightforward application of the relevant provisions should provide coherent and consistent answers.  But is that the case?  Or do factors such as policy and pragmatism influence outcome?  Some instances in both civil and criminal law provide a view of how the law works in practice.  

Lady Ann Paton will deliver the Lord Rodger Memorial Lecture. Lady Paton was appointed Chair of the Scottish Law Commission in 2019 and continues to serve as a Senator of the College of Justice. Lady Paton is an appeal court judge in Scotland. Having graduated MA LLB in 1974, she became an advocate at the Scottish Bar in 1977, a QC in…