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Events from the year 2008 in Scotland
The Quintinshill rail disaster was a multi-train rail crash which occurred on 22 May 1915 outside the Quintinshill signal box near Gretna Green in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It resulted in the deaths of over 200 people and remains the worst rail disaster in British history.
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that seeks to broaden the law on corporate manslaughter in the United Kingdom. The Act created a new offence respectively named corporate manslaughter in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and corporate homicide in Scotland.
Events from the year 2008 in the United Kingdom.
Colin John MacLean Sutherland, Lord Carloway, is a Scottish advocate and judge who has served as the Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General since 2015. He was previously Lord Justice Clerk from 2012 to 2015 and has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2000.
The case of Transco Plc v HMA[2004] S.L.T. 41 was the first ever prosecution for culpable homicide in Scotland with regards to a public limited company. The decision is seen as significant in UK corporate manslaughter law and in particular in Scots law, as there are very few cases which address the criminal liability of corporations under Scots law.
Events from the year 2004 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1997 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1971 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1955 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1954 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1950 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1942 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1887 in Scotland.
The Monach Islands, also known as Heisker, are an island group west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The islands are not to be confused with Hyskeir in the Inner Hebrides, or Haskeir which is also off North Uist and visible from the group.
Events from the year 2014 in Scotland.
Patrick McGuire is a Scottish solicitor and solicitor advocate. He is a partner with personal injury law firm Thompsons Solicitors Scotland.
Events from the year 2015 in Scotland.
Jennifer Madeleine Gilruth is a Scottish politician who is serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills since 2023. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Mid Fife and Glenrothes since 2016.
Events from the year 2017 in Scotland.
Events from the year 2018 in Scotland.
