Rural Law

Rural legal insights from Scotland. Tweets by @MalcolmCombe.

[Malcolm Combe (also with bluer skies, same handle) @MalcolmCombe]

The Scottish Government recently aired its proposals for reforming community rights to buy in Scotland. Here's my blog post that seeks to distil and comment on the various recommendations (and indeed non-recommendations). https://t.co/lqzyIv0wCA

[Scottish Parliament @ScotParl]

The Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill has been passed unanimously by MSPs at Stage 3:

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You can find out more about the Bill at:
https://t.co/aCYzQe6caD

[Malcolm Combe (also with bluer skies, same handle) @MalcolmCombe]

A blog post, about the first provisions of the newest Land Reform Act to be brought into force, on Land Commissioner functions and hutting (with a P.S. about the Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026). https://t.co/LIi0rUj3TB

[Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath]

An update about the first in-person meeting of the European Islands Policy Network that took place in Finland in September 2025, quoting our Professor Francesco Sindico.
https://t.co/U4fsNXbamu

[Malcolm Combe (also with bluer skies, same handle) @MalcolmCombe]

If you weren't up at 7am this fine Saturday, which is totally fair enough by the way, you would have missed me chatting about all things public access to land on BBC Radio Scotland's Out of Doors. My bit starts 52 minutes 20 seconds into the programme https://t.co/QmAU4nEJhP

[Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath]

EVENT on 15 October at @unistrathclyde with Professor Christopher Whatley. He will discuss his recent book, Harvie’s Dyke: The People, their Liberty and the Clyde, which centres on a 19th century public access to land dispute https://t.co/bctDjCEmIz

[Rural Law @RuralLaw]

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee’s Stage 1 report on the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill has now been published and is available online
https://t.co/yNZpi0rLPk

[Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath]

NEWS: Our @MalcolmCombe was interviewed for the Croftwork podcast. In the most recent episode, he chats about crofting law and land reform.
https://t.co/mAWnrFVAkb

[Malcolm Combe (also with bluer skies, same handle) @MalcolmCombe]

I was recently interviewed by the Croftwork podcast team, on matters crofting law and land reform. My thanks to Eilidh (from @Camusconsulting) and Donna (from @ScotCroftingFed) for having me as a guest. You can listen on Spotify or on this website. https://t.co/ojevSSe1LD

[Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath]

Event at @UniStrathclyde on 9 September, with Kume Hideyo (an Associate Professor at Chubu University, Japan). She will deliver a seminar entitled, “Legal and Policy Approaches to the Use of Public Assets in Scotland and Japan”. Details and booking link: https://t.co/TmO29jqvhL

[Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath]

EVENT at @UniStrathclyde on 9 September with Associate Professor Kume Hideyo, comparing approaches to land use and land reform in Scotland and Japan. Booking and details via Eventbrite. https://t.co/f7HlGAOEP1

[Malcolm Combe (also with bluer skies, same handle) @MalcolmCombe]

New publication in Landscape Research. I was part of the writing team, led by Fremantle & Vergunst, with Barwell, Bevan, Cavers, Clarke, Collins, Goto Collins, Cottrell, Douglas, Edwards, Ellison, Heddon, Heim, Kalshoven, Marion, Oliver, Saraev & Veenman https://t.co/LklVvG0Lvo

[Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath]

EVENT at @UniStrathclyde: Wetter, Wilder, and Yet Drier... Perspectives on Manoeuvring Water Licences in Times of Climate Change, a hybrid seminar with Gunnhild Storbekkrønning Solli at 5pm on 26 August https://t.co/DrMHwE2WpV

[University of Strathclyde @UniStrathclyde]

Prof Francesco Sindico @lawstrath responds to the @CIJ_ICJ #ClimateChange Advisory Opinion, after representing @IUCN at the hearing https://t.co/G3vLDpWCQ1

[Scot Gov Engagement @ScotGovEngage]

New consultation!

'Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Research Strategy 2027-32' was published today.

Find out more and respond to this consultation on Citizen Space: https://t.co/qwktzipKt7

@scotgov
@ScotGovRural

[Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath]

NEWS - Aidan Fisher, a postgraduate student on our LLM Human Rights Law programme, recently offered research support to the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights (an office currently held by our Professor Elisa Morgera). https://t.co/ENoIW3qrVV

[Malcolm Combe (also with bluer skies, same handle) @MalcolmCombe]

On Wednesday 13 August I'm giving a free talk on community rights to buy for the Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities at @UniStrathclyde. The talk starts at 12.30; guests can turn up with their own lunch from 12 noon. Tea and coffee afterwards https://t.co/cNpV1QDXJ0

[COPFS @COPFS]

Man jailed and handed animal ban for filming dogs attacking and killing wildlife and domestic cat
https://t.co/f6DGciLqMX

[Malcolm Combe (also with bluer skies, same handle) @MalcolmCombe]

I have blogged, about a consultation on Scotland's community rights to buy. #landreform
https://t.co/X9uz5IainT

[Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath]

Strathclyde will host (on a hybrid basis) a launch event for Thomas Muinzer's new book "Major Cases in Climate Litigation: A Critical Introduction" on Wed 2 July at 4pm. Details of the event and related panel discussion, plus an Eventbrite link, online
https://t.co/LVVH22Pipo