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Statute Law Database Goes Live!
It is with great pleasure that I can finally write to let you know that this monumental project has gone live before Christmas, as was indicated some months back. It is still hard to believe – but here is the proof! And as promised, it is free of charge.
Best wishes to all Slawyers for the festive season….
I am a lawyer in Scotland and tested the system last night. I have found a number of inaccuracies in relation to Scottish material. Statutes repealed over a decade ago still on the database. Statutes passed in the past few years not yet amended despite being in force for some time. I posted some thoughts at my livejournal at http://loveandgarbage.livejournal.com/83885.html .
A great initiative, but the information is not particularly reliable.
This is one of the benefits we have on this side of the pond because of the statute consolidation process. It’s a nightmare stitching British or Scots statutes together, and why one relies so heavily on Halsbury’s Statutes.
From all of us at Slaw, Scott, have a Blithe Yule and a Guid Hogmanay.