Virtual Criminal Law Group
@vclg.bsky.social
The Virtual Criminal Law Group is an online academic discussion group for criminal law broadly construed, founded in April 2020 and co-organised by Scotland-based criminal law scholars. Write to vclgscotland@gmail.com to join our mailing list!
The VCLG is back for the new term! We begin our series with a paper from Lindsay Farmer, 'Climate protest, political dissent and the criminal law: The rise and fall (and rise again) of conspiracy'. The session will be on Wed 28 Jan, 3.30-5.00pm UK time (for this session only). Hope to see you then!
January 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The VCLG is back for the new term! We begin our series with a paper from Lindsay Farmer, 'Climate protest, political dissent and the criminal law: The rise and fall (and rise again) of conspiracy'. The session will be on Wed 28 Jan, 3.30-5.00pm UK time (for this session only). Hope to see you then!
This is today! Come and join us at 3pm, we look forward to discussing!
Next week, Wednesday 10 December, we will discuss the recent Scots Law decisions - Daly v HM Advocate and Keir v HM Advocate - which change the position on the admissibility of sexual history and character evidence. We hope to see you then!
December 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This is today! Come and join us at 3pm, we look forward to discussing!
Next week, Wednesday 10 December, we will discuss the recent Scots Law decisions - Daly v HM Advocate and Keir v HM Advocate - which change the position on the admissibility of sexual history and character evidence. We hope to see you then!
December 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Next week, Wednesday 10 December, we will discuss the recent Scots Law decisions - Daly v HM Advocate and Keir v HM Advocate - which change the position on the admissibility of sexual history and character evidence. We hope to see you then!
Join us thus Wednesday at 3pm, to discuss Ellens Nowell’s paper “Narratives of Criminal Justice and Sexual History Evidence Rules”. Link for seminar has been sent out this morning to our mailing list. We hope to see you then!
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Join us thus Wednesday at 3pm, to discuss Ellens Nowell’s paper “Narratives of Criminal Justice and Sexual History Evidence Rules”. Link for seminar has been sent out this morning to our mailing list. We hope to see you then!
We have been in full flow of events during the Autumn, and our next session will be hosting Ellie Nowell (Glasgow), discussing her paper “The Relationship between Statistics and Sexual History Evidence Reform”, on Wednesday 26 November, 3pm UK time. Hope to see you online!
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We have been in full flow of events during the Autumn, and our next session will be hosting Ellie Nowell (Glasgow), discussing her paper “The Relationship between Statistics and Sexual History Evidence Reform”, on Wednesday 26 November, 3pm UK time. Hope to see you online!
Call for Abstracts for the Spring 2026 seminar series. Details in the image, and we hope to hear from you with your abstracts by 10 October. Please circulate widely and feel free to contact us with any questions. See you online!
September 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Call for Abstracts for the Spring 2026 seminar series. Details in the image, and we hope to hear from you with your abstracts by 10 October. Please circulate widely and feel free to contact us with any questions. See you online!
We exist on social media now! We look forward to keeping you posted on our events, our calls for abstracts, and general research news from members of our group. Follow us and we hope to see you online at our events!
July 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We exist on social media now! We look forward to keeping you posted on our events, our calls for abstracts, and general research news from members of our group. Follow us and we hope to see you online at our events!