LATE last year we had a glimpse of what Scots law could look like if it adequately protected free expression in all of its modern and complex forms. In December, the Scottish Law Commission (SLC) published its final report and draft bill for the reform of defamation law, which has been largely untouched since the mid-1990s.
With the sheer amount of chaos that has erupted following the EU referendum, our forward vision is clouded and obscured, and as the debate rages on, this situation appears unlikely to change any time soon. For now, we are waiting to see what happens: what will our relationship with Europe look like, who will lead the Government, will Jeremy Corbyn remain the leader of the official opposition, will we see another Scottish Independence vote, and will there ever be a plan for Brexit? However, while we wait to have these questions answered, the Investigatory Powers Bill continues apace through Parliament.
Mass surveillance sounds like it should work – with all of the information at your disposal, surely you would not miss something as glaring as plans to carry out a terrorist attack or ways to bring more people to your cause, surely that would stick out like a sore thumb?
