A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Scotland guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
Read the operative text with amendments, commencement, territorial application and authoritative language in view. A current website or search result does not itself establish that an older downloaded document remains the correct version.
Legislation, courts & regulators
Arbitration Scotland Act 2010
Establishes Scotland’s distinct arbitration regime and Scottish Arbitration Rules.
Open the legal source ↗CMA merger assessment guidelines
Explains the competition assessment of mergers; current jurisdictional rules and separate investment screening also require review.
Open the legal source ↗CMA unfair commercial practices guidance
Explains consumer trading rules under the DMCC framework applicable from April 2025.
Open the legal source ↗Companies Act 2006
Governs UK companies, including formation, directors, shareholder decisions and corporate administration.
Open the legal source ↗Companies House identity verification guidance
Explains phased mandatory identity verification and the filing events relevant to directors and persons with significant control.
Open the legal source ↗Consumer Rights Act 2015
Provides consumer contract rights; current amendments, territorial provisions and additional sector rules must be checked.
Open the legal source ↗COPFS criminal justice guide
Explains Scotland’s police reporting, prosecution and criminal court process through the procurator fiscal system.
Open the legal source ↗Employment Rights Act implementation timeline
Official phased implementation guidance; territorial reach and the date of each measure must be checked separately.
Open the legal source ↗FCA Financial Services Register
Records authorised and registered firms and permissions, supporting activity-specific financial regulation checks.
Open the legal source ↗Government tax tribunal guidance
Explains appeals for specified tax decisions and the need to identify the correct preliminary review and appeal route.
Open the legal source ↗HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention UK entry into force
Records UK entry into force in July 2025; treaty scope, timing and counterparties remain essential checks.
Open the legal source ↗Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
Provides construction payment and adjudication provisions within its scope; current amendments and national schemes require review.
Open the legal source ↗Human Rights Act 1998
Provides domestic routes concerning Convention rights and public authority conduct, alongside jurisdiction-specific review procedure.
Open the legal source ↗ICO Data Use and Access Act guidance
Explains 2025 Act changes to UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act and electronic communications privacy rules.
Open the legal source ↗Immigration Rules index
Current Home Office route-specific rules, including implementation and transitional provisions.
Open the legal source ↗Insolvency Act 1986
Provides major corporate insolvency mechanisms in Great Britain; personal and Northern Ireland procedures require separate analysis.
Open the legal source ↗Insurance Act 2015
Addresses insurance contract rules, including business insurance disclosure; consumer disclosure has a separate statutory framework.
Open the legal source ↗Intellectual Property Office protection overview
Distinguishes copyright, patents, designs and trade marks and their different protection routes.
Open the legal source ↗Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Official maritime regulator and guidance collection for shipping safety, certification and relevant maritime requirements.
Open the legal source ↗National Security and Investment Act 2021
Provides mandatory notification before relevant notifiable acquisitions and operates separately from merger control.
Open the legal source ↗Ofgem energy licensing guidance
Explains Great Britain energy licensing and separately directs Northern Ireland activities to their own regulator.
Open the legal source ↗Online Safety Act official collection
Collects legislation and implementation material for services within the UK online safety regime.
Open the legal source ↗Procurement Act devolved authorities guidance
Explains territorial treatment of reserved, devolved and transferred procurement and Scotland’s distinct framework.
Open the legal source ↗Registers of Scotland land search guidance
Explains Scotland’s Land Register and Sasine Register and the title information available.
Open the legal source ↗Revenue Scotland LBTT guidance
Explains Scotland’s distinct tax on relevant land and buildings transactions.
Open the legal source ↗Scottish bankruptcy guidance
Explains Scottish bankruptcy routes and their difference from procedures elsewhere in the UK.
Open the legal source ↗Scottish Courts confirmation guidance
Explains confirmation as the executor’s authority to collect and administer a Scottish estate.
Open the legal source ↗Scottish Courts divorce guide
Explains Scottish simplified and ordinary divorce routes and their different eligibility and court requirements.
Open the legal source ↗Scottish Courts simple procedure guide
Explains Scottish simple procedure and its distinction from ordinary cause and other court routes.
Open the legal source ↗Scottish Government alternatives to court
Explains mediation, negotiation and other dispute options without replacing applicable Scottish court procedures.
Open the legal source ↗Scottish personal injury pre-action protocol rules
Introduces a Scottish sheriff-court personal injury protocol whose scope and amendments must be checked.
Open the legal source ↗Scottish planning environmental assessment regulations 2017
Provides Scotland’s planning environmental impact assessment framework, to be checked with current amendments and other permissions.
Open the legal source ↗Scottish private residential tenancy guidance
Explains the notice-to-leave and tribunal route for Scottish private residential tenancies.
Open the legal source ↗UK CAA cancellation rights
Explains flight cancellation rights and territorial coverage; cargo, maritime and other transport claims require separate instruments.
Open the legal source ↗UK Sanctions List
Official current designation source; sectoral restrictions, ownership tests and export controls require additional checks.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
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