tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post1693253590156379427..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: The Football Act's iffy conviction rates...Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-25823647652862668252013-06-18T09:31:17.688+01:002013-06-18T09:31:17.688+01:00Sure. Particularly, as in this case, where the leg...Sure. Particularly, as in this case, where the legislation is so broadly drafted, the compass of its meaning is both a) obscure and b) amenable to a whole range of interpretations. We've seen some similar developments on this score, in the judicial interpretation of Holyrood's Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 too.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-54958538432553204102013-06-17T19:16:40.810+01:002013-06-17T19:16:40.810+01:00Is it not natural that a new law is going to have ...Is it not natural that a new law is going to have a certain amount of scope for evolution of interpretation while it's bedding in, both among police and judges?RevStuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915111503712807257noreply@blogger.com