Both Canon and Civil Law were taught,[8] however by the sixteenth Century, instruction in both of these had fallen out of practice.

It was during this time that James Dalrymple of Stair came to Glasgow to study for an MA (1633–1637) and then became a regent (1641–1647) teaching philosophy.

Until 2024, CREATe was known as the RCUK research centre for copyright and new business models in the creative economy.

Its work takes places across seven themes: Automation, decentralisation and platforms, Access to knowledge, Dealing with creators, Political economy of regulation, The law of innovation, Legal history and cultural memory, and Technology and humanism.

The Society co-ordinate various different events, focusing around being either social, academic or charity, headed by their respective Convenor.

The School of Law has a student-run Mooting Society,[23] which runs an internal competition, The Dean's Cup, as well as organising the Alexander Stone National Legal Debate.

The final is held in February or March each year in the Alexander Stone Court Room on the ground floor of the Stair Building.

The team of Craig MacLeod and Christopher Rae led Glasgow to victory in 2016, with the moot judged by Lord Matthews.