Two legal differences between England and Scotland that I became aware of recently. The law that bans possession of explicit cartoons and hentai in England and Wales does not apply in Scotland. When the Coroners act was passed in 2009, the legislation was not duplicated north of the border. That means it is still a free country, in terms of that thought crime anyway.

Second, the Community Payback Order, which applies only in Scotland, has different rules, when it comes to time on the SOR. A 3 year community order in England and Wales would mean 5 years on the SOR, but in Scotland you only stay on the SOR for the length of the order, so that could mean just 1 year.