Digital Assets in Scots Private Law: Innovating for the Future. 29 Edinburgh Law Review, 2, 175-210. doi: https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/elr.2025.0955 (open access) In addition, there are significant obstacles to service of an action in digital assets court cases, as it is not generally possible in Scots law to serve against persons unknown (Lord Advocate v Scotsman Publications Ltd 1989 SC (HL) 122).1Yüksel Ripley, B., MacPherson , A., & Carey, L. (2025).