Monthly Archives: August 2008

I’m off to Aberdeen all next week, so there probably won’t be much in the way of updates here, ’til the weekend at least. Wish me luck …

Kenneth Williamson, the owner of a neighbour nuisance cockerel, was back in Court on Friday. He admitted failing to comply with a court order, issued in November 2007, to prevent it crowing early in the morning. The five-year-old bird, known … Continue reading →

With the Scottish Premier League kicking off on Saturday 9 August, Strathclyde Police has teamed up with partners across North Lanarkshire to launch a poster campaign aimed at tackling discrimination and hate crime: “We’re On The Ball.” Posters will be … Continue reading →

You may not have known it, but there is already a legal limerick on Absolvitor: Scots Law Online – which was quite a hit on Wikipedia for a while. So, when I came across a dedicated “absolvitor” limerick, I knew … Continue reading →

A warm welcome to the most recent firm to be added to our Law Firms Directory. Greenfox Solicitors from Wick specialise in residential conveyancing and are one of the few firms in Scotland to be named after a fictional animal. … Continue reading →

Morag Driscoll, director of the Scottish Child Law Centre has slated plans to “streamline” the children’s hearings system. The Herald reports her concerns that amalgamating reporters, safeguarders and panel members is to undermine “essential legal distance”. She is quoted as … Continue reading →

Liberal Democrat Councillor Fraser Macpherson, of Dundee City Council has been in talks with a senior Council legal officer regarding the viability of a legal challenge to the decision to close four Dundee Post Offices, he revealed in the pages … Continue reading →

The United States Congress passed legislation on Friday that allows Libya to settle all pending lawsuits by victims of terrorism. Under the arrangement, Libya will place money into a fund to compensate victims and their families, including those who have … Continue reading →

The World Socialist Web Site (no, really) poses the question, in the light of the Glasgow East bye-election (sic), “just how long it will be before Tommy Sheridan joins the Scottish Nationalist Party?” Citing recent public comments made by Mr. … Continue reading →