Monthly Archives: September 2010

Flying the flag for Scotland

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

The Royal Banner of the Royal Arms of Scotland may be known to you and me as “The Lion Rampant” but it has been the banner of the Kings of Scotland for centuries. Continue reading →

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judges.com

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

As you may have noted, Scotland’s judiciary have launched a new website, and a very nice one it is too: Judiciary of Scotland. One thing that I noticed was that it uses a .org.uk SLD (second level domain). The Scottish Courts Service (still) uses a .gov.uk SLD. Continue reading →

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The law of hearsay

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

As every student of Scots law knows, Section 2 of the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 allows for the admissibility of hearsay evidence in civil cases: “evidence shall not be excluded solely on the ground that it is hearsay”. Continue reading →

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Respect the family …

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

This month’s Journal website review is now available online. It’s called “The Family Way” and manages to avoid any Mafia related jokes altogether (hmm … must try harder). Continue reading →

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Lions, and tigers, and bears – oh my!

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

Further forays into areas of the law in which I do not excel. This week – personal injury law. I start with the law relating to injuries caused by dogs and other animals. Continue reading →

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Law Centres Update

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

More news on the vital work of law centres across the UK. Continue reading →

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Murray makes Associate

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

Graham Murray, of WJM, has been made an Associate. Continue reading →

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Middle-Earth maps “inaccurate”

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

A very interesting and thought provoking article on the excellent TechnoLlama blog entitled: “Technology changes things, get over it!” caries the shocking revelation / allegation that JRR Tolkein’s maps of Middle-Earth were “often inaccurate”! Continue reading →

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10 things you didn’t know about Gibraltar

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

I was researching this topic for my wife’s primary school’s Commonwealth topic, and I thought I’d share … Continue reading →

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Please do not Google bomb this …

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

I note, merely in passing, that if one types the search terms ‘paul mcbride qc’ into Google, the fourth website returned is my article “Paul McBride QC – Absurd Election Broadcast”. Continue reading →

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