Author Archives: Iain Nisbet

Madonna and the Winding Yarn

Now that Scotland is enjoying it’s very own Da Vinci mystery, I thought I should have a shot at unravelling the tale for you. This potted version is taken from various newspaper reports I have been reading over the past … Continue reading

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Compensate Me for Living in Inverness

A Scottish businessman’s ex-lover has claimed £500,000 compensation from him for having to live in the Highlands. Continue reading

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A Welsh Man in The Scotsman

Look at me! Look at me! I’m in the Scotsman, and on St. David’s Day as well – how ironic. In case you’re wondering why I’m not quoted, it’s because I forgot to phone the journalist back until he’d gone … Continue reading

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Motorist Snot Guilty

I see from a number of blogs (mostly from India, for some reason) Michael Mancini has evaded justice. As you may remember, Mr. Mancini was the motorist issue with a £60 fixed penalty notice for not being in control of … Continue reading

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Independent Scotland would be part of EU

At the same time as the Scottish Government were revealed to have plans to set up a special body to run a future referendum on independence (thus bypassing the Electoral Commission), an interesting legal opinion has been released on an … Continue reading

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Scotland’s approach to hate crime law

I note that October’s edition of the Safer Communities journal has an interesting article called “Scotland’s approach to hate crime law.” The abstract reads as follows: Hate crime law and the criminal justice system in Scotland are different and distinct … Continue reading

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Prohibition Proposed

Fergus Ewing MSP, Community Safety Minister has written to the UK Government suggesting a radical rethink of Britain’s drug laws. Continue reading

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Robert Green Arrested

The Press and Journal have today reported the arrest of campaigner Robert Green on a charge of breach of the peace. He was on his way to distribute leaflets in Aberdeen to draw attention to the plight of Hollie Greig, … Continue reading

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It’s the only way you’ll ever leave The Slammer …

My new Yell.com solicitors blog post is all about the new HM Prison Low Moss, which is just down the road from where I live. However, I will confess that in our household, the only prison we take an active … Continue reading

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What does the twitter-sphere say?

My first tweetle (is that the right word?)! My previous post on CCTV in the workplace made such a huge impression on the Interwebs that Yancey Thomas, with his Work Privacy tweddle-feed made a link to it with this twootum. … Continue reading

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