Author Archives: Iain Nisbet

Oh dear. A valuable painting by Scottish watercolourist Tom Scott has been stolen from the Signet Library, home of the WS Society. The painting, “I Cannae Hear Ye” is thought to have been taken over the Christmas holiday period from … Continue reading →

A 600 member strong London Church won its legal battle this week against Lambeth Borough Council in a last minute out of court settlement. The All Nations Centre in Kennington was served by Lambeth Council with a noise abatement notice … Continue reading →

Good news! You can now read my latest Yell.com blog posts by clicking on these links. And jolly interesting reading they make too. Innocent until presumed guilty; Court threat in election debate row; and Flyglobespan’s customers not protected ATOL. In … Continue reading →

I note from browsing human rights and anti-terror law blog, The Lift that a report commissioned by the Scottish Government has called for an immediate review of the funding of CCTV cameras. The report reports that the cost of operating … Continue reading →

Good news, you can now read my most recent Yell.com blog post on the implications of the new Legal Services (Scotland) Bill. It’s called “The future of legal services in Scotland” and deals with the possibility that banks and supermarkets … Continue reading →

I’ve finally got round to updating the Courts & Case Law links page to include the Supreme Court and to reflect the change to the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The House of Lords’ judicial committee … Continue reading →

Westlaw Business and the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) have announced their agreement to provide global business law professionals with IFSB’s unique direction on Sharia law within the Westlaw Business Islamic Finance Centre. The IFSB is an international standard-setting organization … Continue reading →

Breaking news from the Christian Legal Centre: Alison Davis is seeking to challenge the House of Lords’ ruling on Debbie Purdy’s assisted suicide case today in the Supreme Court. The decision was made at the end of July and required … Continue reading →