Author Archives: Iain Nisbet

A survey by RNID Scotland found that only a fifth of venues in the Edinburgh Fringe provided induction loops for audiences. RNID Scotland found only a fifth of venues surveyed provided induction loops for audiences. The equipment, which amplifies speech … Continue reading →

South of Scotland MSP Alasdair Morgan has written to justice secretary Kenny MacAskill calling for alterations to new drinks laws which are set to come into force on Tuesday. As the Galloway News reports, soaring costs and bureaucracy have been … Continue reading →

Scottish Ministers have delayed plans to reform the children’s hearing system in following concerns over the proposals, which led to some current children’s panel members threatening to resign over the proposals. The Scottish Government’s plans include the creation of a … Continue reading →

Eighteen year old Keeley Houghton has become the UK’s first cyber-bully to be jailed for bullying via a social networking site. She posted death threats on her Facebook page that she would kill Emily Moore, also 18, who she had … Continue reading →

Back from my holidays and Perth Sheriff Court and just reading this article in The Herald about Consumer Focus Scotland‘s findings on how user-unfriendly the courts are. The findings were that the “dearth of information” people received before and during … Continue reading →

This snippet from the Belfast Telegraph caught my eye: “In Scotland, there are courts where Gàidhlig can be heard every day.” Really? Certainly the Scottish Courts Service has a small collection of information leaflets available in Gàidhlig, but is it … Continue reading →

Brodies LLP reveal on their website the latest in their attempts (on behalf of the insurance industry) to have the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Act 2009 struck down by the courts as outwith the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament. … Continue reading →

An article in the Times Educational Supplement reports that a court in Germany has ruled that schoolchildren may rate their teachers online. The Court rejected the case of a woman who argued that her pupils had infringed her rights by … Continue reading →