Author Archives: Iain Nisbet

News from the Scottish Government of the “Enhanced Tobacco Sales Enforcement Programme” launched today. Under this scheme, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs and Trading Standards officers throughout Scotland will be working together to: stepping up enforcement of tobacco sales law … Continue reading →

Dornoch Sheriff Court (exterior, day) as featured on Flickr, courtesy of FoxyPar4, who was on jury duty there.

I am very excited that Damages is back. Series 2 is on BBC One on Sunday evenings. You can still catch the first episode on iPlayer, and from early signs, it looks like it’s going to be another cracker!

Comedian Mark Thomas is to join with National Union of Journalists members in an event to highlight the threat of a new UK law that could be used against press photographers taking pictures of the police. The Counter Terrorism Act … Continue reading →

As a Welsh rugby fan myself, I was both heartened and disappointed to note on the BBC News website that a travelling fan had had a scrape with the law. Kristian Bowen, 19, from Neath, admitted assaulting a police officer … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, we reported on the case of Caroline Petrie, a nurse from Weston-super-Mare who was suspended without pay for asking a patient whether she would like to be prayed for. Following keen interest from the media, she has … Continue reading →

News from the Christian Legal Centre that a nurse from Weston-super-Mare has been suspended from her work for offering to pray for an elderly patient. Caroline Petrie, a community nurse and a Christian, is facing dismissal for an alleged breach … Continue reading →

The Times Online reports that David Hartnett, head of Revenue and Customs, is to write to Scotland’s top civil servant saying that there is no legal basis for a local tax and that the Revenue would refuse to collect it. … Continue reading →

Don’t forget to check out Mike Dailly’s new blog in The Firm Magazine. Entertainingly titled “Dailly’s Weekly Blog” it kicks off with an attack on proposals to introduce ABS (Alternative Business Structure) to the legal profession in Scotland, concluding (with … Continue reading →

In the first ruling of its kind, a judge has ordered the Royal Bank of Scotland to install a lift so that a wheelchair user can have the same access as any other customer. Furthermore, in recognising the embarrassing treatment … Continue reading →