Author Archives: Iain Nisbet

Mike Dailly, principal solicitor at the Govan Law Centre, is travelling to Cameroon next week to provide legal assistance to a human rights project. He will work as a legal adviser in Cameroon alongside an African Human Rights Commissioner. Mr … Continue reading →

News of an impressive brace of court victories in placing request cases for the Govan Law Centre was reported far and wide today. Thank you – you’re very kind. Court case throws key policy on class sizes into chaos (The … Continue reading →

No, it’s not the Olympics. Scotland is celebrating another golden prize, as news reaches us from the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) that the People’s Republic of China has agreed to register “Scotch Whisky” as a trademark. Following an SWA application, … Continue reading →

I learn, from no lesser source than the online Belfast Telegraph that the European Court of Justice has decided in principle that the French government has a right to ban the energy drink Red Bull. The article states that a … Continue reading →

Indian blawg legal cell (tagline: THIS BLOG IS FOR ALL THE LAW STUDENTS, LAW TEACHER, ADVOCATES AND LEGAL ADVISORS.) has collected an almost useful list of Constitutions of the World. As well as apparently confusing the constitution of Great Britain … Continue reading →

Patrick Layden QC will be appointed as Commissioner to the Scottish Law Commission, with effect from September 1, 2008. Mr Layden replaces Professor Gerry Maher, whose appointment ends on August 31, 2008. Also, we hear news from Milne Media that … Continue reading →

Graham Spiers, writing for the Times Online, reports that Rangers Football Club may soon settle an employment law dispute with 20 former employees over redundancy packages. The case will be heard by an employment tribunal in September, and concerns the … Continue reading →

I’m off to Aberdeen all next week, so there probably won’t be much in the way of updates here, ’til the weekend at least. Wish me luck …

Kenneth Williamson, the owner of a neighbour nuisance cockerel, was back in Court on Friday. He admitted failing to comply with a court order, issued in November 2007, to prevent it crowing early in the morning. The five-year-old bird, known … Continue reading →