Author Archives: Iain Nisbet

With the Scottish Premier League kicking off on Saturday 9 August, Strathclyde Police has teamed up with partners across North Lanarkshire to launch a poster campaign aimed at tackling discrimination and hate crime: “We’re On The Ball.” Posters will be … Continue reading →

You may not have known it, but there is already a legal limerick on Absolvitor: Scots Law Online – which was quite a hit on Wikipedia for a while. So, when I came across a dedicated “absolvitor” limerick, I knew … Continue reading →

A warm welcome to the most recent firm to be added to our Law Firms Directory. Greenfox Solicitors from Wick specialise in residential conveyancing and are one of the few firms in Scotland to be named after a fictional animal. … Continue reading →

Morag Driscoll, director of the Scottish Child Law Centre has slated plans to “streamline” the children’s hearings system. The Herald reports her concerns that amalgamating reporters, safeguarders and panel members is to undermine “essential legal distance”. She is quoted as … Continue reading →

Liberal Democrat Councillor Fraser Macpherson, of Dundee City Council has been in talks with a senior Council legal officer regarding the viability of a legal challenge to the decision to close four Dundee Post Offices, he revealed in the pages … Continue reading →

The United States Congress passed legislation on Friday that allows Libya to settle all pending lawsuits by victims of terrorism. Under the arrangement, Libya will place money into a fund to compensate victims and their families, including those who have … Continue reading →

The World Socialist Web Site (no, really) poses the question, in the light of the Glasgow East bye-election (sic), “just how long it will be before Tommy Sheridan joins the Scottish Nationalist Party?” Citing recent public comments made by Mr. … Continue reading →

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation, “Strengthening for the Future” which includes proposals to reform and streamline Scotland’s Children’s Hearings system and to improve the support given to vulnerable young people. The consultation document proposes plans to create a … Continue reading →

Just a brief note to let you know that, as of 29 July 2008, Nominet have altered their dispute resolution service’s policy and procedures, including the introdution of a new, cheaper “summary decision” option. Details of how to make those … Continue reading →

The High Court has awarded victory to a Sikh schoolgirl who was excluded from school for wearing a religious bangle, upholding a 25-year-old Law Lords ruling allowing Sikhs to wear items representing their faith. The human rights group Liberty, representing … Continue reading →