Author Archives: Iain Nisbet

You may have read or heard, in various media, the story of Robin Jenkins, the accountant and fraudster who embezzled nearly £100,000 from his employers. He was jailed for almost 5 years by the Sheriff in Falkirk Sheriff Court on … Continue reading →

VoteLaw has drawn my attention to the fact that the Charity Commission in England & Wales has ruled that the think tank set up in memory of the late Labour leader John Smith (the Smith Institute) broke the laws governing … Continue reading →

AS we previously reported in Squatters in Narnia? there is currently a complaint before the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) concerning the domain narnia.mobi. A decision is expected this Monday (21 July 2008). The current owners of the disputed domain … Continue reading →

Internet expert Scott Cleland testified yesterday before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Internet Subcommittee on broadband regulations and privacy, highlighting the need for a comprehensive approach to Internet privacy, and spotlighting the serious privacy threat posed by Internet applications … Continue reading →

News reaches us that Dumfries and Galloway Council has decided not to purchase Raydale Park, the former home of Gretna Football Club, from the administrators to be used as a sport and leisure centre “on legal advice”. On the same … Continue reading →

According to the Office of Fair Trading, the market in personal current accounts is not working well for consumers. The OFT report on the issue found that much of banks’ revenue from current accounts is derived opaquely, with 81 per … Continue reading →

BBC News is reporting that Stirling Council may stop charging the elderly for food preparation services. Only eight Councils in Scotland currently charge for the service, and some local authorities have begun paying back people charged for the service. Scottish … Continue reading →

The Scotsman is reporting that a company which pled guilty to polluting of the water environment was fined a mere £3,000 for causing an oil slick that spread for nine miles across the Firth of Forth. The maximum fine faced … Continue reading →

A government run database holding the telephone and internet communications of the entire population would raise serious data protection concerns, the Information Commissioner, warned today. Commenting on speculation that the government is considering the development of such a database Richard … Continue reading →

Further to news of plans for a new law centre for Fife, there’s more good news in the form of Govanhill Law Centre. Govan Law Centre are to open a Govanhill Law Centre in partnership with the Govanhill Housing Association … Continue reading →