Author Archives: Iain Nisbet

The High Court today ruled Aamer Anwar did not commit contempt of court by making statements outside court following the conviction his client Mohammed Siddique. While rejecting the contempt of court charge, the Court did comment critically on Aamer Anwar’s … Continue reading →

New regulations under the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 and due to come into force on 1 August 2008, will make it illegal for fish or live spawn to be introduced to inland waters without permission. The BBC News … Continue reading →

Just a brief note to recommend the recent post from Prof. Hector MacQueen’s Scots Law News which quotes an interesting passage from the Guantanamo Bay case in the US Supreme Court (Boumediene v. Bush, 12 June 2008) which “opines curiously … Continue reading →

TV Presenter Patrick Kielty escaped a driving ban for speeding, the BBC News website reports. Mr. Kielty pled guilty to driving at a speed of 101mph in southern Scotland last December. Instead, he was fined £1,200 and given six penalty … Continue reading →

The editorial in The Herald today calls into question the Scottish Government’s summary justice reforms – asking whether too many serious crimes are being “diverted” from court. In doing so, it suggests that – like the Mikado – the aim … Continue reading →

In a story reported today on The Firm Magazine’s exciting new-look website, we learn that the United Nations’ Special Observer to the Lockerbie proceedings, Dr. Hans Kochler is of the opinion that the second appeal should be taking place in … Continue reading →

According to research conducted by Scots Law blogger Jonathan Mitchell QC, Govan Law Centre is ranked by Alexa as the top Scots Law website in all of cyberspace, ranking ahead of such sites as the Journal of the Law Society … Continue reading →