Category Archives: Blawgs

Vote for Absolvitor – best foreign law blog!

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Iain Nisbet

Very exciting news to report – this very blog has been shortlisted for inclusion in the Top 25 International & Foreign Law Blogs of 2011, featured on the LexisNexis International & Foreign Law Community. To vote for this blog, please … Continue reading →

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Lawyers “should take pains to acquire the other Sciences and accomplishments becoming the Character of Gentlemen”

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Iain Nisbet

From the Legal Skills Prof Blog (part of the Law Professor Blog Network), I note the following historical excerpt: “In his recently published biography of Adam Smith, Nicholas Phillipson describes a period of tumult in Edinburgh following the Jacobite rebellion … Continue reading →

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Three lawyers’ tongues

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

It being All Hallow’s Eve, I was reminded by this post on Lallands Peat Worrier‘s blog about a line in Robert Burns’ Tam o’ Shanter of some relevance to the legal profession.  Tam is peering into the haunted Alloway Kirk … Continue reading →

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Fear not! The Absolvitor is here …

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

Exciting news!  As part of a general revamp of their super website, Absolvitor has a new home on yell.com – although they do insist on calling me “The Absolvitor” … not sure why. It does make me sound kind of … Continue reading →

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Please do not Google bomb this …

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

I note, merely in passing, that if one types the search terms ‘paul mcbride qc’ into Google, the fourth website returned is my article “Paul McBride QC – Absurd Election Broadcast”. Continue reading →

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Tweets and Utterants

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

Could the excellent cartoons of The Utterant be about to make an appearance in The Firm Magazine? Continue reading →

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For your consideration …

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

Vote for Absolvitor in the UK Blawg Awards 2010. Continue reading →

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Too many twits…

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

Okay, so now I’m on twitter, what should I do now? All suggestions welcomed. Continue reading →

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Vote for me!

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

I’m sure it’s very bad form and all, but I couldn’t help noticing that the UK Blawg Awards 2010 nomination process was underway. I voted for Jonathan Mitchell QC as Best Legal Commentary, but if you felt like nominating Absolvitor for “Blawg of the Year” or something, then that’d be nice. Continue reading →

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I write like Harry Harrison

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

It turns out that I write like Harry Harrison. Continue reading →

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