Category Archives: Court of Session

Focus on alcohol

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Iain Nisbet

So, somewhat inevitably, the Scottish Government‘s minimum alcohol pricing laws have been challenged by the booze industry. Specifically, the Scotch Whisky Association and two European bodies which represent producers of spirit drinks and the wine industry and trade are petitioning … Continue reading →

Posted in Court of Session, Scottish Government | Tagged | 2 Comments

Conflict of Interests

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Iain Nisbet

Interesting.  So, Rangers FC have lodged a complaint with the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission about an alleged conflict of interest in Levy & McRae (who once acted for them) acting for former Chief Executive Martin Bain in suing them.  The … Continue reading →

Posted in Court of Session, Glasgow, Law Firms, News, Sports Law | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Inner House finds against City of Edinburgh Council

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Iain Nisbet

An excellent decision by the Inner House on placing requests to special schools.  A bench consisting of the Lord President, Lady Cosgrove and Lady Paton handed down a unanimous decision in the case of City of Edinburgh Council v. Mrs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Court of Session, Edinburgh, Education Law, News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Jazzing up the Judiciary

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

The latest web review for the Journal is now available online.  In the magazine it bears the title “Judges for the people” and is all about the new Judiciary of Scotland website. An excerpt: “The site includes pen portraits and … Continue reading →

Posted in Court of Session, Journal Website Reviews, Scottish Court Service | Leave a comment

judges.com

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

As you may have noted, Scotland’s judiciary have launched a new website, and a very nice one it is too: Judiciary of Scotland. One thing that I noticed was that it uses a .org.uk SLD (second level domain). The Scottish Courts Service (still) uses a .gov.uk SLD. Continue reading →

Posted in Court of Session, Scottish Court Service, Scottish Government | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Eviction and Equalities in Edinburgh

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

The City of Edinburgh Council are embroiled in a complex legal fight to evict a community organisation from premises in the Craigmillar area of the city. Continue reading →

Posted in Court of Session, Edinburgh, News | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Lord Lovecraft of Arkham

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

Surprisingly, many Court of Session and Supreme Court judges write like horror author, HP Lovecraft. Continue reading →

Posted in Court of Session, Just for Fun, Supreme Court | Tagged | Leave a comment

More Socialist Defamation Litigation

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

Frances Curran, former MSP and ex-colleague of Tommy Sheridan, has been unsucessful in a defamation claim against the Daily Record. Continue reading →

Posted in Court of Session, Defamation, News, Politics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Scotland’s Supreme Court(s)?

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

Professor Neil Walker of the University of Edinburgh today (22 Jan 2010) published his report to the Scottish Government on the position of the new (UK) Supreme Court within the context of the current constitutional settlement (in Scotland). Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional Law, Court of Session, Edinburgh, Scottish Government, Supreme Court | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Justice by Voicemail / Inbox ?

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Iain Nisbet

The Inner House of the Court of Session has raised concerns about Glasgow Sheriff Court’s use of conference calls and e-mails. Continue reading →

Posted in Court of Session, Glasgow, Human Rights, Law Firms | Tagged | Leave a comment