Category Archives: Just for Fun

Three lawyers’ tongues

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

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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The law of hearsay

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

As every student of Scots law knows, Section 2 of the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 allows for the admissibility of hearsay evidence in civil cases: “evidence shall not be excluded solely on the ground that it is hearsay”. Continue reading →

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Middle-Earth maps “inaccurate”

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

A very interesting and thought provoking article on the excellent TechnoLlama blog entitled: “Technology changes things, get over it!” caries the shocking revelation / allegation that JRR Tolkein’s maps of Middle-Earth were “often inaccurate”! Continue reading →

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10 things you didn’t know about Gibraltar

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

I was researching this topic for my wife’s primary school’s Commonwealth topic, and I thought I’d share … Continue reading →

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Please do not Google bomb this …

Posted on September 11, 2010 by

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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Search term concern

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

NB – this site does not sell stun guns (online or otherwise). Continue reading →

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Lord Lovecraft of Arkham

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

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

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Great lovers, great training day.

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

She said you were a great lover (more than once). Continue reading →

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I write like Harry Harrison

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

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

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ChaCha fail

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

What is the weirdest law in Scotland? Any thoughts? Continue reading →

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