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Liberal Democrat Councillor Fraser Macpherson, of Dundee City Council has been in talks with a senior Council legal officer regarding the viability of a legal challenge to the decision to close four Dundee Post Offices, he revealed in the pages … Continue reading →

The United States Congress passed legislation on Friday that allows Libya to settle all pending lawsuits by victims of terrorism. Under the arrangement, Libya will place money into a fund to compensate victims and their families, including those who have … Continue reading →

The World Socialist Web Site (no, really) poses the question, in the light of the Glasgow East bye-election (sic), “just how long it will be before Tommy Sheridan joins the Scottish Nationalist Party?” Citing recent public comments made by Mr. … Continue reading →

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation, “Strengthening for the Future” which includes proposals to reform and streamline Scotland’s Children’s Hearings system and to improve the support given to vulnerable young people. The consultation document proposes plans to create a … Continue reading →

Just a brief note to let you know that, as of 29 July 2008, Nominet have altered their dispute resolution service’s policy and procedures, including the introdution of a new, cheaper “summary decision” option. Details of how to make those … Continue reading →

The High Court has awarded victory to a Sikh schoolgirl who was excluded from school for wearing a religious bangle, upholding a 25-year-old Law Lords ruling allowing Sikhs to wear items representing their faith. The human rights group Liberty, representing … Continue reading →

For some considerable time (20 years or more), people in Scotland who knew about such things would have told you that the parents of children with special educational needs (or, latterly, additional support needs) have the same rights to make … Continue reading →

I’m just back from my holidays in Aviemore – and what a nice time we had. Among the highlights of the trip were the number of red squirrels we saw. Never having seen even one before, I was delighted. If … Continue reading →

Direct Line has won a judicial battle to prevent rivals esure from using a mouse on wheels logo. The judge ruled that it was too similar to Direct Line’s logos and might lead to confusion. Direct Line has used a … Continue reading →

The World Intellectual Property Organisation have ruled that the domain name narnia.mobi should be transferred from the Edinburgh couple who bought it for their son to use for e-mail to the C.S. Lewis Company. The family have been quoted as … Continue reading →