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Just a quick note to mark the completion this week of Stage 2 of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill. I will probably be writing a full article for the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland once … Continue reading →

If there really are 8 Jedi in Strathclyde Police, how come the crime detection and clean up rates are so low? Also, since it is now apparently fine to declare a fictional religion to your employer, is it also okay … Continue reading →

At last! News reaches me from the ever faithful BBC News website that the French have captured some pirates. Rather than meekly handing over millions of dollars in ransom, the French warship “Nivôse” (part of an EU piracy patrol) captured … Continue reading →

One in the eye for all those who claim that Britain is turning into a USA-style “compensation culture”, from the Evening Times of all places. Michelle Orchard had sued a 13 year old boy who injured her whilst playing tag. … Continue reading →

Just a brief round-up of some interesting posts I found recently on other legal blogs. First, Techno Llama has an interesting and amusing post about the PRS and Google/YouTube. A sample for you: “If purpose and intent are of importance … Continue reading →

An article in the This Day Online website (“African Views on Global News”) and an amusing extract from the welcome address for budding lawyers entering law school in Nigeria. ” Gentlemen, We use the above term with no apologies whatsoever … Continue reading →

From today’s Herald letters page: Judith Gillespie is right to be concerned about commercial sponsorship in schools (“Watchdog embraces business cash for schools”, The Herald, March 19). The legal duty on schools is to provide an education which is directed … Continue reading →

The Herald reports on a novel solution to the thorny problem of teenage pregnancies – more nudity! This counter-intuitive suggestion comes as part of a formal submission to the Scottish Government on child welfare – courtesy of the British Naturist … Continue reading →

The Morning Call website in Pennsylvania, USA reports on an usual defence to a drink driving charge. The law doesn’t apply to him, he claims, because he is a “sovereign man”. He continued, “I don’t live in the state of … Continue reading →

According to BBC News, Glasgow City Council and South Ayrshire Council are facing legal action over claims they discriminate against shops which sell Buckfast Tonic Wine. J Chandler & Co, which distributes the popular drink, said it had evidence officials … Continue reading →