Category Archives: Yell.com Solicitors Blog

Adults with Incapacity articles

For those of you who don’t follow Absolvitor on Yell.com or facebook, I have just finished a brief series on the law to do with adults with incapacity, which may be of interest: Week 1 – General Principles; Week 2 … Continue reading

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What I did in my holidays…

Happy New Year!  Hope you had a nice holiday. I had quite a nice and quite a long holiday from my real work, but here’s what I did with the rest of my holidays (besides relaxing and enjoying myself)! Back … Continue reading

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Let us learn from the lips of death …

  A brief note to let you know that my latest yell.com post is online.  Bearing the title “Do not speak ill of the dead.” it reports on a forthcoming Scottish Government consultation which will discuss whether the law of … Continue reading

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Fear not! The Absolvitor is here …

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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Lions, and tigers, and bears – oh my!

Further forays into areas of the law in which I do not excel. This week – personal injury law. I start with the law relating to injuries caused by dogs and other animals. Continue reading

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Come, one and all, undaunted men in blue …

My latest Yell.com blog entry is all about the common law crime of breach of the peace. Continue reading

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Devices to deter drug drivers?

My latest post on the Yell.com solicitors’ blog is now available. It’s called: “Devices to detect drug driving”. Continue reading

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Scottish Legal Complaints Commission: levy under attack

” While some eyebrows may be raised at a publicly funded body generating [a £1.5 Million] surplus in its first year of operation, the Government cannot be allowed to interfere with its internal decisions. The [Scottish Legal Complaints Commission] is … Continue reading

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Secret Tram Costs Dispute

I tread carefully into the murky waters that are the City of Edinburgh’s tram project disputes with this month’s Yell.com blog post: “Edinburgh tram project costs dispute“. It occurs to me that the resultant road works have so slowed the … Continue reading

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Family Law Legal Aid Crisis

Yet another Yell.com blog post, this time on the subject of “Family Lawyers Reject Legal Aid”. A sample for you: “The main purpose of SLAB is to restrict the flow of money to solicitors still public spirited enough to do … Continue reading

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