Tag Archives: High Court of Justiciary

More Sheridan shenanigans

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Iain Nisbet

So, Tommy Sheridan has been released from prison after serving one year of a three year sentence.  And thus the well loved politician returns to entertain and agitate. He is to be electronically tagged for the final six months of … Continue reading →

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The Left Wing

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

It’s been a while since I blogged on Tommy Sheridan’s perjury trial.  However it occurred to me that one of the consequences of representing himself was that it brought him face to face with his accusers.  This obviously paid dividends … Continue reading →

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Tommy Sheridan, the story so far …

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

In case you haven’t been following the Sheridan case closely, here is a summary of the evidence so far… Sundry Witness: “You are a liar.” Sheridan: “No, you are.” Sundry Witness: “No, you’re a liar for saying I’m a liar.” … Continue reading →

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Sex, lies and pantomime

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

There may still be 80 days until Christmas, but it’s pantomime season already as the Tommy Sheridan perjury trial kicked off on Monday 4 October. Continue reading →

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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 →

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Have you ever seen Dumbarton Rock?

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

The High Court will sit in Dumbarton for the first time on 22nd February 2010. Continue reading →

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Was Anwar right all along?

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

Don’t forget to check out the latest Yell.com blog post called “Miscarriage of justice in Scottish terror case”, which concerns the decision of the High Court of Justiciary sitting as an appeal court in the case of Mohammed Atif Siddique v. HM Advocate. Continue reading →

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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 →

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Aamer Anwar contempt decision imminent

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Iain Nisbet

A judgement in Aamer Anwar’s case is expected at 10am on Tuesday 1st July at the High Court in Edinburgh. Continue reading →

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