Recent Articles

Palestine Protest "Racially Motivated"

Iain Nisbet
March 05, 2009 20:54

I learn from the online edition of the Jerusalem Post that a group of activists from the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) who disrupted a concert by the Jerusalem String Quartet in Edinburgh during the 2008 Festival have been charged with "racially aggravated...

The Root of All Ivell

Iain Nisbet
February 27, 2009 22:39

16-year-old Kim Swann went on facebook and took the opportunity to describe her job as "boring". She cannot be alone in having done this and, as she was working in the office of a logistics company, it was almost certainly true. What marks her out though, is the response of her...

Disabled Parking Law Passed

Iain Nisbet
February 26, 2009 21:44

The Disabled Persons' Parking Places (Scotland) Bill has been passed - meaning anyone using a designated spaces without a blue badge faces a fine of up to £60. The law is a private member's bill by Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie. The move won cross-party support, but some MSPs raised...

Viva Vox PopLex!

Iain Nisbet
February 26, 2009 21:32

I simply couldn't let the birth of Govan Law Centre boss, Mike Dailly's new blawg, "Vox PopLex" pass without comment. So I haven't. The blawg offers "life & law from a public interest perspective" - sounds good, no? And the title? According to TranExp.com it means...

Martin & Company Website

Iain Nisbet
February 26, 2009 21:19

Welcome to a new law firm website, Martin & Company from South Ayrshire. You'll also find them listed under various areas of law, including Civil Legal Aid.

Crush the evil Nick O'Teen!

Iain Nisbet
February 25, 2009 21:07

News from the Scottish Government of the "Enhanced Tobacco Sales Enforcement Programme" launched today. Under this scheme, Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs and Trading Standards officers throughout Scotland will be working together to: stepping up enforcement of tobacco sales law...

Dornoch Sheriff Court on Flickr

Iain Nisbet
February 18, 2009 22:12

Dornoch Sheriff Court (exterior, day) as featured on Flickr, courtesy of FoxyPar4, who was on jury duty there.

Damages: Series 2

Iain Nisbet
February 18, 2009 22:09

I am very excited that Damages is back. Series 2 is on BBC One on Sunday evenings. You can still catch the first episode on iPlayer, and from early signs, it looks like it's going to be another cracker!

Snap into action

Iain Nisbet
February 18, 2009 21:52

Comedian Mark Thomas is to join with National Union of Journalists members in an event to highlight the threat of a new UK law that could be used against press photographers taking pictures of the police. The Counter Terrorism Act allows for the arrest and imprisonment of anyone whose pictures...

Welsh rugby fan fined

Iain Nisbet
February 09, 2009 22:35

As a Welsh rugby fan myself, I was both heartened and disappointed to note on the BBC News website that a travelling fan had had a scrape with the law. Kristian Bowen, 19, from Neath, admitted assaulting a police officer in Hawick in the Scottish Borders on Saturday. Sheriff Colin McClorey is...