from the archives

Obama to veto UN membership for Palestine

Iain Nisbet
September 22, 2011 20:41

Far be it from me to disagree with Barack Obama.  Far be it from me to stray into areas of law I know nothing about – like International Law.  Far be it from me to comment on an area which … Continue reading → UN 1947 partition plan for Palestine Far be it from me to disagree...

Proust on law as a career choice

Iain Nisbet
May 04, 2011 21:09

“Even in my most desparate moments, I can’t conceive of anything more odious than becoming a lawyer.” Marcel Proust (1987-1922)“Even in my most desparate moments, I can’t conceive of anything more odious than becoming a lawyer.” Marcel Proust (1987-1922)

Drumchapel Memories

Iain Nisbet
April 11, 2011 23:56

So, here’s where I got started in law centres … Look what I found while clearing out the spare room.  The good old Drumchapel Law & Money Advice Centre, where I was a student placement, then volunteer, then money adviser … Continue reading →So, here’s where I got...

Lawyers “should take pains to acquire the other Sciences and accomplishments becoming the Character of Gentlemen”

Iain Nisbet
January 22, 2011 23:50

From the Legal Skills Prof Blog (part of the Law Professor Blog Network), I note the following historical excerpt: “In his recently published biography of Adam Smith, Nicholas Phillipson describes a period of tumult in Edinburgh following the Jacobite rebellion … Continue reading...

Flying the flag for Scotland

Iain Nisbet
September 28, 2010 00:17

The Royal Banner of the Royal Arms of Scotland may be known to you and me as "The Lion Rampant" but it has been the banner of the Kings of Scotland for centuries. Continue reading →Or, a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory counter-flory of the second. So...