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Supreme Court rejects AXA appeal
The Supreme Court has handed down its judgement in the case of AXA Insurance v. Lord Advocate, in which insurance giants and bad losers AXA sought to strike down the Damages (Asbestos-related...
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More Sheridan shenanigans
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...
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Max Evans has had a busy week
Max Evans has had a busy week. Fresh from being acquitted by a jury of his peers at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, he received a yellow card in today’s Six Nations Ireland v. Scotland test match. Earlier...
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What’s in a name?
Cigarettes, not in plain packaging The Scottish Government, along with its equivalents in Wales, Northern Ireland and .. um .. the rest of the United Kingdom are consulting on proposals to introduce...
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UK Govt: equality test score 6 out of 9
The Equality and Human Rights Commission have published the findings of an investigation into whether the UK Government have complied with their public sector equality duties in various recent policy...
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Begone bastard!
English: Sir Walter Scott statue by Sir John Steell on the Scott Monument, Edinburgh (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Michael McMahon MSP has launched a consultation on his proposed Reform of Criminal...
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law will eat itself
Tommy Sheridan dans un meeting de Solidarity, près d’Edimbourg, en février 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Very exciting news that the Tommy Sheridan pantomime is to continue. The former editor of the...
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Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill
English: A woman makes her support of her marriage, and not civil unions, known outside the Mormon temple at New York City’s Lincoln Center. Photographer’s blog post about this photo and the protest....
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Human Rights for the Commonwealth
Flag of the Commonwealth So, the Queen today signed the new Commonwealth Charter, which for the first time in its 64 years history sets out a common vision, values and aims for the organisation, which...
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Falkland Islanders “Better Together”
Coat of Arms of the Falkland Islands Earlier this week, the denizens of the Falkland Islands voted by an overwhelming majority to remain as an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. This result was...
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Syria, Chemical Weapons and International Law
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons After the UK Parliament narrowly voted against possible military intervention in Syria as part of a response to its recent chemical weapon use, I...
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Scotland’s Future – Absolvitor’s Questions Answered
Español: Composición del Reino Unido en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I have just finished a cursory scan of the White Paper “Scotland’s Future” which (at long last)...
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Corroboration abolition opposed
Lords Cullen and Hamilton have given separate interviews making public their opposition to the Scottish Government’s proposed abolition of the requirement for corroboration in criminal trials in...
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Electoral Maths
“For more than half of my life, Scotland has been governed by parties we didn’t elect at Westminster..” Alex Salmond Well, it’s been some time since Scotland voted for a single party in significant...
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Nukes in a independent Scotland
I thought I’d take a look at the draft Independence Bill, and I will try to go through some of the more interesting aspects of it over the next few weeks. I’m starting with the nuclear question....
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Referendum Franchise
Flag of the Commonwealth So, we now know who gets to vote in the EU referendum. To summarise: 16 and 17 year olds do not get to take part; also, under 16s do not get to take part; EU citizens residing...
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Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?
“Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?” That is the question proposed in Section 1(4) of the European Union Referendum Bill (HC Bill 2). The equivalent question in Welsh...
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A Constitutional Convention?
The Lord Purvis of Tweed, otherwise known as Jeremy Purvis, was the MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale from 2003 to 2011. On Monday 1st June 2015, his Constitutional Convention Bill had its...
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Burger vans and trading bans
According to the Scotsman (“Burger van owners claim ban infringes human rights”), a legal challenge has been launched against North Lanarkshire Council‘s policy which prohibits fast food vans from...
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Corroboration abolition opposed
Lords Cullen and Hamilton have given separate interviews making public their opposition to the Scottish Government’s proposed abolition of the requirement for corroboration in criminal trials in...
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