Lynn McMahon

[Joanna Cherry KC @joannaccherry]

Keep going. Delighted to see your letters to Crown Office & Police Scotland were informed by independent legal advice from the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates. We need more transparency of decision-making in Scotland. If it takes legal action or a Westminster inquiry so be it.

[Thomas Leonard Ross KC @GlasgowAdvocate]

Filming of court proceedings in Scotland seems to have moved quite quickly from - delayed transmission of sentencing statements - to filming of entire trials (again leading to delayed transmission of highlights) - to this - live transmission of proceedings. A big development

[UK Supreme Court @UKSupremeCourt]

Lord Briggs examines the impact of AI on civil justice - and what lessons may be learnt from the previous digitisation of the courts.

"AI And Civil Justice: Preparing For The Tsunami" can be read on Lord Briggs's biography page on our website.

https://t.co/K8yixRqBJO

[UK Supreme Court @UKSupremeCourt]

The Supreme Court will sit in Glasgow for four days of appeal hearings between 18th-21st May.

A full list of appeals being heard can be found on our website, and members of the public are welcome to join us:

https://t.co/hrypVuJjZr

[Hiroshi Suzuki @AmbJapanUK]

Hanging out with my favourite cousin, The Hyndland Bear.

[Lynn McMahon @lynndiloo]

@CraigMurrayOrg *cough! 🤣

[The Signet Library @signetlibrary]

Signet Library graffiti left by craftspeople from the 1850s into the Great War period behind the cases in the Upper Hall. The names and signatures of painters, glaziers and related trades.

[StudiocanalUK @StudiocanalUK]

Based on a powerful true story, I Swear is a frank, funny & moving account of one man’s experience with Tourette syndrome.

Starring Robert Aramayo, Peter Mullan, Shirley Henderson and Maxine Peake - don't miss it in cinemas from October 10th. #ISwearFilm

[The Signet Library @signetlibrary]

The return of our historic c. 1820 Regency sofas after restoration and reupholstering. They were originally made by the Chippendale of Scotland, William Trotter, at his manufactury on Canal Street. Photographs by @leithlinkz

[PeatWorrier @PeatWorrier]

The Scottish court service have cautioned folk who follow their judgments feed using RSS to turn this off next week - as they've about to migrate over around 9,000 historic judgments(!) to their new site. https://t.co/elYPAhps4Q

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

In good news for free speech, a claimant today has failed in a judicial review of Greater Manchester Police’s decision to take no further action against Stuart Campbell (AKA @WingsScotland).

The claimant, a trans woman, complained to Greater Manchester Police after Stuart made a series of tweets in 2023 criticising what he characterised as the weaponisation of Brianna Ghey’s murder by trans activists and referring to biological sex. The claimant alleged that Stuart had committed offences contrary to the Malicious Communications Act 1988 and the Communications Act 2003.

The High Court today determined that Greater Manchester Police were entitled to take no further action. First, Stuart was expressing a valid opinion on what he perceived as the politicisation of Ghey’s death; and second, Stuart’s views on biological sex were recognised as being worthy of tolerance in a democratic society, as per Forstater v CGD Europe and Higgs v Farmor’s School.

Mrs Justice Hill said that:

“The Defendant’s conclusion properly reflected society’s fundamental values of free speech, including the need for tolerance of statements and opinions that some might find offensive or upsetting.”

FSU is proud to have assisted Stuart in this case and expresses thanks to Roddy Dunlop KC for representing Stuart.

The judgment is available to read here:
https://t.co/tDXwXmihdC

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

There have been thousands of generations of humans, and you are alive to witness the first photo of a Sunset on another World.

This is a real photo of the sunset on Mars.

[Chloë Kennedy @ChloeJSKennedy]

I’m giving a book talk at @signetlibrary later this month (Jan 30 6-8pm) — you can sign up here if interested 🤓

[MrBeast @MrBeast]

BEAST GAME EPISODE 3 IS OUT NOW!

To celebrate, I'm giving away $100,000 total to 10 random people who like and retweet this post!

Go watch it here: https://t.co/Yntf9E7FTN

[The National Archives @UkNatArchives]

👑 A new clue about the 15th century Princes in the Tower has been found in our collection…

1/5

[David Hamilton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @DvdHmltn]

In the interests of transparency, I have published my @FOIScotland legal advice relating to the question of whether information relating to the James Hamilton report was "held" by Scottish Ministers. Ministers will now publish their's later this week.
https://t.co/YaRPdF5cfq

[Jamie Kerr @jamiejkerr]

Looking for a fresh start in the land of the free or keen to expand your business into the largest consumer market in the world? Why not get in touch with us for a chat to kick start your new chapter 🇺🇸

[The Signet Library @signetlibrary]

Unveiling the Signet Library's 2024 Online Exhibition, "The Signet Library's Long Eighteenth Century 1722 - 1837" the story in words and pictures of the Library's growth from 45 books in a single tenement room to, to.. this: https://t.co/EKgu7zEmwg

[The Signet Library @signetlibrary]

The 1664 request for payment for the ironwork for the WS Society's "Timmer Kist" - the Treasurer's secure wood and iron strongbox. The box is very much still with us, as is its accompanying sheepskin "poke" or bag.

[The Signet Library @signetlibrary]

Patrick Adam was the brother of a Writer to the Signet and would paint the Signet Library at least seven times during his career. His works archive aspects of the building otherwise lost - here, architect Robert Rowand Anderson's colour scheme for the Library, instituted c. 1908.