Fergus Whyte - Advocate
@whytefergus.bsky.social
A mix of Kiwi & Scots, lawyer (in some places) currently practising as an advocate in Scotland, music & tech lover, & other things besides.
Because I have seen this (for long and convoluted reasons), so now too must you. This is some pure Geocities throwback design: www.districtcourtsmirpurkhas.gov.pk/onlinelibrar...
Mirpurkhas :: :: :: District Courts
District and Sessions Courts Mirpurkhas website showing the Information of District, daily Causelist of All Courts of Mirpurkhas district Courts, Profiles of Judges and Staff, Jurisdiction, Police Sta...
www.districtcourtsmirpurkhas.gov.pk
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Because I have seen this (for long and convoluted reasons), so now too must you. This is some pure Geocities throwback design: www.districtcourtsmirpurkhas.gov.pk/onlinelibrar...
Litigation pro-tip, judges tend to get a wee bit shirty if your witnesses start heckling the other side's witnesses from the public gallery, as both my own experience and case law suggests
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Litigation pro-tip, judges tend to get a wee bit shirty if your witnesses start heckling the other side's witnesses from the public gallery, as both my own experience and case law suggests
Honestly not sure what meaning of "own" they are going for here but I am going to choose its the colloquial, very online version
October 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Honestly not sure what meaning of "own" they are going for here but I am going to choose its the colloquial, very online version
Did we only put a final, legislative stake through the heart of the East India Company in 2008?
October 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Did we only put a final, legislative stake through the heart of the East India Company in 2008?
Fascinating things found around the library, access card for scale
October 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Fascinating things found around the library, access card for scale
The subject of an interesting attempt to interdict it in the Court of Session yesterday, likely to see a judgment dealing with the s 12 HRA issues here - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Families accuse care home of 'neglect' and 'cruelty' after secret filming
A BBC Disclosure reporter saw vulnerable elderly people left sitting alone for hours in urine-soaked clothes.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The subject of an interesting attempt to interdict it in the Court of Session yesterday, likely to see a judgment dealing with the s 12 HRA issues here - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Curious attempt by the NZ greyhound racing industry to effectively seek to interdict a minister from taking action on a Cabinet decision featuring a nice Fitzgerald v Muldoon reference - NZ Greyhound Racing Association v The Attorney-General [2025] NZHC 2665 www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
September 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Curious attempt by the NZ greyhound racing industry to effectively seek to interdict a minister from taking action on a Cabinet decision featuring a nice Fitzgerald v Muldoon reference - NZ Greyhound Racing Association v The Attorney-General [2025] NZHC 2665 www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
Oral contracts and intention to create legal relations in consideration in what was an unusual situation to say the least - www.scottishlegal.com/articles/edi...
Edinburgh sheriff rules that trustee for Tenerife time share club did not agree to resign on video call
A sheriff has ruled that a company acting as trustee for the benefit of a members’ club for Scots who had time shares in a Tenerife resort had not agreed to resign as trustee in a video call in ...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Oral contracts and intention to create legal relations in consideration in what was an unusual situation to say the least - www.scottishlegal.com/articles/edi...
Interesting incidence of a party who was representing themselves referring to having used ChatGPT in their preparation for the Competition Appeals Tribunal (sitting as a Scottish Tribunal), more details on case here: www.catribunal.org.uk/cases/167257...
September 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Interesting incidence of a party who was representing themselves referring to having used ChatGPT in their preparation for the Competition Appeals Tribunal (sitting as a Scottish Tribunal), more details on case here: www.catribunal.org.uk/cases/167257...
And then came the Village Green Preservation Society... (unsuccessful in its efforts it should be said) - from Cotham School v Bristol City Council [2025] EWHC 1382 (Ch)
August 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
And then came the Village Green Preservation Society... (unsuccessful in its efforts it should be said) - from Cotham School v Bristol City Council [2025] EWHC 1382 (Ch)
I always wonder about what is achieved by running this kind of utterly doomed kind of defamation claim. The Guardian had receipts and boy does it show.
Noel Clarke -v- Guardian News and Media - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Neutral citation number: [2025] EWHC 2193 (KB) Case number: QB-2022-001397 In the High Court of JusticeKing’s Bench DivisionMedia and Communications List 22 August 2025 Before: The Hon. Mrs Justice St...
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August 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I always wonder about what is achieved by running this kind of utterly doomed kind of defamation claim. The Guardian had receipts and boy does it show.
Judicial notice that lawyers are well paid, seems legit - JP Morgan International Finance Ltd v WEREALIZE.COM Ltd [2025] EWHC 1842 (Comm)
July 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Judicial notice that lawyers are well paid, seems legit - JP Morgan International Finance Ltd v WEREALIZE.COM Ltd [2025] EWHC 1842 (Comm)
Now we know that the EU Withdrawal Acts are some of the most horrifying pieces of legislation ever but I think is the also the first time I've ever seen an act say "maybe look over there too?" - s 7A(5) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
July 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Now we know that the EU Withdrawal Acts are some of the most horrifying pieces of legislation ever but I think is the also the first time I've ever seen an act say "maybe look over there too?" - s 7A(5) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
So let's see if we can get this going finally
July 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
So let's see if we can get this going finally