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In a recent First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber decision the tribunal awarded £18,000 in damages to a tenant who was unlawfully evicted from his Glasgow flat in 2015. The decision is the … Read more

We are now twenty months on from the day the General Data Protection Regulation, more commonly known as GDPR, came into force. The Regulation came into force on 25 May 2018 and was designed to … Read more

On 20th December 2019 the Scottish Government set out their proposals to change the legislation in respect of tenement maintenance, however the changes are unlikely to take place for another 5 years. The reasons for … Read more

Expert witnesses, unlike other witnesses, can give evidence based on their knowledge and experience of a subject matter. They provide a specialist report analysing the matter in dispute, which can be relied on by the … Read more

The Courts and Tribunal system is an essential function in a modern democratic society.  It gives individuals and wider society a means of having their disputes resolved or enforcing their rights through an independent judiciary.  … Read more

Have you ever purchased goods or services, only for them to be faulty or not fit for purpose? Retailers and service providers are often found wanting in their response to customers when it comes to … Read more

It would appear that some landlords are still failing to adhere to the Regulations regarding tenancy deposits and it is costing them dearly. In a recently reported appeal decision where the landlord had failed to … Read more

A number of the cases that we deal with at Jackson Boyd are contract disputes. These can come in a wide variety of forms, such as claims relating to contracts for services,  consumer contracts, and loan … Read more

Disputes happen every day and are usually resolved so quickly that we don’t even recognise them in the first place. For example, two people bumping into each other on the street is usually met with … Read more

On June 12th 2019 it was announced that members of the public are being invited to give their views on a new sentencing guideline setting out the steps taken by courts in making sentencing decisions, … Read more