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Jackson Boyd’s Edinburgh and Glasgow offices are always busy and at any one time there are many newsworthy things going on. Check in here to find out what we are up to and who we have helped, along with the latest insight and industry news.

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Are enhanced maternity leave packages discriminatory?

July 21, 2021February 11, 2020 by Jackson Boyd

Some employers choose to offer enhanced maternity leave packages to employees for a wide variety of reasons. The main motivations are usually to increase staff morale and to encourage female talent to the company. In … Read more

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GDPR Overview

January 31, 2020 by Jackson Boyd

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

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Ethical Veganism ruled a Philosophical Belief

May 18, 2021January 27, 2020 by Jackson Boyd

Despite the risk of fuelling the on-going culture war, a recent Employment Tribunal decision has ruled that ethical veganism is a philosophical belief and therefore protected under the Equality Act 2010. But why, and how, … Read more

Dave Berry

Proposals to Regulate Beauty Industry

January 23, 2020 by Dave Berry

The Scottish Government have put forward proposals to require non-healthcare professionals to require a licence to undertake cosmetic procedures. Currently procedures such as lip enhancements and dermal fillers are available at local hairdressers and pharmacies. … Read more

Alan Cameron

The Scottish Courts and Tribunal’s Modernisation of Summary Courts

February 15, 2021January 20, 2020 by Alan Cameron

Following the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service’s ‘Evidence and Procedure Review’, Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley Sheriff Courts are piloting a new case management system in criminal cases at summary level. The pilots are judicially led … Read more

Craig McCann

Proposed Changes to Tenement Maintenance Legislation

January 10, 2020January 7, 2020 by Craig McCann

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

Dave Berry

Concerns over Proposed Scheme for Survivors of Historical Abuse

December 11, 2019 by Dave Berry

We recently reported on the Scottish Government’s consultation on a proposed financial redress scheme for survivors of historical child abuse. This consultation ended on 25 November 2019. The current proposal suggested that the scheme would … Read more

Alan Cameron

Drug Driving – Scotland’s new zero tolerance approach

February 15, 2021November 29, 2019 by Alan Cameron

Scotland is adopting a zero-tolerance approach to driving whilst under the influence of drugs through the enforcement of The Drug Driving (Specified Limits) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 on 21st October 2019. The offence of drug driving … Read more

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CCTV Leads to Quashed Conviction for Bus Driver

October 30, 2020November 25, 2019 by Alan Cameron

A bus driver who was convicted of dangerous driving last year has had his conviction quashed after the Sheriff Appeal Court viewed CCTV footage which they decided showed that his driving did not even meet … Read more

Jennifer Rowlinson

Soofi v. Dykes, 2019 – Guidance on Expert Witnesses

February 15, 2021November 13, 2019 by Jennifer Rowlinson

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

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