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Jackson Boyd

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 2018

February 16, 2023May 17, 2018 by Jackson Boyd

On 2017’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), Jackson Boyd came out in favour of equality and diversity in the workplace (I know, I know, it was obvious, the signs were always there … Read more

Dave Berry

Industrial Deafness: An Overview

May 15, 2018 by Dave Berry

Many individuals are exposed to loud noises on a continual basis throughout the course of their employment. The most common example is those who work in factories, surrounded by noisy machinery. There are others though, … Read more

Jackson Boyd

Unfair Dismissal – Misconduct

August 1, 2019May 14, 2018 by Jackson Boyd

The most common type of claim to be raised at the Employment Tribunal is that of unfair dismissal on the grounds of misconduct. This article outlines briefly the law surrounding misconduct dismissals. Firstly, and most … Read more

Jackson Boyd

Timing the Notice of Termination

August 1, 2019May 10, 2018 by Jackson Boyd

In the recent case of Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood, the Supreme Court considered the following question: where an employment contract is silent on when notice is deemed to be given, when … Read more

Alan Cameron

Don’t Call Me Shirley – Airplane Cancellations and Compensation

August 15, 2019April 27, 2018 by Alan Cameron

I love going on holiday, and like most people, one of the best bits is messaging your work colleagues with incessant unnecessary updates as to how much sun you’ve had and how warm the sea … Read more

Alan Cameron

Instructing Counsel in the Sheriff Court – A Word of Caution

May 1, 2018April 26, 2018 by Alan Cameron

The All Scotland Personal Injury Court recently gave some words of warning to those instructing Counsel (otherwise known as advocates or barristers) in the Sheriff Court. In the case of William Cullen v Scan Building … Read more

Dave Berry

Asbestos related conditions: When can I make a claim?

April 11, 2018 by Dave Berry

Asbestos exposure is usually associated with shipbuilding and heavy industry. However, there have been a new wave of asbestos cases coming forwards that indicate that asbestos exposure is no longer limited to these areas. Cases … Read more

Ainsley McCabe

Notice to End a Private Tenancy- the old and the new law

April 6, 2018 by Ainsley McCabe

As of 1 December 2017, major changes have come into effect for Scotland’s 760,000 private renters. The Private Housing (Tenancies)(Scotland) Act 2016 has effected a major break with the system that operates in respect of … Read more

Alan Cameron

The Contracts (Third-Party Rights) (Scotland) Act 2017.

April 5, 2018 by Alan Cameron

It has been long recognised in Scotland that party A and party B may agree that party C have rights under any contract entered into by A+B. This is not an unusual scenario and something … Read more

Alan Cameron

Simple Procedure Expenses

October 30, 2020March 29, 2018 by Alan Cameron

In a previous article I looked at Simple Procedure Rules have been applied in practice over the past year and the likely course of action that may follow from raising an action under the value … Read more

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