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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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Dave Berry

The Role of Rehabilitation in your Personal Injury Claim

January 15, 2020May 9, 2019 by Dave Berry

At Jackson Boyd, we know that rehabilitation is a crucial part of your personal injury or medical negligence claim. Regardless of the severity of your injury and symptoms, it allows you access to specialist medical … Read more

Dave Berry

The Importance of Communication: Deaf Awareness Week 2019

February 16, 2023May 8, 2019 by Dave Berry

Deaf Awareness Week is taking place from 6 May 2019 until 12 May 2019 with the aim of promoting the positive aspects of deafness and to try and create a fully deaf-aware society. At Jackson … Read more

Dave Berry

More than Just Personal Injury

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 by Dave Berry

If you are involved in an accident, it isn’t just physical injuries that have an effect on your life. The courts recognise this and strive to put you in the position that you would have … Read more

Alan Cameron

Compensation under the Water (Scotland) Act 1980

April 16, 2019 by Alan Cameron

When flooding occurs it is a particularly stressful event for any homeowner, and matters can be made even worse where the cause of a flood to your property are the actions of others. Damage to … Read more

Ainsley McCabe

I Must Not Tell Lies – JK Rowling’s PA ordered to repay £18,734

October 30, 2020April 12, 2019 by Ainsley McCabe

In a judgement published today JK Rowling’s former PA, Amanda Donaldson, was ordered to repay Rowling £18,734 after Sheriff Derek O’Carroll ruled she had obtained the money fraudulently by stating it was for Rowling’s personal … Read more

Alan Cameron

The benefits of a well prepared plea in mitigation: Careless driving

April 12, 2019April 10, 2019 by Alan Cameron

I appeared in court last week to assist a client who had been charged with section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Initially my client’s position was that they were not responsible for the … Read more

Alan Macdonald

Jackson Boyd Recover Seven Figure Sum for Injured Biker

April 10, 2019April 8, 2019 by Alan Macdonald

We recently settled a case on behalf of a client who had sustained significant injuries in a motorcycle accident. Our client sustained a compound fracture of his right leg, a fracture of the right neck … Read more

Craig McCann

Intolerable Wind

October 30, 2020April 1, 2019 by Craig McCann

A couple from Aberdeenshire who had been troubled for many years by noise from one of three turbines near their home have successfully argued that the noise constitutes a nuisance at common law and under … Read more

Van McKellar

Implied terms in Contracts for Services

August 15, 2019March 29, 2019 by Van McKellar

In Scots contract law, in addition to the written or verbal terms agreed between you and the other party to the contract, there are certain things that are implied into the contract by law, regardless … Read more

Jennifer Rowlinson

Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Bill

March 27, 2019 by Jennifer Rowlinson

The Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Bill , which makes changes to the discount rate for damages for personal injury cases, was unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament on 19th March. The discount … Read more

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