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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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Alan Macdonald

How Easy is it to Make a Fraudulent Claim?

August 10, 2018 by Alan Macdonald

Increasingly in the news there is a focus on those individuals who pursue fraudulent personal injury claims, normally following a car accident. Most personal injury lawyers will at some stage encounter negative comments regarding the … Read more

Alan McCormack

Were female members of staff Barred-celona from Business Class?

August 1, 2019August 8, 2018 by Alan McCormack

Barcelona FC embarked on their first mixed sex preseason tour. This would appear, on the face of it, to be a step in the right direction with regards equality. That being said the matter has … Read more

Jennifer Rowlinson

Private Parking Charges – More Than Just Paper

August 6, 2018 by Jennifer Rowlinson

Parking Tickets Penalty Charge Notices are issued by local councils and are issued if the rules set out in aTraffic Regulation Order have been broken. You usually have 28 days to pay a parking fine … Read more

Alan Cameron

Avoiding Totting up disqualification

May 9, 2019August 3, 2018 by Alan Cameron

Achieving 12 points within a 3 year period does not necessarily mean that you will lose your licence. The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 states that a driver who has obtained 12 or more penalty … Read more

Alan McCormack

Is the Gig Up? Freelance and Employment Law

January 15, 2020August 2, 2018 by Alan McCormack

The growth of the gig economy – i.e. people freelancing their services on short-term basis to companies such as Uber, AirBnb and Deliveroo – proves that the business model of being your own boss at … Read more

Alan McCormack

Blue ‘Skye’ ahead for tourism workers?

June 10, 2019July 31, 2018 by Alan McCormack

It has recently been reported that hospitality workers on the idyllic Isle of Skye have complained of poor working conditions including substandard accommodation, being underpaid and denied annual leave. Skye, which has seem a tourism … Read more

Alan Cameron

Don’t get your knickers in a twist over Feng Shui

October 30, 2020July 27, 2018 by Alan Cameron

Jackson Boyd is a property dispute specialist but that doesn’t mean we don’t come across cases that surprise us. The recent issue of The Journal wrote briefly about a Hong Kong couple who were taking … Read more

Dave Berry

CICA “Same Roof” Rule Successfully Challenged

July 25, 2018 by Dave Berry

We previously provided an overview of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA); a government body set up to deal with claims from people who have been mentally or physically injured because they were the blameless … Read more

Jennifer Rowlinson

Holiday Pay: Foreign currency to many

October 2, 2018July 23, 2018 by Jennifer Rowlinson

There is a balance between living to work and working to live. This is why the law entitles workers in the UK to take holidays and not be at a financial loss for enjoying their … Read more

Van McKellar

Halvorson v Persimmon Homes: Pursuing a Builder when things go wrong

July 20, 2018 by Van McKellar

A recent decision from Edinburgh Sheriff Court [Halvorson v Persimmon Homes 2018 SC EDIN 40] helps serve as a useful reminder to prospective purchasers looking to buy a new house from House Builders as to … Read more

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