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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

Alan McCormack

Unfair Dismissal – Misconduct

August 1, 2019May 14, 2018 by Alan McCormack

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

Alan McCormack

Timing the Notice of Termination

August 1, 2019May 10, 2018 by Alan McCormack

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

Dave Berry

What to do if You are Hit by an Uninsured or Untraced Driver

October 2, 2018May 8, 2018 by Dave Berry

Have you been involved in an accident with an uninsured or untraced driver? If so you may be entitled to make a compensation claim through the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB). The Motor Insurance Bureau is the mechanism in the … Read more

Ainsley McCabe

Breast Cancer Screening Error Shortened up to 270 Lives

May 4, 2018 by Ainsley McCabe

Women’s lives may have been cut short by a major IT error which meant patients in England missed crucial breast cancer screenings, the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said. Speaking in the House of Commons, … Read more

Debbie Milne

Driving (or Cycling) Everyone Potty

May 3, 2018 by Debbie Milne

A string of Scottish Celebrities have recently backed a campaign by the National Trust for Scotland by telling us what they love and hate about our country. Sir Chris Hoy, like all cyclists, hates the … Read more

Alan McCormack

They are in the money

August 1, 2019May 1, 2018 by Alan McCormack

ASDA and Sainsbury’s have confirmed that the two supermarkets are set to merge and I think it’s fair to say that both companies will well and truly be in the money should the deal be … 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

A Trip In Time

April 23, 2018 by Dave Berry

On 4th April 2018 the All-Scotland Personal Injury Court at Edinburgh published their decision in the case of Louise McKevitt v The National Trust for Scotland. The case provides a useful overview of when liability … Read more

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