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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 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

Alan Cameron

Kitchen Nightmares

August 15, 2019April 17, 2018 by Alan Cameron

We were recently successful in a case against a national house builder who refused to accept liability for the defective kitchen installed in one of their new build properties. Shortly after getting the keys to … 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

Alan McCormack

April – a month of important employment law changes

June 10, 2019April 9, 2018 by Alan McCormack

1 April National Minimum and Living Wage rate changes The National Living Wage for workers aged 25 and over will increase to £7.83 per hour. The national minimum wage (NMW) rates will increase to £3.70 … 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

Dave Berry

Viola player wins case that sends shockwaves across the music business

October 30, 2020April 3, 2018 by Dave Berry

On 1 September 2012 Chris Goldscheider’s hearing was irreversibly damaged. Mr Goldscheider was an extremely talented voila player who, during rehearsal for Wagner’s ‘Die Walkure’, was seated directly in front of the brass section of … 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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