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Alan McCormack

Employee Monitoring and Human Rights

December 13, 2017September 22, 2017 by Alan McCormack

The European Court of Human Rights has recently given its judgment in a long-running case concerning the decision of a company to dismiss an employee after monitoring his electronic communications and accessing their contents, and … Read more

Dave Berry

Psychiatric Injury: The Background

November 13, 2019September 21, 2017 by Dave Berry

In the unfortunate event that an individual suffers from a psychiatric injury following an accident that was caused by the fault of another party, there may be a claim to be made against the responsible … Read more

Alan McCormack

Bărbulescu v Romania: Are work related messages private?

August 15, 2019September 19, 2017 by Alan McCormack

The recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Bărbulescu v Romania involves whether employers monitoring private messages sent by an employee through a work related Yahoo account without … Read more

Alan McCormack

Lego to cut 1,400 jobs

July 6, 2018September 18, 2017 by Alan McCormack

The famous toymaker, Lego, has announced alongside their half-year results that their revenue has fallen by 5%, with profits down 3% due to declining sales in their established markets within Europe and the US. They … Read more

Dave Berry

Jackson Buoys – Channel Swim

February 16, 2023September 14, 2017 by Dave Berry

Ever hear the joke ‘what do you call a group of lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start. Well, we’re flipping that joke around. What do you call two legal claim handlers … Read more

Alan McCormack

Injury to Feelings on the ‘Vento’ Scale

August 15, 2019September 13, 2017 by Alan McCormack

On 20 July 2017 the Presidents of the Employment Tribunal in England & Wales and in Scotland launched a consultation on proposed changes to Employment Tribunal awards for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury following … Read more

Dave Berry

Car Crash and Whiplash: What To Do

October 2, 2018September 11, 2017 by Dave Berry

Following a road traffic accident, common themes arise. Liability, the extent of damage caused, injuries and hire costs are regularly disputed by the responsible party or their insurer. Taking the following steps immediately after an … Read more

Dave Berry

Informed Consent – Update

December 13, 2017September 7, 2017 by Dave Berry

Following the case of Montgomery –v- Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11, the law in Scotland in relation to informed consent was largely brought into line with the position South of the Border. It follows … Read more

Debbie Milne

Improving the Safety of New and Learner Drivers

December 13, 2017September 6, 2017 by Debbie Milne

The number of road traffic accidents taking place on the country’s rural roads has prompted road safety charity Brake to call for changes to the current learner driver system.

Alan McCormack

Greater Action Required to Tackle Scotland’s Pay Gaps

December 13, 2017September 5, 2017 by Alan McCormack

A major shake-up of working culture in Scotland is required to help reduce persistent pay gaps.

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