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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

Data Protection in the 21st Century

May 1, 2018August 31, 2017 by Alan Cameron

The UK government has published a statement of intent, setting out details of the upcoming Data Protection Bill (DPB) which is intended to give effect to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the … Read more

Alan Cameron

It’s just not cricket…

August 15, 2019August 29, 2017 by Alan Cameron

BBC news recently reported about a dispute erupting between a cricket club and its neighbours after residents said players were too noisy. In response to a planning application for a new practice area, residents living … Read more

Alan McCormack

Suspension of a teacher was breach of contract

June 10, 2019August 28, 2017 by Alan McCormack

In the recent case of Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth, the High Court considered whether it was reasonable to suspend a teacher, to allow for a fair misconduct investigation to take place or if … Read more

Alan McCormack

Glasgow Council workers win equal pay appeal

August 15, 2019August 24, 2017 by Alan McCormack

The Court of Session has quashed the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal which held that Glasgow City Council’s salary grading scheme was valid in terms of equal pay legislation and ruled that the scheme … Read more

Alan McCormack

National Minimum Wage – dodgers named and shamed

June 10, 2019August 22, 2017 by Alan McCormack

It is a legal requirement for all employers to pay their staff the National Minimum Wage. The current hourly rates for this are: 25 and over – £7.50 21-24 – £7.05 18-20 – £5.60 Under … Read more

Alan McCormack

Pimlico Plumbers win appeal to Supreme Court

December 13, 2017August 18, 2017 by Alan McCormack

In February 2017, the Court of Appeal upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision that former plumber Mr Smith was in fact a worker as opposed to a self-employed contractor and therefore, was entitled to basic employment … Read more

Dave Berry

The rise of the distracted pedestrian

December 13, 2017August 16, 2017 by Dave Berry

A poll by the AA found that 72% of drivers in the UK have seen a pedestrian step out onto the road while they are distracted by their mobile phone or another digital device. Such … Read more

Alan Cameron

Motoring offences – Don’t take a “chance” when it comes to your licence

May 9, 2019August 14, 2017 by Alan Cameron

Dakota County Sheriff’s office posted a Facebook message recently advising that their Deputy Vei arrested a gentleman on an outstanding warrant and at the time of arrest, the accused provided him with a Monopoly card … Read more

Dave Berry

Revenge Porn and Psychiatric Injury

October 2, 2018August 11, 2017 by Dave Berry

Spending hours writing and re-writing handwritten letters to our loves is a communication of the past. Nowadays, selfies have replaced sonnets as the declarations of love. While it isn’t revolutionary to say social media has … Read more

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