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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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Ainsley McCabe

Let’s Get Real Personal

January 31, 2019March 29, 2017 by Ainsley McCabe

A deceased father’s estate; allegations of infidelity; fights between family members and a dispute over the lease of the chip shop in a petrol station in South Uist. The Sheriff Appeal Court’s judgment in John … Read more

David McKinney

When less is more

December 13, 2017March 28, 2017 by David McKinney

As has been widely reported in the media, the discount rate for personal injury awards is being reduced from 2.5% to -0.75%. The Scottish government has introduced the change under the Damages (Personal Injury) (Scotland) … Read more

Alan McCormack

Rise in Number of Zero-Hours Contracts

December 13, 2017March 24, 2017 by Alan McCormack

The last three months of 2016 saw another rise in the number of people on zero-hours contracts (ZHCs), according to new analysis by think tank the Resolution Foundation. In total, 910,000 people were employed on … Read more

Alan Macdonald

Reducing the Number of Alcohol-Related Road Traffic Accidents

December 13, 2017March 21, 2017 by Alan Macdonald

The Local Government Association (LGA) in England and Wales has called on the UK Government to follow Scotland’s example and reduce the legal drink drive limit to cut the number of alcohol-related deaths and serious … Read more

Alan Cameron

To See or Not to See: That is the Question

December 13, 2017March 14, 2017 by Alan Cameron

Since CCTV cameras were first installed in Nazi Germany for the purpose of observing the launch of V-2 rockets its use has been a controversial topic. None more so than for our clients who, in ever … Read more

Debbie Milne

Informed Consent in a Post Montgomery World

December 13, 2017March 14, 2017 by Debbie Milne

In 2015 the UK Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board which radically changed the law in the UK relating to the giving of consent for medical treatment. … Read more

Debbie Milne

The Tale of the Employer & the Negligent Employee

December 13, 2017March 13, 2017 by Debbie Milne

It is a well-settled principle that an employer is liable for the acts and omissions of his employees whilst they are acting in the course of their employment. Historically this has been subject to the … Read more

Alan McCormack

Sheriff Court -v- Employment Tribunal

August 15, 2019March 11, 2017 by Alan McCormack

An interesting employment law case that was taken through the Sheriff Court had its judgment issued on 20 September 2016. Michael Dawson v Carr Gomm [2016] SC DUN 71 was raised as a small claim, … Read more

David McKinney

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

December 13, 2017February 24, 2017 by David McKinney

In the week when the late David Bowie received his Brit awards for the British Album of the Year and British Male Solo Artist, Changes are afoot in personal injury claims. The Ministry of Justice … Read more

Dave Berry

No Rest for the Wicked?

July 6, 2018February 24, 2017 by Dave Berry

In Crawley v Barnsley MBC [2017] EWCA, the majority of the Court of Appeal upheld the decision that Barnsley Metropolitan Council’s system for inspecting potentially serious defects in minor roads was inadequate. The Council had … Read more

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