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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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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

Alan Cameron

Not Everyone Has Good Neighbours

October 30, 2020February 17, 2017 by Alan Cameron

Jackson Boyd recently represented a client, who was the owner and occupier of the upper flat in a detached Victorian villa, which was in a considerable state of disrepair and required various works to bring … Read more

Dave Berry

Careless but Blameless?

December 13, 2017February 14, 2017 by Dave Berry

On 6 May 2010, Steven Paterson was driving his Mazda towards Inverness on the A835. Approximately 1.5 miles North of the Braemore Junction he rounded a blind bend colliding with a stationary refuse vehicle which … Read more

Alan McCormack

“Working 9-5 – No Longer a Way to Make a Living”

August 15, 2019February 12, 2017 by Alan McCormack

In XC Trains Ltd v CD & Anor UKEAT/0331/15/L, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) considered whether requiring a female train driver to work over fifty per cent of rosters and on Saturdays could be justified. … Read more

Dave Berry

Assessment before Instruction

December 13, 2017February 10, 2017 by Dave Berry

The recent English case of Ahmed v MacLean has made it clear that instructors have a duty to assess the skills and capabilities of those that they are teaching. Facts of the Case In March … Read more

Alan McCormack

“Losing (on the Basis of) My Religion

June 10, 2019February 6, 2017 by Alan McCormack

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently upheld the decision of an Employment Tribunal to reject a claim from an employee who was refused five weeks leave to attend religious festivals in Sardinia. In the … Read more

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