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- Looking Back on a Fantastic Year – and Introducing Our New Charity Partner
- My Work‑Based Learning Experience at Jackson Boyd
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Dispute Resolution
- Middle East Flight Disruption: Your Flight Delay and Cancellation Rights Under UK261
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- The Risks of being a Guarantor under a Joint Private Residential Tenancy
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- Unjustified Enrichment
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- Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service update – Sheriff Court to conduct first virtual hearing
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- Contract Disputes
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- Recent announcement by The Scottish Court & Tribunals Service
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- Scottish Government Considers Changes to Law of Private Parking Fines
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- Update on the Housing and Property Chamber
- Summary Justice
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- An Overview of GDPR
- Update from the Housing and Property Chamber First-Tier Tribunal for Scotland
- What is Prescription and how does it affect my claim?
- The irritations of irritancy?
- Don’t bank on tenant ignorance
- Tenant: Track and Trace under Assured Tenancies
- Private Parking Charges – More Than Just Paper
- Private Parking Charges – More Than Just Paper
- That sinking feeling…
- Demolition Derby
- Breaking Bald – KSL Hair Ltd and The Hazards of Hair Transplants
- Don’t Call Me Shirley – Airplane Cancellations and Compensation
- Instructing Counsel in the Sheriff Court – A Word of Caution
- Notice to End a Private Tenancy- the old and the new law
- The Contracts (Third-Party Rights) (Scotland) Act 2017.
- Simple Procedure Expenses
- Don’t let dilapidations leave your finances in ruins
- To enforce or not to enforce – that is the question
- A guide to alternative dispute resolution
- Unlawful Court Fees in Scotland?
- The Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill
- What is the new Private Residential Tenancy?
- Your Rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015
- Scotland’s Next Top Model…..Tenancy Agreement
- Expertly instructing experts
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- Evicting Tenants: A Step by Step Guide
- Breach of contract or “unexcused non-performance”?
- Reform of Private Rented Housing in Scotland
- The Hidden Horror that is Tacit Relocation
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Resolving a Dispute
- Enforcing Foreign (i.e. non-Scottish) Judgements in Scotland
- Avoid Having a ‘Mare with your Horse!
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles 2 : The Sequel
- VENI, VIDI, VICI!
- The Importance of Legal Expenses Insurance
- Deposits and Disrepair
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Neighbours from Smell
- PI Arbitration – The Soon-to-be New Option for Resolving PI Cases in Scotland
Employment Law
- AI in the Workplace: Who Is Really Making the Decisions?
- Workplace Temperatures: how hot is too hot to work?
- BBC Tribunal Decision: Proving Disability Causation in Employment Claims
- Supporting Women’s Health at Work: Why It Matters for Employers
- National Minimum Wage Increase in Scotland: Key Changes from April 2026
- Workplace Equity in Scotland: What the Employment Rights Act 2025 Could Mean for Women at Work
- National Minimum Wage Rises in the 2025 Budget: What Employers Need to Know
- Significant Changes to be Expected for Unfair Dismissal Claims
- New ACAS Rules: More Time to Settle Workplace Disputes
- Workplace Safety in the Spotlight
- The Employment Rights Bill Roadmap: What Can We Expect And When?
- Supreme Court Ruling on Gender: Legal Shifts and Workplace Implications for Employers
- The Implications of a Sigh
- New Compensation Limits for Employment Tribunal Claims Announced
- Settlement Agreements in Scotland: An Employment Law Guide
- Labour’s New Employment Rights Bill
- Employment tribunal considers whether whistleblowing and discrimination claims can be raised by a trainee curate
- The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023: A ‘Day One’ Right or Not?
- Did a Lay Member’s Social Media Posts Following Employment Tribunal Judgment Give Rise to Apparent Bias?
- The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023: UK workers to take home more pay as withholding tips from staff becomes unlawful.
- New Protections for Parents, Pregnant Employees and Carers receive Royal Assent
- Vento bands update: compensation for injured feelings in the Employment Tribunal
- Expectant mothers in the workplace
- Annual Increase in Employment Tribunal Limits Announced
- Your Right to Paternity Pay and Leave
- What is the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, and how will it affect me?
- The Right to Request Flexible Working: A Day One Right?
- Recent Change: How Should You Address Judges in Employment Tribunals?
- Minimum Wage: What Changes Will Be Introduced And When Do They Take Effect?
- Can unknown future claims be compromised by a settlement agreement?
- Holiday Pay and Entitlement
- Discrimination Awards – Updated Vento Bands
- Employment Law Update: Annual Increase to Employment Compensation Limits Announced
- Gender reassignment protection: Equality Act found to cover non binary and gender fluid individuals
- Are enhanced maternity leave packages discriminatory?
- Ethical Veganism ruled a Philosophical Belief
- Discrimination – An Overview
- ACAS Update
- Discrimination – An Overview
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- Stress at Work – Psychiatric Injury
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- What are my Employee Rights under GDPR?
- An employee’s rights in a redundancy situation
- Harassment: 101
- Gender Pay Gap Reporting – An Update
- Agile working – a revolution for employees or a skiver’s charter?
- Worker status victory could sink Pimlico Plumbers
- Unfair Dismissal – Misconduct
- Timing the Notice of Termination
- Pregnancy Discrimination: The Date of Decision
- Treatment of Termination Payments
- Court of Appeal Rules Gender Segregation is Unlawful
- Employment Tribunal Hearings – What happens?
- Reinstatement of Employment Tribunal cases which were struck out for non-payment of fees
- Employee Monitoring and Human Rights
- Bărbulescu v Romania: Are work related messages private?
- Injury to Feelings on the ‘Vento’ Scale
- Dhami v Tesco Stores Limited
- National Minimum Wage – dodgers named and shamed
- Pimlico Plumbers win appeal to Supreme Court
- ET Fees – Go Home
- Breaking News: Supreme Court rules Employment Tribunal Fees prevent Access to Justice
- Whistleblowing in the NHS
- Can Zero Hours contracts be bad for your health?
- Closing the Scottish Gender Pay Gap
- Opinion from Court of Justice on Annual Leave Entitlement Case
- Employment Tribunal Fees: Preventing Access to Justice?
- The Whistleblowing Doctor, the Protected Disclosure & the Unfair Dismissal
- Zero-Hours Contracts Still Popular with Employers
- Government Legal Service Fails Multiple Choice Test
- Comey no Longer Trump’s ‘Homie’
- EAT contradicts their earlier decision
- New Employment Proposals from European Commission
- ‘Gig Economy’ Comes Under the Spotlight
- The Supreme Court Rules on Indirect Discrimination Cases
- Wearing Religious Symbols at Work
- Rise in Number of Zero-Hours Contracts
- Sheriff Court -v- Employment Tribunal
- Important Employment Status Case: Plumber Found to be a “Worker”
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Personal Injury
- How Is a Personal Injury Claim Valued?
- What to do if You are Hit by an Uninsured or Untraced Driver
- How are Personal Injury claims dealt with before litigation commences?
- As Roads Change, Are Vulnerable Road Users Being Left Behind?
- Coyote v Acme: After a Lifetime of Defective Products, Is Wile E. Finally Entitled to Compensation?
- E-Bikes, E-Scooters and Micromobility: Are the Laws Keeping Pace?
- The Road Ahead: Liability in the Age of Self-Driving Cars
- More Than Just Compensation: Understanding the Hidden Impact of Injury
- The Ripple Effect of Injury: Understanding the Wider Impact of Personal Injury Claims
- Action for Brain Injury Week: Supporting Those Living with Brain Injury
- Judicial College Guidelines Update: 18th Edition Changes and Scottish Relevance
- Ask Our Experts: What You Need To Know About The Motor Insurers’ Bureau
- Ask The Experts: Personal Injury Claims and Social Media Impact
- How to: Navigate Your Personal Injury Claim
- Silicosis Compensation Claims
- Military Deafness
- Don’t let Tiktok drive you off the road – keep your eyes on the wheel, not on the reel!
- Preparing for Driving in Winter Conditions
- From budding apprentice to trainee lawyer: My Journey
- Attending as a Witness at a Sheriff Court Civil Proof
- Elaine Crozier or Veale and Others v Scottish Power [Inner House] 2024 CSIH 14
- A GUIDE TO PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS – WHAT CAN I CLAIM FOR?
- Understanding Personal Injury Claims and Provisional Damages in Scotland.
- Understanding Claims for Diminution in Value
- E-Scooters and E-Bikes
- A GUIDE TO PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS – WHAT CAN I CLAIM FOR?
- A guide to chronic pain
- Injuries sustained during sporting activities – can liability for negligence be established?
- A Guide to Personal Injury Claims – What can I claim for?
- The Compensation Recovery Unit
- Occupiers’ Liability
- Product liability and Personal Injury
- Qualified One-way Costs Shifting (QOCS): Helen Lennox v Iceland Foods Limited
- Childhood Abuse Claims – Difficulties
- A Guide to Personal Injury Claims – What can I claim for?
- Clarification for Asbestos-Related Personal Injury Claims
- Package Holidays
- A Guide to Personal Injury Claims – What Can I Claim For?
- A Guide to Personal Injury Claims – What am I entitled to? – A Series
- 8 Changes to the Highway Code
- Robert McArthur and Others v Timberbush Tours Limited
- QOWCS this all about then?
- The PIP Breast Implant Scandal Ruling
- Virtual Court Hearings become a Reality
- Former professional rugby stars intend to pursue governing bodies for negligence
- Your Personal Injury Claim – what will happen?
- Redress for Survivors Scotland Bill
- Cyclists and Potholes: a Vicious Cycle?
- Class Action Claims to be introduced in Scotland
- Employers duties to their employees
- A Quick Guide to Stress at Work Claims
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Health and Safety at Work
- Teacher proceeds with personal injury claim against West Lothian Council
- Introduction of qualified one-way costs shifting in Personal Injury Litigation
- The Solicitor Travels in the Road Traffic Team
- Proposals to Regulate Beauty Industry
- Concerns over Proposed Scheme for Survivors of Historical Abuse
- Automated Vehicles
- Scottish Government Consultation on Financial Redress for Historical Abuse
- The Journey of Your Personal Injury Claim
- Discount Rate remains at -0.75% in Scotland
- Pedestrians and vehicles – recent developments
- Fairley and Lowdean v Edinburgh Trams
- Holidays from Hell
- Discount Rate Set at -0.25% in England and Wales
- Sumburgh Super Puma Tragedy: Fatal Accident Inquiry to be Held
- But he ran into the back of me!
- Investigations into Childhood Abuse
- FAQ’s of a Personal Injury claim
- When a Rear-End Collision Becomes Complicated
- Help and Assistance from Family Members: Can They Claim?
- What to do if you’ve been involved in a road traffic accident
- The Role of Rehabilitation in your Personal Injury Claim
- More than Just Personal Injury
- Jackson Boyd Recover Seven Figure Sum for Injured Biker
- Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Bill
- Stress at Work – Bullying and Harassment
- Green Card Required?
- “Same Roof Rule” Challenge Successful
- Hostile Diplomacy
- Allergic Reactions: Is there ever a basis for a claim?
- Older Drivers: What does the law say?
- Woman injured in fall wins damages after appealing against sheriff’s ‘volenti non fit injuria’ ruling
- The Cost of Judicial Interest
- Joint Consultation on Automated Vehicles
- Warner v Scapa Flow
- #HandsUp4HealthyMinds
- When being wrong isn’t negligent
- Dewayne Johnson v Monsanto – the contrast in damages in different jurisdictions
- Asbestos Secondary Exposure
- How Easy is it to Make a Fraudulent Claim?
- CICA “Same Roof” Rule Successfully Challenged
- Asbestos Exposure: Suppress at the Source
- Certification of Skilled Witnesses: Webster v MacLeod
- Holiday Claims: An Overview
- Holiday Claims: What evidence helps?
- Personal Injury during Festival Season
- Cycling Accidents – What we can do for you?
- Blinded by the Sun: Road Traffic Accidents
- Industrial Deafness: An Overview
- Asbestos related conditions: When can I make a claim?
- Should Adults be Required to Advise Children of Risks when Playing?
- The Use of Social Media as Evidence
- The Cost of Justice?
- Car Accident Victim Receives Over 130 Times the Original Offer
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority: An Overview
- Your Personal Injury Claim – The Journey
- What to Expect at Court – A Beginner’s Guide
- Psychiatric Injury: The Background
- Car Crash and Whiplash: What To Do
- Improving the Safety of New and Learner Drivers
- Falls from Height Pose a Significant Risk at Work
- Revenge Porn and Psychiatric Injury
- Spotlight on Farm Safety
- Raising Awareness of Mesothelioma
- Indirect Asbestos Victims: The New Pursuer?
- No blame, No Claim, but Premiums Still on the Rise
- Global Efforts to Reduce Death and Injuries on the Roads
- How Do We Communicate? Deaf Awareness Week 2017
- Beware the Avocado
- The Swings and Roundabouts of Civil Jury Trials
- Credit Hire – An Introduction
- Who Blinks First? – The Introduction of Pursuers’ Offers
- The Future of Future Losses
- When less is more
- Assessment before Instruction
Road Traffic Offences
- Prohibiting Pavement Parking under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019
- Not Guilty: Reckless Driving and Injury
- The Scottish Courts and Tribunal’s Modernisation of Summary Courts
- Drug Driving – Scotland’s new zero tolerance approach
- CCTV Leads to Quashed Conviction for Bus Driver
- YOU CAN’T TOUCH THIS …A MOBILE PHONE THAT IS!
- Dangerous Driving: Time to seek legal advice
- Police Scotland Summer Campaign – the results are in!
- Golden Calls
- The benefits of a well prepared plea in mitigation: Careless driving
- Buchan v PF, Perth
- Time takes its toll in court proceedings
- Average Speed Justice
- Road Accident Figures Remain the Same despite Drink-Drive Limit Changes
- Driving offences: Guilty
- Always Mind Your Speed – Even Below the Limit
- Right to a Fair Trial & Road Traffic Matters
- Speeding
- Avoiding Totting up disqualification
- Motoring offences – Don’t take a “chance” when it comes to your licence
