Tinnitus Myths and Misconceptions
7-13 February 2022 marks the British Tinnitus Association’s Tinnitus Awareness week, a campaign to make sure that everyone with tinnitus…
Scottish Group Proceedings Granted for Kenyan Farm Workers
This week, a group proceedings application in Scotland was granted by the Court of Session. Class actions are well established in many…
Living Wills and Powers of Attorney for health care decisions.
As you are no doubt aware, we’re all living longer. Unfortunately, with age, comes a higher risk of developing chronic illnesses. On…
Dental Practices Key Practice Documentation
We act for all sort of practices, from sole practitioners to large practices which operate as partnerships or limited companies. All of…
Rape survivor awarded damages by civil court
I first blogged about a civil rape case back in 2017 when Denise Clair successfully sued two footballers for rape, despite them not having…
Virtual Courts for Domestic Abuse Cases
Figures recently published by the Scottish Police Authority’s Quarterly Policing Performance Report indicate that in the last year there…
Safety tips for winter exercise
It is easy to put away the tinsel, trees and stockings after the festive period; but the effect of overindulgence in mince pies and turkey…
Introduction of Licensing Scheme for Short-Term Lets
Whilst the use of short-term lets can have a positive impact on Scotland’s tourist industry, the rapid rise has negatively impacted local…
No jab, no job
With the prospect of employees returning to the office on a more permanent basis now that most of the Covid-related restrictions we have…
Changes to the Highway Code – what do you need to know?
As a pedestrian, horse rider, cyclist or motorist the Highway Code is something to which we must all pay attention. You are legally…
Jodorowsky’s Dune, NFTs, and Copyright
In November 2021, Christie’s auction house listed Michel Seydoux Presents Alejandro Jodorowsky's Dune from Frank Herbert's Novel (often…
Why so blue?
Not long ago we were enjoying the festive period, fairy lights brightened up the dark nights, and we were setting good intentions and…
New Year’s Resolutions? Try Thorntons’ Training Workshops to Get Your HR House in Order
With 2021 thankfully behind us and as we return – slowly – to post-pandemic life both at work and at home, our New Year’s Resolutions for…
Fear of Covid was not a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010
The Employment Tribunal in Manchester has delivered what is thought to be one of the first decisions on Covid and whether a fear of…
When raising vexatious grievances leads to dismissal
From time to time an employer may face multiple grievances from an employee, with the employee refusing to engage with the grievance…
What’s new in employment law in 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many anticipated employment law reforms to be put on hold over the last 18 months. Notwithstanding the…
Temporary extension for fit notes
If you blinked you may have missed it, but the UK government has introduced a temporary amendment to the statutory sick pay rules to…
Digging up the past - a costly mistake?
A reported case this week is a firm warning for landowners in respect of Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and the bite that they have in…
Scottish scheme for abuse survivors now open
The Scottish Government announced last week that applications for Scotland’s Redress Scheme are now invited. The scheme creates a new…
Office “cheese and wine” & Employee Conduct
We are all hoping for a better Christmas this year without any restrictions on how many loved one’s we are able to see on the big day…
A Better way of breaking bad news
Earlier this month, the Chief Executive of a US mortgage company made the news for all the wrong reasons. Having arranged a Zoom call with…