Rural Health and Safety: Reporting workers injuries.
I recently gave a presentation to a group of farmers in relation to the recording of accidents and incidents on farms and their obligations…
Addison Lee loses legal appeal over courier worker status
On Friday, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rejected an appeal by car and courier service Addison Lee, in their attempt to challenge an…
Til death do us part
This month will host one of the most anticipated weddings this year, the wedding of HRH Prince Harry to Meghan Markle. Amongst the…
Johnny Hallyday – A Family at War - Who’s right is it anyway?
The eldest children of French rocker Johnny Hallyday, who died in December last year, have sought a court order in France with a view to…
Civil Litigation Bill – Better Access to Justice?
Yesterday, 1 May 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill. The Bill is…
Stress at Work
According to the Office for National Statistics which carries out a labour force survey on stress in the workplace each year, some 12.5…
LBTT 3 Yearly Lease Returns
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) was introduced in Scotland on 1 April 2015 for transactions involving residential and commercial…
Is It Really Just What The Doctor Ordered?
In the UK, there are an astonishing 237 million drug errors a year, and in England alone 700 deaths a year are caused by drug errors.…
Please don’t stop the music
A professional viola player, employed by the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London raised an action for damages after he sustained an…
National Equestrian Safety Day - Not Just For Horse-Riders
24 March 2018 is National Equestrian Safety Day, which was set up by the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund to highlight the…
Can Self-Driving Cars be Trusted?
Self driving cars have been a hot topic over the last few years. The first confirmed death of a pedestrian from a self driving car…
Licence to Claim
A highly-regarded director is suing the makers of James Bond for £2.5million after he suffered “career-ending injuries” while filming on…
Harper Lee – A Lack of Trust?
It was reported recently that the Will of the late author Harper Lee had been unsealed after a Court in the state of Alabama ruled that it…
New Code of Practice for Tenanted Agricultural Holdings
The Scottish Land Commission, through the Tenant Farming Commissioner (TFC), Bob McIntosh, has continued its programme of providing…
Potatoes in Peril - The Dangers of Crop Spray Drift
Glyphosate is the number one selling weed killer globally. Its use continues to be topical and indeed, controversial. In November 2017, the…
When roads attack. “Potzilla” claims 20 victims in Laurencekirk.
“Burt, it's under the ground! It's an underground monster!” I admit, I’m mixing my monster movies here, but it’s hard to resist when…
Are we about to see changes to Inheritance Tax?
Although liability to pay Inheritance Tax (IHT) only in fact affects 5% of estates, there is a perception (especially given house prices)…
When are On-Call Shifts considered working time?
For many workers their job will involve an element of being on-call. That may be care workers who are on-call or perform “sleeping-in…
Fees due by Data Controllers under the General Data Protection Regulation
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, all data controllers are required to register with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and…
GDPR, marketing and the problem with consent
Regardless of Brexit, the UK government has confirmed that UK law will continue to mirror EU law in this area therefore GDPR is, and will…
Changes to the Private Water Supply Regulations
Do you provide water to others from a private source?
The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations…