January: National Divorce Month?
January sees an increase in new clients seeking advice regarding separation and divorce. Solicitor Lynne Sturrock looks at some of the…
Clare's Law comes to Scotland
Last month, a pilot scheme, known as Clare's Law, was launched in two areas of Scotland. The scheme allows people to find out whether…
Holiday and Overtime claims
Unite will not be appealing the decision in Bear Scotland v Fulton
It has been reported in Workplace Savings and Benefits that Unite will…
Government Aims to Cut Drink Drive Limit Before Christmas
I was pleased to read that the Scottish Government aim to lower the drink-drive limit in time for Christmas. Almost 75% of…
Fall in Number of Workers Fatally Injured
Latest HSE statistics show a fall in the number of works fatally injured in 2013/2014 compared to the five year average.
The provisional…
Holiday Pay Ruling - The Key Points
Employment Appeal Judgment rules in favour of significant change to how “holiday pay” is calculated, but limits past claims considerably…
Changes coming to employment law
On 1 October 2014 a number of employment law changes will come into force.
National Minimum Wage Increase
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Potential Impact of Obesity case on the Oil & Gas Industry
One of our blogs last month highlighted and commented upon a recent case on obesity being considered by the European Court of…
Surrogacy Rules come under the Spot Light
This week, news broke of an Australian couple who had paid a Thai lady to act as a surrogate mother for them. Pattharamon Chanbua, age 21,…
Driverless Cars to Take to The Road
After commenting earlier this week on Sainsbury's high-tech lorries, I was interested to read the news that driverless car trials are…
Sainsbury's Introduce High-Tech HGV's
I was intrigued to read about the new high-tech lorry that Sainsbury's are introducing in a bid to stop the rising number of cyclists…
Is Obesity A Disability?
Amy Jones from Thorntons Employment Law team considers the latest case on obesity and how it may impact on employers and employees.…
Organisation Reshuffles
The news has been dominated this week by the Prime Minister's reshuffle of the UK Cabinet. The whole process occurred quickly and as…
Cycle Helmets Useful or Not?
Leading Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh has suggested cycle helmets do not protect the brain in an accident. We Discuss the Pros and Cons of…
Series of changes announced to Employment Law
Yesterday was a relatively busy day for announcements regarding proposed changes to employment law. We have had the recommendations from an…
44% of Personal Injury Victims Fail to Claim Compensation
Report by National Accident Helpline suggests 44% of personal injury victims have not made a claim for compensation.
There can often be a…
New Child Maintenance System
Gradual changes have been introduced to the child maintenance system in the UK since December 2012 and most are now in place, with very…
Unpaid Internships
Whilst internships have always been common in particular sectors, such as fashion, beauty and journalism, one of the effects of the…
Zero hours, not zero controversy
The use and fairness of zero hours' contracts has been an issue that has attracted much media attention. Recent figures from the Office of…
Is the Quickie Divorce just for Celebrities?
Celebrities are often in the press following a 'quickie divorce'. But can anyone get a quick divorce?
Tamzin Outhwaite and Tom Ellis have…
Pre Nups: Keeping up with the Kardashians
This week, the Showbiz world was full of reports of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's impending nuptials. The glamorous pair are reported to…