Blog Post Blog Post Whirlpool Product Recall 17 June 2019 Annie Muir Personal Injury As a Government-ordered product recall of Whirlpool-made tumble dryers is being planned because of a heightened fire risk arising from…
Blog Post Blog Post Share Life, Give Blood 13 June 2019 Lynsay McFarlane Personal Injury Every year on 14 June we celebrate World Blood Donor Day. This is an event championed by the World Health Organisation and designed to…
Blog Post Blog Post Primary or Secondary Victim - or not? 13 May 2019 Stephanie Watson Personal Injury In the last few days it was reported that a claim against Glasgow City Council (“GCC”) had failed. Danielle Weddle raised a claim for the…
Blog Post Blog Post Are you cycling naked? 29 March 2019 Daniel McGinn Personal Injury There are apparently 3 types of cyclist - ones that have come off their bikes, ones that are currently coming off their bikes and ones that…
Blog Post Blog Post Injuries Assemble 15 March 2019 Gary Mannion Personal Injury Everyone loves superheroes and that is firmly backed up by the box office where the Avengers movies alone have amassed almost 5 billion US…
Blog Post Blog Post £65k fine for Health and Safety breaches at M&Ds Theme 12 March 2019 Lynsay McFarlane Personal Injury Back in 2017, I blogged about various accidents at theme parks across the UK including the June 2016 incident at M&Ds ‘Scotland’s…
Blog Post Blog Post Driving Miss Daisy off into the sunset 27 February 2019 Lynsay McFarlane Personal Injury Last month Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was involved in a road traffic accident when his 4x4 collided with another vehicle as he…
Blog Post Blog Post Be Sure You’re Insured 25 January 2019 Richard Poole Personal Injury On Monday Police Scotland announced the launch of “Operation Drive Insured”. The operation, which plans to tackle the problem posed by…
Blog Post Blog Post The use of Personal Injury Trusts 16 November 2018 Lynne Hopkins Personal Injury, Private Client Trusts can have a variety of uses and benefits and are not just for the wealthy. If you are receiving a sizeable sum of compensation…
Blog Post Blog Post “Bang out of order” – Managing Firework Safety 2 November 2018 Richard Poole Personal Injury In 2016-2017, nearly 21 million attendances were recorded at Accident and Emergency departments throughout the NHS. Of these, over 5,…
Blog Post Blog Post Spectator Sports and public safety 25 October 2018 Stephanie Watson Personal Injury At the end of September the Ryder Cup took place in Paris. Aside from Europe’s success the news has been full of an incident which occurred…
Blog Post Blog Post Lower drink driving limit = less accidents in Scotland? 15 October 2018 Lynsay McFarlane Personal Injury In December 2014, the drink driving limit in Scotland was lowered to 50mg per 100ml of blood breaking away from the 80mg limit which…
Blog Post Blog Post Prevention better than cure 15 August 2018 Daniel McGinn Personal Injury Spare a thought for safety this Injury Prevention Day as our children return to school and nursery. With many children returning to school…
Blog Post Blog Post Blown out of proportion? 27 July 2018 Lynsay McFarlane Personal Injury There have been calls from some MPs to have a temporary ban on the use of inflatables in public areas following the recent tragedy of a…
Blog Post Blog Post Royal Mail Encourages Owners To Teach Old Dogs New Tricks 27 June 2018 Richard Poole Personal Injury A dog can be your best friend apparently but according to figures released by Royal Mail recently, there have been more than 200 dog…
Blog Post Blog Post Civil Litigation Bill – Better Access to Justice? 2 May 2018 Stephanie Watson Personal Injury Yesterday, 1 May 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill. The Bill is…
Blog Post Blog Post Is It Really Just What The Doctor Ordered? 9 April 2018 Lynsay McFarlane Personal Injury 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.…
Blog Post Blog Post Please don’t stop the music 6 April 2018 Stephanie Watson Personal Injury A professional viola player, employed by the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London raised an action for damages after he sustained an…
Blog Post Blog Post National Equestrian Safety Day - Not Just For Horse-Riders 23 March 2018 Stephanie Watson Personal Injury 24 March 2018 is National Equestrian Safety Day, which was set up by the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund to highlight the…
Blog Post Blog Post Can Self-Driving Cars be Trusted? 23 March 2018 Stephanie Watson Personal Injury 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…
Blog Post Blog Post Licence to Claim 16 March 2018 Gary Mannion Personal Injury A highly-regarded director is suing the makers of James Bond for £2.5million after he suffered “career-ending injuries” while filming on…