Blog Post Blog Post Protections for Patients of Non-Surgical Cosmetic Surgery Announced 25 August 2015 Lynsay McFarlane Personal Injury In June, the Scottish Government's Health Minister announced that as of April 2016 private clinics carrying out non-surgical cosmetic…
Blog Post Blog Post New Uninsured Drivers Agreement In Force 13 August 2015 Kathleen-Erin Lawson Personal Injury The Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) last month announced the implementation of a new Uninsured Drivers Agreement which will apply to accidents…
Blog Post Blog Post Compensation Claims Following Alton Towers Rollercoaster Crash 9 July 2015 Gary Mannion Personal Injury Alton Towers is likely to pay out well over one million pounds to the victims of the Smiler rollercoaster crash after the amusement park…
Blog Post Blog Post Natural Dangers and A Duty of Care 5 July 2015 Stephanie Watson Personal Injury The tragic death of two young men at Prestonhill Quarry, Inverkeithing in the last year has left people asking questions about the duty of…
Blog Post Blog Post Compensation Payouts by NHS Tayside on the Increase 20 May 2015 Richard Poole Personal Injury A recent local report indicates that the amount of money paid out in compensation claims by NHS Tayside has more than quadrupled in under…
Blog Post Blog Post Mobile Phone Use at Wheel - as Dangerous as Drink Driving? 14 May 2015 Annie Muir Personal Injury Drivers continue to use mobile phones at the wheel. I was disappointed to read in The Nottingham Post this week that there has…
Blog Post Blog Post Expenses and Funding of Civil Litigation in Scotland 14 May 2015 Kathleen-Erin Lawson Personal Injury The Scottish Government's recent consultation on Expenses and the Funding of Civil Litigation in Scotland certainly provided food for…
Blog Post Blog Post Stepping Out Pedestrian Road Traffic Accidents 13 April 2015 Kathleen-Erin Lawson Personal Injury New statistics show a 1% increase in pedestrians killed or seriously injured on Great Britain’s roads compared to the previous year. I was…
Blog Post Blog Post Government Aims to Cut Drink Drive Limit Before Christmas 6 November 2014 Eve McBride Personal Injury I was pleased to read that the Scottish Government aim to lower the drink-drive limit in time for Christmas. Almost 75% of…
Blog Post Blog Post Fall in Number of Workers Fatally Injured 6 November 2014 Stephanie Watson Personal Injury Latest HSE statistics show a fall in the number of works fatally injured in 2013/2014 compared to the five year average. The provisional…
Blog Post Blog Post Driverless Cars to Take to The Road 29 July 2014 Daniel McGinn Personal Injury After commenting earlier this week on Sainsbury's high-tech lorries, I was interested to read the news that driverless car trials are…
Press Release Press Release National Accident Helpline launches Scottish solicitor panel 27 July 2014 Gordon McBean Firm News, Personal Injury National Accident Helpline, the UK's most recommended claims company, has announced the creation of a new solicitor panel to enhance the…
Blog Post Blog Post Sainsbury's Introduce High-Tech HGV's 26 July 2014 Eve McBride Personal Injury 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…
Blog Post Blog Post Cycle Helmets Useful or Not? 8 June 2014 Kathleen-Erin Lawson Personal Injury Leading Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh has suggested cycle helmets do not protect the brain in an accident. We Discuss the Pros and Cons of…
Blog Post Blog Post 44% of Personal Injury Victims Fail to Claim Compensation 29 May 2014 Lynsay McFarlane Personal Injury Report by National Accident Helpline suggests 44% of personal injury victims have not made a claim for compensation. There can often be a…
Press Release Press Release Thorntons supports Dundee's brain injury forum 29 May 2014 Gordon McBean Personal Injury A leading Tayside law firm has announced it will be the official sponsor of an event which supports people who have suffered head injuries…
Blog Post Blog Post Britain not embracing cycling 10 February 2014 Kathleen-Erin Lawson Personal Injury Chris Boardman launches British Cycling’s ChooseCycling campaign. But does more need to be done to reduce cycle accidents on the road? As…
Press Release Press Release Thorntons lawyers put their heads together for SHIF 8 August 2013 Firm News, Personal Injury A leading law firm has announced its official sponsorship of a popular event held by the Scottish Head Injury Forum (SHIF). Thorntons…