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Death by driving motorist’s damages claim against GP over prescription drugs ‘which caused black-out’ dismissed
A motorist found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving who claimed that he “blacked out” behind the wheel as a result of medications he was prescribed has had a damages action against his GP dismissed.
Published 26 March 2019
UK among most egregious violaters of European employment rights charter
The UK is in significant violation of the provisions of a European employment charter as a result of offering an inadequate minimum wage and failing to provide workers with legal guarantees to ensure they are remunerated for overtime.
Published 26 March 2019
Work underway on Kirkcaldy’s new court complex
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has started work on a two court complex to hear sheriff and jury cases and custody cases in Kirkcaldy.
Published 26 March 2019
Craig Asbury: Disclosure in the age of #MeToo
The recent high profile sexual harassment cases in the media, and the growing momentum of the #MeToo movement, has prompted closer examination of how businesses are responding to such incidents in the workplace, writes Craig Asbury.
Published 26 March 2019
RSB Lindsays sets sights on further growth in Dundee
RSB Lindsays' chairman has detailed the firm's plans to increase sales to £20 million in the coming three years, The Courier reports.
Published 26 March 2019
DWF's fraud expertise highlighted at 2019 Scottish Legal Awards
DWF's innovations in combating fraud have been highlighted at the 2019 Scottish Legal Awards, where the business secured two accolades.
Published 26 March 2019
Justice survey records 16 per cent decline in crime
There has been a 16 per cent fall crime in Scotland since 2016-17, new figures show.
Published 26 March 2019
Frances McMenamin QC to be Faculty representative on sexual offences review group
A senior criminal practitioner will be a Faculty representative on a new panel looking at the way sexual offence cases are dealt with in the courts.
Published 26 March 2019
In pictures... lawyers don their glad rags
Via Blackadders: A group from Blackadders had a fantastic night at the Dundee Faculty Dinner. The Faculty of Procurators and Solicitors in Dundee was formed in 1820 by Royal Charter and is open to all solicitors and trainees in Dundee.
Published 26 March 2019
England: Lawyers reprimanded and told to pay compensation for using transgender client's birth name
Lawyers have been reprimanded for using a transgender client's birth name when advising them on a discrimination claim.
Published 26 March 2019
And finally... toy soldiers
An army rifleman was reprimanded after going on a killing spree – in a virtual battlefield.
Published 26 March 2019
Partner of seriously ill elderly woman who died after being discharged from Royal Infirmary awarded £187,000 damages for junior doctor’s negligence
The surviving partner of an elderly woman who died after suffering gastrointestinal bleeding has been awarded more than £187,000 in damages, having successfully sued a Scottish health board following a junior doctor’s failure to admit the patient to hospital.
Published 25 March 2019
Aidan O'Neill QC: Holyrood can ban fracking and is required to do so
The Scottish Parliament can competently legislate to ban fracking and indeed is legally obligated to do so, an advocate has said.
Published 25 March 2019
Justice Committee report highlights Police Scotland failings six years after unification
Poor financial management, unclear lines of responsibility and a failure to focus on the views of officers and staff in the early stages of reform lie at the root of many of the problems faced by Police Scotland, according to Holyrood's Justice Committee.
Published 25 March 2019
Threat of BTP merger with Police Scotland prompted officers and staff to leave
The equivalent of more than 40 per cent of officers and staff have left the British Transport Police in Scotland since the Scottish government announced its plan to merge the service into Police Scotland.
Published 25 March 2019
