New laws to modernise the Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) process have been passed by the Scottish Parliament.
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New laws to modernise the Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) process have been passed by the Scottish Parliament.
Six sheriffs have been appointed as specialists who will sit in Scotland’s new Sheriff Personal Injury Court.
Britain is still failing to adequately tackle its drink driving problem, leading to too many deaths and serious injuries on the roads, road safety charity Brake has warned.
A Glasgow construction firm has been sentenced for serious safety failings after a worker was crushed to death when a 1.6 tonnes frame fell onto him during construction of a steel stair tower.
The Scottish Government has recently published its Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill, which it says will strengthen the Fatal Accident Inquiry Process in Scotland by setting out practical measures for a system which is effective, efficient and fair.
Asbestos victims are still dying without legal redress, two years after the Government finished consulting on plans to set up an insurance fund to help them.
A laboratory testing firm has been prosecuted after putting workers at its Tyneside premises at risk of exposure to asbestos.