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A Bradford man may need to have his foot and lower leg amputated as a result of a crush injury caused by the safety failures of his employers more than a year ago. The city’s magistrates were told that 51-year-old David Wain suffered serious injuries when a 1.5 tonne pallet of tin plates fell onto […]
The UK Parliament has formally approved a new law that will amend the criminal liability of partnerships in Scotland. The Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Bill will now go forward for royal assent. Reforming the criminal liability of partnerships in Scots law became necessary after the tragedy of the Rosepark nursing home fire in Lanarkshire in 2004 […]
A recent survey has found that around a quarter of male drivers risk catastrophic head-on crashes by overtaking blind, while more than four in ten (44%) admit speeding at 60mph+ on rural roads. Men are much more likely to take these deadly risks than women, and more than twice as likely to have been involved […]
MSP’s have now approved the High Hedges (Scotland) Bill, thus Scotland will follow other parts of the UK in having legislation to control the “thorny” problem of the height of hedges that cause nuisance to neighbouring proprietors. The issue of high hedges has been an escalating problem particularly where fast growing species such as the […]
A leading hotel chain has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 in fines and costs after construction workers and guests were put at risk of asbestos exposure at a Kent hotel. The chain failed to ensure a full asbestos assessment was undertaken before construction workers refurbished a wing of a hotel in Folkestone between […]
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has welcomed the announcement from the Government that they are to publish a Green Paper on young driver safety. The ABI has long campaigned to change the way young people learn how to drive in order to reduce death and injury on the roads and make young drivers safer. […]
If you play any part in business these days, you will rely on your standard terms and conditions of trade to protect your interest and to limit your potential liability when providing goods or services to customers. Over time these standard terms and conditions often become outdated as the legal framework underpinning them changes. To […]
Health and safety professionals in Northern Ireland have been given advice on how new laws can help them reduce needle, scalpel blade and other sharps injuries in the healthcare industry. New UK and EU laws coming into force this spring require employers to provide better protection against accidents caused by this equipment. And the Institution […]
On 6th March 2013, Xavier Louis Vuitton sold Gaick, one of his Scottish Sporting Estates. The sale took the form of the sale of the entire issued share capital of a single property vehicle. Dallas McMillan acted on behalf of Xavier Louis Vuitton. The commercial property team was led by Forbes Leslie, Managing Partner and […]
March 2013 saw the introduction of a volume safety limit for new portable music players such as iPods. New mobile phones and portable music players sold within the EU must now have a sound limit of 85 Decibels (dB). This is above the 80 dB which is regarded as the safe limit. This is similar […]
The Green Deal is established by The Energy Act 2011 and applies to Great Britain but not to Northern Ireland. The aim of the Green Deal is to improve the energy efficiency of residential and non-residential properties and enables householders to obtain energy efficiency improvements to their property (whether owned or tenanted) without having to […]
New figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders in Scotland report that the number of first time buyers in Scotland rose to the largest annual total in four years. Affordability has been a factor in the increase in purchasers for such buyers. Average lower house prices, for example, has allowed a number of purchasers to […]
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published details of proposed changes to the way whiplash claims are handled. The proposals include:
The Scottish Human Rights Commission and CELCIS (Centre of Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland, University of Strathclyde) have hosted an InterAction event in Glasgow. The aim of the InterAction, the first facilitated negotiation within a human rights framework in Scotland, was to bring people and organisations to the same table at the same […]
Patients’ safety and wellbeing could be at risk because the working patterns of doctors in training are leaving them too tired and stressed. These are the worrying findings of a recent study commissioned by the General Medical Council (GMC). Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the GMC, explained that some doctors may still be working nearly […]
A major scotch whisky manufacturer has been fined after two workers had to flee a warehouse fire. Glasgow Sheriff Court was told at an earlier hearing that two workers were filling casks in a warehouse when the incident happened. After filling four of them, one worker felt the hose he was using relax then heard […]
Following consultations the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AIB) has announced changes to the proposed reforms of Scotland’s bankruptcy laws. These changes relate mainly, but not exclusively, to Protected Trust Deeds (PTD’s). Scottish Ministers have been increasingly concerned due to the rising costs of same alongside the decreasing returns for creditors and for these reasons a minimum […]
The Scottish Governments has introduced the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Bill which is set to replace the current Stamp Duty Land Tax system currently operating in Scotland on land and property transactions. The proposed Land and Buildings Transaction Tax will take effect from April 2015 and will be a more progressive tax structure, […]
A golf competition ball spotter who was blinded in one eye after being struck by a golf ball is suing the professional golfer who struck the ball, reports the BBC. Seventy-year-old David McMahon was working at an event at Leven Links course in Fife in 2009 when he was hit in the eye by a […]
This business briefing explains what a franchise is and highlights the advantages and disadvantages of franchising a business from the franchisor’s perspective. What is a franchise? What are the advantages of franchising for the franchisor? What are the disadvantages of franchising for the franchisor? For further information on franchising or any other aspect of corporate […]