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Addison Lee loses legal appeal over courier worker status
On Friday, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rejected an appeal by car and courier service Addison Lee, in their…
Posted on 18th May 2018
Thorntons Personal Injury team support Hats for Headway
This week has been Action for Brain Injury Week and today specifically marks for Hats for Headway, which is a fun and easy…
Posted on 18th May 2018
Til death do us part
This month will host one of the most anticipated weddings this year, the wedding of HRH Prince Harry to Meghan Markle.…
Posted on 17th May 2018
Johnny Hallyday – A Family at War - Who’s right is it anyway?
The eldest children of French rocker Johnny Hallyday, who died in December last year, have sought a court order in France…
Posted on 15th May 2018
Civil Litigation Bill – Better Access to Justice?
Yesterday, 1 May 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill…
Posted on 2nd May 2018
Respected Dundee lawyer Derek Petrie moves to Thorntons Solicitors
With more than 21 years’ experience in the profession, Derek Petrie…
Posted on 27th April 2018
Six figure sum raised for Cash for Kids
In 21 years of running a Charity Wills Campaign, leading law firm Thorntons has raised £320,000 for Cash for Kids and…
Posted on 23rd April 2018
Stress at Work
According to the Office for National Statistics which carries out a labour force survey on stress in the workplace each year…
Posted on 20th April 2018
Employment law expertise grows as firm expands in the capital
Thorntons Solicitors is strengthening its footprint in…
Posted on 17th April 2018
LBTT 3 Yearly Lease Returns
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) was introduced in Scotland on 1 April 2015 for transactions involving residential and…
Posted on 10th April 2018
Is It Really Just What The Doctor Ordered?
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.…
Posted on 9th April 2018
Please don’t stop the music
A professional viola player, employed by the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London raised an action for damages after…
Posted on 6th April 2018
Inheritance Tax and The Increased Residence Nil Rate Band
The beginning of the new tax year on 6th April 2018 also marks an increase in the Residence…
Posted on 6th April 2018
The Yard Dundee to benefit from Sports Challenge Dinner
An annual Question of Sport style event in Dundee is set to raise thousands for…
Posted on 3rd April 2018
Restrictions on Croatian nationals lifted
The UK Government has announced that they are to formally lift restrictions on Croatian nationals working in the UK.…
Posted on 26th March 2018
National Equestrian Safety Day - Not Just For Horse-Riders
24 March 2018 is National Equestrian Safety Day, which was set up by the Mark Davies Injured…
Posted on 23rd March 2018
Can Self-Driving Cars be Trusted?
Self driving cars have been a hot topic over the last few years. My colleagues …
Posted on 23rd March 2018
Licence to Claim
A highly-regarded director is suing the makers of James Bond for £2.5million after he suffered “career-ending injuries…
Posted on 16th March 2018
Harper Lee – A Lack of Trust?
It was reported recently that the Will of the late author Harper Lee had been unsealed after a Court in the state of Alabama ruled that…
Posted on 9th March 2018
New Code of Practice for Tenanted Agricultural Holdings
The Scottish Land Commission, through the Tenant Farming Commissioner (TFC), Bob McIntosh, has continued its programme of providing…
Posted on 9th March 2018