I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my Facebook postings....or is it?
Intellectual Property Solicitor stresses the importance of knowing exactly what you've signed up for before sharing content on social…
The Internet of Things: How Private and Safe will it be?
As technology advances, is data being processed in the correct way, and are we protecting data from misuse?
We've seen 2015 already in "…
Social Media; The damage 140 characters can do continues to be highlighted
Social media and its alleged ills have again been in the news. Whether it is offensive comments relating to tragedies, critically ill…
2015 Brave New World?
As we begin 2015 the media is full of their annual retrospectives and crystal ball gazing for the year ahead, and employment lawyers are no…
Same-sex Marriage Legalised in Scotland
31 December 2014 – a day which is historically one of celebration took on a new significance in the wake of the Marriage and Civil…
January: National Divorce Month?
January sees an increase in new clients seeking advice regarding separation and divorce. Solicitor Lynne Sturrock looks at some of the…
Clare's Law comes to Scotland
Last month, a pilot scheme, known as Clare's Law, was launched in two areas of Scotland. The scheme allows people to find out whether…
Holiday and Overtime claims
Unite will not be appealing the decision in Bear Scotland v Fulton
It has been reported in Workplace Savings and Benefits that Unite will…
Government Aims to Cut Drink Drive Limit Before Christmas
I was pleased to read that the Scottish Government aim to lower the drink-drive limit in time for Christmas. Almost 75% of…
Fall in Number of Workers Fatally Injured
Latest HSE statistics show a fall in the number of works fatally injured in 2013/2014 compared to the five year average.
The provisional…
Holiday Pay Ruling - The Key Points
Employment Appeal Judgment rules in favour of significant change to how “holiday pay” is calculated, but limits past claims considerably…
Changes coming to employment law
On 1 October 2014 a number of employment law changes will come into force.
National Minimum Wage Increase
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Potential Impact of Obesity case on the Oil & Gas Industry
One of our blogs last month highlighted and commented upon a recent case on obesity being considered by the European Court of…
Surrogacy Rules come under the Spot Light
This week, news broke of an Australian couple who had paid a Thai lady to act as a surrogate mother for them. Pattharamon Chanbua, age 21,…
Driverless Cars to Take to The Road
After commenting earlier this week on Sainsbury's high-tech lorries, I was interested to read the news that driverless car trials are…
Sainsbury's Introduce High-Tech HGV's
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…
Is Obesity A Disability?
Amy Jones from Thorntons Employment Law team considers the latest case on obesity and how it may impact on employers and employees.…
Organisation Reshuffles
The news has been dominated this week by the Prime Minister's reshuffle of the UK Cabinet. The whole process occurred quickly and as…
Cycle Helmets Useful or Not?
Leading Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh has suggested cycle helmets do not protect the brain in an accident. We Discuss the Pros and Cons of…
Series of changes announced to Employment Law
Yesterday was a relatively busy day for announcements regarding proposed changes to employment law. We have had the recommendations from an…
44% of Personal Injury Victims Fail to Claim Compensation
Report by National Accident Helpline suggests 44% of personal injury victims have not made a claim for compensation.
There can often be a…