Rape survivor awarded damages by civil court
I first blogged about a civil rape case back in 2017 when Denise Clair successfully sued two footballers for rape, despite them not having…
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Head of our specialist Personal Injury team, and a Solicitor Advocate, Caroline has been specialising in Personal Injury work since qualifying in 2003.
She deals with a wide range of personal injury cases including road traffic accidents, workplace claims and clinical negligence cases, principally on a no win, no fee basis.
Caroline has experience in litigating in both the Sheriff Court and Court of Session. Caroline has been a part-time tutor on the Diploma in Legal Practice for over 15 years, as a tutor on the Professional Communication course and as joint module organiser for the Personal Injury Elective.
Caroline is also involved with training our trainees and, together with her fellow Solicitor Advocates, runs written and oral advocacy courses annually for them.
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COVID, Hospitals and Care Homes
Last summer I had reported that Scotland’s Crown Office had established a specialist Covid-19 Deaths Investigation Team (CDIT) to look at…
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Should Patients be Able to Sue for Clinical Negligence?
This month, Nick Ross gave his opinion in The Times that patients should not be able to sue the NHS for mistakes which result in injury or…
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Capitalising on Road Safety Thanks to COVID?
Back in January, I wrote about the fact that COVID had resulted in a reduction in the number of people killed or injured in road traffic…
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Tread Carefully
With gyms shut for lengthy periods due to COVID, many people turned to buying home gym equipment to keep up their fitness routines. One…
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Employers - Take Responsibility for Keeping Employees Safe
I was saddened to read of the death of Scott Hunter recently as a result of COVID but was disappointed to read about the failures of his…
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Has COVID Resulted in Safer Roads?
I was heartened to read the national statistics released this week which show that one positive outcome of the COVID restrictions is a…
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Darker Nights, Brighter Lights – and Clothing
Every year, I feel like the period between the clocks changing seems to get shorter and the long summer nights don’t seem to last as long.…
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From Close Pass to Safe Pass
With more people taking to their bikes as a means of exercise and transport during lockdown, I was heartened to see that Operation Close…
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Coronavirus and Care Homes
Through out the Coronavirus pandemic, care homes have frequently found themselves at the centre of media attention. This is mainly a result…
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Death in Service Payment for Social Care Workers
Towards the end of last month the Scottish Health Secretary, Jeane Freeman, announced that a death in service payment is to be introduced…
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Action for Brain Injury Week
This week is Action for Brain Injury Week. The purpose of this is to raise awareness of brain injury. Having dealt with those who have…