Emma Harper MSP has launched an online consultation with a proposal for a member’s bill, lobbying for tougher laws surrounding livestock worrying crimes. The proposed Bill aims to better protect livestock from worrying (attack, mutilation and trauma caused by uncontrollable dogs). The bill hopes to: According to NFU Mutual, the number of dog attacks on sheep has increased by 67% in two years, […]

A London-based company has been fined nearly half a million pounds after admitting a health and safety offence when a falling barrier struck a young girl at Silverburn Shopping Centre in Glasgow. Arcadia Group Ltd, which owns high street brands such as Burtons, Dorothy Perkins, and Miss Selfridge, pled guilty to a contravention of Sections […]

An inquiry into the Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Bill has led a Holyrood Committee to conclude the process of calculating long-term personal injury compensation should be both fair and transparent. Reforming the discount rate The principles of the Bill would amend the law so the discount rate would be set by UK Government actuary instead […]

A stretch of the A92 near Newtonhill has become the subject of scrutiny after a number of incidents have got politicians wondering how no deaths have occurred on the road. North Kincardine Councillor, Ian Mollison, as well as North East MSP, Mike Rumbles, have both raised the issue – with Cllr Mollison stating he was […]

Scotland has introduced new legislation with the aim to create a simpler way of setting the rate of personal injury discount rates. The Scottish Government have brought forward this bill – The Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Bill – to address concerns that the current process is not as transparent as is necessary, nor is […]