An appeal to challenge a sheriff’s decision to order the destruction of a pet dog following its attack against a passer-by and another dog has been dismissed. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary rejected dog-owner Moira Hunter’s argument that the sheriff should have imposed a “contingent destruction order”, meaning the Bullmastiff dog named […]

Eight relatives of some of the victims of the Glasgow bin lorry crash have cleared a legal hurdle in their fight for compensation. Appeal court judges have dismissed an appeal by Glasgow City Council against a judge’s ruling and upheld the decision that the relatives’ damages action can proceed despite their claims being ‘time-barred’. The […]

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 […]