Is our workplace becoming more dangerous?
The Health & Safety Executive (“HSE”), Britain’s National regulator for workplace health & safety recently published the annual figures for...
Who can claim for loss of society of a relative from mesothelioma or fatal asbestosis
A recent decision of the Inner House of the Court of Session, Scotland’s highest civil Court, has highlighted important differences between the law...
$4.6bn payout to victims of talc-related cancer
Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson are planning to lodge an appeal after they have been ordered to pay compensation amounting to $4.7bn to...
The rise in medical negligence claims during pregnancy and birth
Pregnancy for many is one of the most exciting events to be experienced in an individual’s life. Sadly for some the experience is not quite so...
Family awarded £360,000 for death of woman exposed to asbestos
The Court of Session recently delivered a judgement in the case of John Samuel Thacker and Others V North British Steel Group Plc 2018 CS0H 73 which...
Warning to parents regarding potentially unsafe slime toys
Consumer Group Which? Have issued a warning to parents following results of tests carried out showed high levels of a chemical in slime toys.Key Contacts
