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Successful toppling toilet claim
The original decision resulted in a woman losing her claim for damages. She was seriously injured when a toilet on which she was standing to open a window toppled over. The Inner House (Scotland’s...
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Clunk click on every trip
In the case of Murphy v East Ayrshire Council Mr Murphy, who suffered from a number of disabilities, was injured as a result of being thrown from his wheelchair when the minibus in which he was...
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Taylored to fit some more: Litigation Costs in Scotland – a follow up
As you will have noted in our recent post, a review of litigation funding in Scotland is underway in the shape of the Taylor review. We are a couple of weeks away from the end of the consultation...
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Whiplash: A real pain in the neck?
The Prime Minister has dubbed the UK the ‘whiplash capital of Europe’ with an estimated 400,000 people lodging whiplash claims each year. The UK insurance industry believes these claims cost £2bn It...
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A belter of a case….
As regular readers of the BClaimsBlog will remember, back in October 2011 I blogged about the Outer House decision in Murphy v East Ayrshire Council. You can read my blog here. Mr Murphy, who...
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Rain soaked music festivals
Torrential rain, flash floods, caravan park bosses criticising alarmist weather forecasts – yes summer is upon us. And at this time of year what could be more fun than joining tens of thousands of...
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You cannot be serious – tennis shoes and the law
No, I am perfectly serious. Wimbledon is upon us and I am taking a peculiar interest in the players’ choice of footwear this year. There are multiple reasons to do so: David Nalbandian’s spectacular...
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Singapore window cleaning
More than 80 per cent of Singapore’s population of 5.2 million live in high rise apartment blocks. One in five of those households employ a maid. Since January this year there have been nine deaths in...
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The importance of family
It is easy to appreciate the negative impact an injury could have on your life. In addition to the pain of the injury itself, you might find yourself unable to work and out of pocket as a result....
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The Olympics and the Personal Injury Lawyer
And so the dust settles on the Olympic Games in London. Looking back, there were so many memorable performances. Which one will live longest in the nation’s collective conscience? The steely...
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Another reminder that golf courses can be dangerous places!
Avid readers of this blog may remember I wrote about the case of Anthony Phee v Niddrie Castle Golf Club sometime ago. The Court of Session in Edinburgh has, in the last few weeks been considering the...
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The perils of the village street
Occasionally, when driving through the country and slowing down to negotiate the narrow village main streets, I do wonder how often those houses, situated perilously close to the roadside, get damaged...
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Victims treated like criminals should be criminal!
I recently read a newspaper article detailing the story of a woman who, after suffering a serious sexual attack was detained in prison for 24 hours! That this poor women was detained over night due to...
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