Hitting the slopes
One of the things that I love about all of this snow that we have been having is that it allows all of the family to take a trip up north to go skiing. The three of us love to drive up to Glenshee...
View ArticleInspirational “Bionic Woman” reminds us how much accidents can affect...
I saw such an inspirational story today in the papers about an Aberdeen woman, Lorna Harper, who said she feels like the Bionic Woman after doctors practically rebuilt her after a road traffic...
View ArticleOne in Five Scottish Construction Sites is Deemed Unsafe
My friends at Thompsons have dealt with a number of compensation claims for people who have had accidents and sustained loss and injury on a construction site. Some of the people Thompsons have...
View ArticleNetwork Rail Fined £3 million
Network Rail has been fined £3 million for the Potters Bar Train crash for Health and Safety Failures. The accident killed 6 rail passengers and one pedestrian walking near the station when the train...
View ArticleAnother Motorcyclist Killed on Scotland’s Roads
Is it just me or has there been a spate of cyclists and motorcyclists seriously injured in Scotland’s roads of late? It is regrettable that the most vulnerable on the roads are offered no protection...
View ArticleSneezing fit causes van driver to plough into car
I saw recently that a van driver in Edinburgh ploughed into a woman’s parked car after he had a sneezing fit at the wheel. Luckily the woman escaped the smash as she was in a café nearby but her car...
View ArticleFine for Fife Farming Co
A Fife farming company received a fine of £20,000 recently after a worker suffered serious injuries to his right foot after in became trapped in a piece of machinery. Peter Ednie worked for R Todd and...
View ArticleThe morning after
Since 5th December 2014 the legal limit has been reduced from 80 milligrams of alcohol in every 100 millilitres of blood to 50 milligrams of alcohol in every 100 millilitres of blood. This change...
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