Lawford Kidd's Blog

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.

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.

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.

Scotland has introduced new legislation with the aim to create a simpler way of setting the rate of personal injury discount rates.

As part of its No Time to Lose campaign tackling work-related cancers, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has been highlighting the risk of exposure to deadly asbestos fibres to young tradespeople.