Ian McDonald, who had to have his right hand amputated following a training exercise in 2014, has now received £1.5 million in compensation. The 37-year-old from Bishopbriggs was taken to hospital with a swollen hand when the hospital staff noticed ‘a tiny red dot like a skelf’ during the examination. It turned out McDonald’s leather […]

In order to make cycling safer, the Scottish Government has been urged by campaigners to pass legislation that reduces the speed limit from 30 to 20mph in residential streets. While this was first suggested in September 2018 by Mark Ruskell MSP – the Restricted Roads (20mph speed limit) (Scotland) Bill – the renewed calls come after the […]

Recent analysis from Sustrans Scotland discovered that children in the 20 per cent most deprived areas are more than three times as likely to be involved in a road traffic accident when travelling on foot or by bike than those in the 20 per cent least deprived areas in Scotland. Though it is well-established that a higher […]

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 […]