If you have been involved in a road traffic accident that was not your fault, or if you were a passenger in a vehicle that has been involved in an accident, and you have suffered a whiplash injury, you are likely to be entitled to compensation from the other party involved in the accident or their insurance company.

Already we are seeing these changes come into effect with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment No.2) Order 2012 coming into force on 1 October 2012.

To many members of the public, house builders must, to some extent, seem a bit like farmers - there is never a good year! That is certainly true in respect of the last few months.

The recent decision in Romano v Standard Commercial Property Securities Ltd and Another revisits the possibility of recognising new servitudes that was the subject of last years House of Lords decision in Moncrieff v Jamieson.

This decision ruled that the QIRC does not have the power to give an employer leave to appear on appeals.

We discuss the decision in In Anderson v Crown Melbourne Ltd [2008] FMCA 152. .

Serious or repeated failure to comply with the guidelines may result in consequences for the practitioner's registration.

After a four-week trial in Nydam v. Cunningham, the jury returned a verdict of no liability, resulting in a complete dismissal of the action.

Now more than ever it is important to protect the interests of your business and to make sure that these are not prejudiced by the acts of a competitor.

From this autumn, the implementation of the controversial Fees for Intervention Scheme ("FFI") will mean that the HSE will be sending you a bill for that advice, in one of the most significant changes in how health and safety is regulated for some considerable time.

On 20 December 2009, new regulations implementing the Remedies irective entered into force in Scotland.

Public procurement law regulates the process by which public organisations enter into contracts for goods, works and services.

One of the most significant pieces of legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament has been the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. Amongst other innovations, this created a right to buy in favour of community bodies.

Shaun O’Neil looks at the recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Edinburgh, the potential consequences for affected organisations, insurers and individuals and the approach to claims.

In a recent case following the administration of a chain of jewellery stores, the Outer House of the Court of Session have upheld the decision of the Reporter and reduced the fee of the administrators.

These regulations come into force on 1 October 2010 to amend the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004.

Employers may take disciplinary action against an employee if there is evidence of invalid use of a medical certificate.

Councils could escape liability, if the risk was not foreseeable and the employee concealed a history of previous injury.

The estate was barred from claiming a more significant sum in Queensland after seeking compensation in New Zealand.

All employers should be careful when obtaining health information and medical assessments to manage employment risks.