The other day I read in the paper that a teenager was quoted almost £33,000 to insure his second-hand car.  His car only cost £3,000 and was a 6 year old Vauxhall Corsa. He used a comparison quotes website and received the quot...

  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 represented suffered extremely serious injuries...

  We won! ....I have a dream...  Never has so much ..... Ich bin ein berliner ...... The exact words of last night’s victory speech are unknown but what is known is that Thompsons are Firm of the Year 2011.   2 new records h...

  I was surprised to read that someone had received a court summons via Facebook.  It looks like we really are living in  a digital age now!  A firm from East Sussex obtained permission from the County Court to serve a court summons u...

  Scottish Borders Council was recently ordered to pay £2,000 compensation plus costs to a schoolgirl who sustained injuries in the playground of Burgh Primary School. Abigail Wardle was swinging from rafters in a playground shelter when s...

  I have been continuing to read the articles about the possibility of scientists developing an uncrashable car and it is really very exciting.  Have you seen any of the ideas?  The latest thing that I was reading about was an intelligent ...

  A trip to the gym left Robert Gordon University student Anthony McDavitt feeling anything but fit, after a car reversed out of a parking place and directly into his path. Mr McDavitt sustained a broken wrist, broken teeth, cuts and bruises whe...

  The victims and families that Thompsons represent in the imminent Penrose Inquiry have released a media statement in the wake of Lord Penrose’s decision that their views will not be heard at the Inquiry proper.   The Inquiry, in which...

It's time to celebrate! Today is International Women’s Day! Some of my friends from Thompsons were at the Scottish Parliament on Saturday at the Scottish Women’s Convention Conference.  Thompsons sponsored the Evening Reception which cele...

  Hurrah! At last the Damages (Scotland) Bill has been passed and people who have suffered the tragic death of a loved one will no longer have to endure such long and distressing court cases. The Damages (Scotland) Bill, was the bill of Labour MS...

  A Tyneside construction company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries following a fall from unsafe scaffolding. The company, Ian Allan Building Contractors Ltd, was prosecuted successfully by the Health and Safety Executive fo...

  I love dogs but unfortunately my friends at Thompsons often have to help out people who have been injured because of a dog bite.  I was pleased to see that new legislation has come into force to close a loophole in the Dangerous Dogs Act. ...

  A paper making company in Fife has been fined £260,000 after a worker fell through a roof and sustained fatal injuries. Thomas Sturrock was cleaning the roof when it collapsed and he fell through landing on the concrete floor. Tragically Tho...