Fatal Accident Inquiry

  A Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of baby Ainslie Smith, who died in his sleep in July 2009 has concluded that a faulty cot was to blame. Sadly Ainslie was found by his mother wedged between the mattress and side slats of his cot.  H...

  In a recent late night discussion with friends we found ourselves debating the Parable of the Talents and its parallels with the current political landscape. Probably by most standards a strange parallel to draw but I thought that the disappointme...

  For the best part it can easily be said that Scotland’s judicial system is one to be proud of. It is transparent and adversarial, striving to ensure equality among court users.  While that is generally true, there is one particular aspe...

  I was recently reading a very sad article about a baby boy who was left brain damaged after being born in an Ayrshire hospital.  The baby’s mother has recently spoken about her hope of finally “getting justice” as prosecutor...

  Some of my friends at Thompsons have signed up for an 8 hour Cycle Commuter Course run by Cycle Scotland.  The course is aimed at providing cyclists, including new and returning bike enthusiasts, with the skills and confidence to tackle every...

  Sheriff Principal Brian Lockart has now published his findings following a 141 day fatal accident inquiry into the fire at Rosepark care home in Uddingston, Lanarkshire. Sheriff Principal Lockart found that the fire safety plans at the care hom...

  Electric Light Orchestra were one of my favourite bands in the 1970s and I was so sad when I heard that Mike Edwards, who played cello with them, had been killed in an accident. The accident happened when a 600kg bale of hay fell from a tractor...

My good friend Frank Maguire of Thompsons Solicitors, an expert at winning compensation for clients in personal injury cases, kindly agreed write a post for my blog this week. Here Frank looks beyond the euphoria of the Chilean miners’ rescues to...

A Fatal Accident Inquiry in Lanarkshire has criticised the Scottish Ambulance Service for their delay in getting a man injured by the falling bucket of a JCB to hospital.   61 year old former fireman Andrew Andrews died 8 minutes before the ambulan...

  I am familiar with the tragic story of 14 year old Kaylee McIntosh, who died while on an Army Cadet training exercise, Thompsons having represented her family at the Fatal Accident Inquiry. The next stage of the process is now in motion as we h...