This tragic story really horrified us – our hearts immediately went out to the man’s family. Our second reaction was frustration. This should never have happened. Not only was it entirely avoidable – clearly a proper risk assessment wasn’t in place – but it had happened before. Someone, somewhere, knew the risk and did nothing...
Are you involved in, or affected by, environmental issues? Do you have opinions on the way environmental cases are currently dealt with? Then the Scottish Government is seeking your views. They are asking how effective environment cases (both civil and criminal) are being dealt with by the current Scottish court system. The results of...
I will do it tomorrow, It is only a little mess, they won’t do anything Sound familiar? These little messes can turn into one big nasty one as Oran Environmental Solutions found out. They got issued the highest penalty ever in Scotland for environmental offences for waste offences. The penalty was imposed on Oran...
For many slavery may seem like an antiquated concept. One from many years ago, one that is banished and no longer of relevance. The truth of the matter however is that perhaps it still exists but in different forms of the traditional word ‘slavery’. Indeed, taking this further into modern day application as of...
Following on from our last blog on the subject, we bring you a specific update regarding human trafficking in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament recently approved the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill. Under the bill the Scottish government is under a duty to develop and maintain a “Scottish Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy” in conjunction with other...