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Social Housing: Mould and damp consideration for landlords

In this webinar we covered: landlord's duties in relation to the Tolerable Standard and Scottish Housing Quality standard; landlord's duties in terms of occupiers' liability act; standard of care required; and consequences of breach of duty; action for damages, HSE prosecution, regulatory investigation. Speaker biographies: Laura McMillan Laura is a multi-disciplinary lawyer with a wealth of experience across a number of fields covering personal injury claims defence, health & safety and insurance (including subrogated recoveries and indemnity disputes). As a Solicitor Advocate, she regularly represents clients in the Court of Session (Scotland's highest civil court) and Sheriff Courts across Scotland. Her broad experience enables her to give proactive advice and training to businesses and organisations on reducing the risk of incidents happening in the first place. When incidents do arise, she is able to provide comprehensive support on risk and reputation management, as well as developing strategies to minimise the business impact. She has worked with many insurance providers and, along with her team, is skilled at adhering to robust service level agreements, delivering on objectives and producing comprehensive management information. Fiona McLeod Fiona has considerable experience in working with public sector clients and is an accredited expert in Housing and Residential Tenancy law. She is also an experienced litigator and appears in courts throughout Scotland in all aspects of civil litigation. Fiona's clients include central and local government, regulatory bodies, housing associations and private clients. She regularly advises on legislation, statutory interpretation, and powers and duties of public bodies. Fiona prides herself on her clear understanding of the law with the ability to present information in a way that is accessible and understandable to non-lawyers. Kate Donachie Kate has represented defenders in personal injury claims for over 15 years. Her expertise includes health & safety prosecutions, public inquiries and administrative matters. Her caseload is predominantly complex and high value claims where she uses her specialist expertise to provide strategic and case by case advice to a variety of clients. She regularly acts on behalf of corporate clients, insurers and public authorities. She also provides advice and representation to Charities and Third Sector organisations in relation to their management of risk and liability and in the context of litigation and claims. Kate has a sound understanding of the actuarial approach to complex future losses and most recently the impact of the new personal injury discount rate. She was involved in the scrutiny of Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings)(Scotland) Act when it was passing through the Scottish Parliament and gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament in relation to the Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Act which has changed the method of calculating the discount rate in Scotland. Receive our latest legal updates – https://brodiespm.concep.com/preferen... More of our Enlightened Thinking – https://brodies.com/insights​ Connect with us on LinkedIn -   / brod...​   Follow us on Facebook -   / ​   Follow us on Twitter -   / brodiesllp​   Follow us on Instagram -   / brodiesllp