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Personal Injury weekly highlights—10 October 2019

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Published on: 10 October 2019

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Table of contents

Key PI update
Scotland and the new discount rate regime
Updated guidance to Precedent H (1 October 2019)
Clinical negligence
Informed consent and Down's syndrome screening
Mentally incapacitated claimant
Personal injuries—Vulnerable adult
Human rights
Human rights—Infringement of human rights
Health and safety

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Personal Injury highlights includes analysis of the new discount regime in Scotland and guidance on the updated Precedent H which came into effect on 1 October 2019. We have our usual round-up of other key cases and news as well as webinar dates for your diaries, new Q&As and New Law Journal articles of interest.

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