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Published on: 04 July 2019
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Insurance & Reinsurance analysis: On 1 July 2019, the Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Act 2019 came into force. Andrew Lothian, DWF's Head of General Insurance Scotland discusses the effect of the Act and provides comment on the potential consequence of different discount rates in Scotland and England and Wales.

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