Unravelling the intricacies of personal injury and clinical negligence claims within Scotland requires a strategic understanding of local legal frameworks. Designed for legal practitioners, this resource offers precise, actionable insights on handling Scottish claims effectively, ensuring optimal outcomes for your clients.
Dispute Resolution analysis: The High Court held that an insurer’s pre-action admission of liability made through its loss adjusters in 2022 bound the...
PI & Clinical Negligence analysis: In BS (a child proceeding by his mother and litigation friend) v Greene King Brewing and Retailing Ltd, Oxford...
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to CPR Part 27 and Practice Direction 27A following a...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The High Court has refused a class-wide anonymity order sought by 2,502 claimants in a data breach action arising from an...
False imprisonmentLiabilityFalse imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made...
The employer’s duty of careThis Practice Note considers the scope of an employer’s common law duty to ensure the safety of their employees with...
Duty of care and breach in clinical negligence claimsThe duty of careA medical practitioner owes a duty of care to their patient. This duty is to take...
Pain, suffering and loss of amenityValuing the lossHow should an injury be measured in a sum of money? After all no formula can calculate the value of...
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
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