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.
The following PI & Clinical Negligence news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—3 July 2025
Court of Appeal confirms power to order compliance with pre-action protocols if an extant Part 8 claim exists (MH Site Maintenance Services Ltd and another company v Watson)
The following PI & Clinical Negligence news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—26 June 2025
The following Dispute Resolution news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on AI-driven fake evidence could play havoc in legal disputes
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...
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
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements[Insert addressee details]Dear [insert name][It is our understanding that [insert name of prospective employee] [was an employee of yours between the dates of [insert dates as appropriate] OR is a current employee of
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