2019
Costs: Court of Appeal guidance on "new" proportionality test & recovery of ATE premiums
Practitioners have been waiting for Court of Appeal guidance on the "new" test of proportionality in the assessment of costs since it was introduced in April 2013 under LASPO. There was much…
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Discount Rate: Lord Chancellor sets rate at minus 0.25%
The Lord Chancellor has today announced the outcome of the first discount rate review under the new methodology provided for in the Civil Liability Act 2018.
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All Rise! .. For the FOS
From 1 April 2019, the compensation limit for claims brought before the Financial Ombudsman Service has risen to £350,000. While this may seem a dramatic increase, the new limit only relates to…
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Changes to Road Traffic Act 1988 and declarations of policy avoidance
On 1st July 2019 the Department for Transport placed before Parliament the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 which will amend the Road Traffic Act 1988.…
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Scotland Discount Rate
It will now be the job of the UK Government Actuary's Department (GAD) to recommend a new Scottish Discount Rate for Scotland. The GAD must report to Scottish Ministers with its recommendations for…
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Markerstudy and DWF secure Ground Breaking Fraud Decision in "Crash for Cash" Scam
Two men were sentenced to prison after being found in contempt of Court for their involvement in a "crash for cash" scam. Mr Justice Dingemans, sitting at the High Court in Manchester on 25 and 26…
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Our monthly round-up of developments dominating the legal landscape in Scotland.
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Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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Monthly Portal and Quarterly Civil Justice court statistics are released showing interesting trends ahead of the planned reforms in 2020
The release of the Claims Portal data for May and the Government's Civil Justice Statistics on claims issued in the County Court for Q1 2019 allow a further review of current trends in the personal…
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