2019
Discount Rate Scotland
On Tuesday afternoon the Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Bill was approved by the Scottish Parliament. The Bill is now an Act of the Scottish Parliament and is likely…
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Service of claim form by unregulated person still valid
The Legal Services Act 2007 ("the 2007 Act") sets out a number of reserved legal activities which may only be carried out by authorised (e.g. by the Law Society) or exempt (e.g. litigants in person)…
Read morePay first argue later – put to the test
In a recent TCC decision, Stuart-Smith J followed the Court of Appeal’s judgment in S&T (UK) Limited v Grove Developments Ltd[1] (considered here),ruling that an employer must comply with an…
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Shorter working month in February brings lower claims volumes while longer term trends remain stable for RTA but reducing for EL/PL
The release by Claims Portal of the data for February allows an updated assessment of latest trends affecting lower value injury claims.
Read moreVolume of litigated personal injury claims reduces again as reforms continue to impact
The Ministry of Justice have concluded the published data for 2018 by releasing the figures for issued county court claims in Q4. It allows an updated assessment to be made of current trends in…
Read moreCinema Paradiso? Freeborn & Goldie v Dan Marcal Architects[2019] EWHC 454(TCC)
The Technology and Construction Court's decision last week in Freeborn & Goldie v Dan MarcalArchitects treads fairly familiar territory in stressing the importance of an architect having a clear,…
Read moreThe Construction Industry Council Model Mediation Agreement and Procedure
The Construction Industry Council ("CIC") recently published a draft Model Mediation Agreement and Procedure for consultation. The CIC advises that it intends to publish the final documents early in…
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Claimant limited to portal costs following unreasonable exit from portal
DWF has successfully restricted a claimant to fixed portal costs following a premature decision to remove the claim from the MoJ portal. Sukhjit Dhadwal, who represented the defendant Local Authority…
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January portal data shows monthly new claims numbers increasing though longer term trends remain generally stable as the picture for 2019 starts to be formed
We saw with the MI for December that there were record low levels of new claims entering all of the portals as a continuation of the trend of a reduction in claims activity on the part of claimant…
Read moreScotland Focus
Our monthly round-up of developments dominating the legal landscape in Scotland.
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