News & Updates
Costs: Clarifying the EL/PL Portal Exemption for "damages in relation to harm, abuse or neglect of or by children or vulnerable adults
The SCCO has recently provided some useful guidance on the application and interpretation of the exemption from the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers' Liability and Public…
Read moreMake sure your Part 36 offers are valid in detailed assessment proceedings: Follow this guidance as set out by the Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that an offer which is made exclusive of interest cannot be a valid Part 36 offer: King v City of London Corporation [2019] EWCA Civ 2266. There have been a number of…
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Success Fees regulated in Scotland from 27 April 2020
This week the Scottish Government published The Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 (Success Fee Agreements) Regulations 2020, which will see the formal regulation…
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Highways: paths through parks and a council's duty
The High Court last year handed down its judgment in respect of the appeal case Barlow v Wigan Council [2019]. Application for permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal has now been granted and the…
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Late Amendment struck out
At the end of December the case of Autauric Limited v Glasgow Stage Crew Limited [2019] CSOH 111 came before Lady Wolffe in the Court of Session.
Read moreScotland Focus
Our monthly round-up of developments dominating the legal landscape in Scotland.
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December portal data analysis, reforms update, and case law/legislation watch
The Claims Portal data for December 2019 has now been released and whilst the numbers for December are down on last month, there is a reasonable upturn in RTA new CNF figures when compared with…
Read moreUnclear Payment Provisions Cost Architect Dear
The contract is an important document that underpins the legal relationship between parties. Many professionals have their contracts novated during the lifetime of a project. The recent case of…
Read moreIn Conversation With…Robert Kellar QC and Edite Ligere, barristers at 1 Crown Office Row Chambers
We are very grateful to Robert Kellar QC and Edite Ligere for sharing their expert observations on Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. AI is already in use in diagnostics today, and its importance…
Read moreJC Guidelines 15th Ed – Is your Part 36 still good?
The 15th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines on personal injury compensation was published on 26 November 2019, over two years after the 14th edition. This edition contains various amendments…
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