News & Updates
The Disclosure Pilot Scheme – Objectives, Disclosure Duties and Requirements
The two year Disclosure Pilot Scheme was introduced on 1 January 2019 and applies to all existing and new proceedings in the Business and Property Courts. In this article we review the objectives of…
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Scotland Focus
Our monthly round-up of developments dominating the legal landscape in Scotland.
Read more"Confidentiality Clauses in Settlement Agreements: Solicitors beware!"
This article examines the various ways in which the Law Society, SRA and government have sought to address the public concern regarding the use of NDAs in an employment context and the importance of…
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Annual CRU data allows further insight into new claims volumes while Freedom of Information request shows up challenges faced by the incoming whiplash reforms
The DWP have recently published their annual claims data for 2018/19 which gives an alternative view to current new claims trends to supplement the analysis based on Claims Portal MI.
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The right time for fundamental dishonesty
The latest High Court decision on fundamental dishonesty is interesting for its consideration of the timing of the defendant's application, and the concept of "substantial injustice" in the context of…
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Living mesothelioma claims: 'lost years'
A £4m 'lost years' claim turned down in the High Court this week illustrates the differences that can exist between a claim brought by a still living claimant and one brought after death by dependents…
Read moreMidlothian Council -v- Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Limited and Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers [2019] CSOH 29 (20 March 2019)
This case follows from earlier an action for damages by Midlothian Council ("Council"). [See, Midlothian Council -v- Bracewell Stirling Architects and Others [2017] CSOH 87 (21 June 2017)].The…
Read morePower shift in Professional Indemnity market
In recent years insurance brokers working in the construction Professional Indemnity (PI) market have been used to conveying to their clients the buying power they held in a “soft market” due to the…
Read moreWhat constitutes a “final judgment”?
This was the question asked of the Sheriff Appeal Court in SITEMAN PAINTING AND DECORATING SERVICES LIMITED v SIMPLY CONSTRUCT (UK) LLP [2019] SAC (Civ) 13. The Appellants and Defenders sought to…
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