News & Updates
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.
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Scotland 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…
Read moreFortune favours the brave
The recent decision in Kamran Naqvi v Harris Cartier Limited (In Liquidation) and Ors
Read morePortal data for November 2019 and Civil Justice data continue downward trend. Election landslide for the Conservatives means the question is "when" not "if" for the whiplash reforms
The Claims Portal data for November 2019 has now been released, along with the Civil Justice data for July – September 2019. The portal data continues the general trend of claim numbers dropping…
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NIHL Claims: Court of Appeal guidance on adverse inferences from absence of noise surveys
The Court of Appeal has recently provided a unanimous decision on whether adverse inferences can be drawn in historic NIHL claims against a defendant in the absence of documents. Jess Wong considers…
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