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Faculty welcomes bill bringing damages reforms
Periodical payments power "long overdue"
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Faculty welcomes family case management plans, with reservations
Response challenges some proposals for child cases
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Further fall in cases raised follows civil courts reform
Nearly all categories show fewer actions in 2016-17
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Judges should be careful praising party litigant's opponents: Inner House
Imbalance of compliment and criticism can affect perception of fairness
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Party litigants asked for views on simple procedure
Questionnaire published for SCJC research into experiences
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Scottish courts consult on British Sign Language plan
Proposed six year programme goes out to views
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Commons report attacks UK Government's legal aid reforms
Call for independent review similar to Scotland's
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Tram contractors lose appeal to prevent inquiry releasing "sensitive" data
No prima facie case made of commercial sensitivity
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Court overrules decision on invalidity of unsigned citation
Defect capable of being cured through dispensing power
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Solicitors' civil court fees to rise
Act of Sederunt provides for 5% increase from 24 September
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Simple Procedure Rules amended from end of this month
Time to pay application among changes introduced
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Prescription (Scotland) Bill approved at stage 1
MSPs promise further debate on council tax and benefit recovery
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SLC consultation process queried as committee backs Prescription Bill
Stage 1 evidence throws up new issues from welfare rights sector
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Judge refuses CJEU reference in Brexit revocation challenge
Lord Boyd declines to seek ruling on "hypothetical" issue
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Growing demand shown by Supreme Court's annual report and accounts
More applications for permission from home and overseas
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SCJC opens family action case management consultation
All actions proposed to come under new structure
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Pointless to appeal sheriff's rulings on children's hearing decisions: SAC
Appeal judges say better course to seek three month review of decision
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SLAB wins appeal against quashing of legal aid grant
Grounds of appeal did not require to be disclosed
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Simple procedure does not change approach to undefended cases: appeal court
Sheriffs wrong to challenge relevancy and specification of debt claims
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Tram contractors fail to halt inquiry publishing "sensitive" documents
Interim suspension refused of ruling based on public interest
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Trainee's credibility not at stake so as to justify counsel
Sanction refused in damages claim that settled for £5,000
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Civil Litigation Expenses Bill given final Holyrood approval
Sheriff Principal Taylor's recommendations about to become law
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Supreme Court sitting opens in Belfast
Two discrimination-related appeals to be heard
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Supreme Court vetoes insurers' bid to bypass protocol legal costs
Solicitors could enforce equitable lien under English law