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Solicitor advocates protest at Faculty submission to Roberton review
Proposal "would undermine intention behind" extended rights of audience
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Overstated claim not enough for dismissal for dishonesty: Inner House
But court does not alter defender's award of expenses
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Sellers' right to deed covering further payment held prescribed
Obligation to deliver was not one “relating to land”
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Lothian & Borders practice note deals with incapacity counter-craves
Directions updated insight of Aberdeenshire case
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Easter opening confirmed for Glasgow Tribunals Centre
Public service begins on Tuesday 3 April
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Sheridan fails in defamation damages interest claim
"Exceptional" circumstances of case justified no addition to 2006 award
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Civil Online launches on 13 March, SCTS confirms
First phase allows tracking of simple procedure cases
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Prescription Bill goes out to views
Commission's recommendations going through Holyrood's law reform procedure
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Sheriff allows VAT and dues with simple procedure expenses
Capped expenses not exhaustive of what successful party may recover
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Society welcomes review call for new legal aid approach
"Much to support" in report, but some caveats
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Legal aid review calls for "fundamentally new approach"
Ministers' response to be published "in due course"
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Is simple procedure working, SCJC asks?
Consultation opens on experience to date
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Ministers to push ahead with court fee rises
Minor changes only despite consultation objections
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Online case tracker being launched
New system provides "important step on journey to electronic case handling"
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Ministers' Prescription Bill adopts SLC proposals
Latent damage test to be redefined, among other reforms
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Glasgow and Edinburgh planning Scottish Bar Association
Nationwide body would seek to negotiate on legal aid
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Scottish social security appeals rules go out to consultation
Ministers propose procedure for new First-tier Tribunal chamber
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Holyrood waves Civil Litigation Bill through at stage 1
Unopposed approval after first debate, but amendments likely
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ASNTS transfers to First-tier Education Chamber from today
Scottish Charity Appeals Panel also moving
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Faculty claims potential illegality in breakeven court fees policy
Consultation response challenges approach that user pays
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Council succeeds in having legal aid grant quashed
Not giving fair notice of appeal grounds "subverted" scheme
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MSPs back civil litigation expenses reforms – but want ongoing review
Stage 1 report calls for regulation of claims management firms
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SCTS survey finds further rise in court user satisfaction
92% declare overall satisfaction with court experience
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Simple procedure expenses cap includes VAT and outlays: sheriff
“Expenses” held to include “all the elements of a judicial account”