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Lawyers in joint venture to support RBS business claims
MBM Veritas set up for Global Restructuring Group cases
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Justice Committee opens scrutiny of Limitation (Child Abuse) Bill
Call for evidence on provisions to remove three year time limit
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Child abuse damages time limit bill introduced to Holyrood
Law change will make action easier for survivors of post-1964 abuse
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UK to derogate from ECHR to prevent foreign combat claims
Ministers purporting to end "vexatious" human rights claims
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Three practice notes issued for All-Scotland PI Court
General directions come with recording of proceedings, and taxation
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Foreign law rules EU road injury claim sued in UK: Supreme Court
Judges rule on effect of scheme enabling victim to sue in home court
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Objection to jury damages guidance must be stated immediately, judge rules
Note of exception taken one hour later was too late
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November date for mandatory damages pre-action protocol
Claims up to £25,000 to attempt settlement before action
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Golf club fails in action over fire caused by faulty buggy
No statutory or common law breach of duty, Inner House rules
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Natural siblings of adopted person denied damages claim
Court rules 2011 Damages Act does not cut across Adoption Act
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Director not liable in damages despite company's lack of insurance
Bare majority in Supreme Court upholds Court of Session decision
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No-fault medical redress scheme only for lower value cases: Society
Cap should be £25,000 rather than £100,000, response argues
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Advocates oppose defamation threshold test in reform response
Scotland "needs more cases" to be attractive as forum
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Faculty voices doubts over "no blame" medical compensation scheme
Response argues that better court procedures would achieve more
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Settlement achieved in "Happy Valley" case after 16 years
Insurers reach deal to allow titles to be completed
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Faculty open to both prescription reform options mooted by SLC
Either would be improvement on Morrison decision, response states
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Iraqi claims for forces' wrongs held time barred by UK Supreme Court
Civil Code limitation suspension did not apply to UK proceedings
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Unions back cyclist-friendly liability law
STUC votes to support presumed liability of dominant road user
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Parents affected by faulty schools should make claim, lawyer urges
Thompsons partner says Edinburgh families have "statable case"
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Appeal for brain damaged child fails despite "inadequate" judgment
Unreasonable delay, and lack of reasoning, but evidence against pursuers
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Pursuer's firm claims success in raising pleural plaques compensation
Judgment departs from framework agreements to reflect individual risks
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Defamation paper tackles harm test and online liability
Scottish Law Commission presents initial proposals for discussion
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Draft time bar law change for abuse survivors published
Three limitation to be lifted where cases not finally prescribed
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Supreme Court overturns cases on loss of dependency multiplier
Calculation should now run from date of trial, not date of death