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Professional practice test applied to treatment advice
Supreme Court clears doctor of negligence where others supported approach
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PI discount rate factors: views sought ahead of review
Ministers invite submissions ahead of 2024 review of PI discount rate
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Friends sharing house could found unjust enrichment case
Sheriff holds particular Roman law remedy part of Scots law
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Childhood abuse case pursuers win “fair hearing” appeal
Case based on allegations against unnamed persons allowed to proceed
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Glasgow City Council to settle equal pay claims
Deal will see £770m paid to current and former staff
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Maltese road authority held immune from Scottish action
State immunity applied as authority was carrying out state's obligation
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Kenyan interim order stalls tea pickers' Scottish case
Company attempts to have class action barred because not in Kenya
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End unspent convictions bar to compensation: LSA
Advice agency condemns "harsh" rule barring criminal injuries payments
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VW settles 91,000 UK "Dieselgate" claims
£193m compensation package ends High Court class action
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Commission reviews 1982 Act damages provisions
Discussion paper seeks views on whether reform needed for modern conditions
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SCJC approves medical and disease pre-action protocols
Group set up to propose associated fees structures
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Inner House restores further claim in legal firm saga
Settlement with Burness Paull did not preclude action for balance of loss
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Google defeats iPhone user action in UKSC ruling
Judges hold individual loss must be shown for Data Protection Act claim
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£1.3m damages awarded for child abuse by foster parent
Man wins claim for five years of abuse that brought 10 year prison sentence
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Crown agrees £6.39m to Green for wrongful prosecution
Further settlement in Rangers cases adds to cost to public purse
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Inner House affirms strict latent damage time bar rule
Sheriff erred in holding pursuers lacked sufficient knowledge at outset
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Supreme Court restates professional duty of care scope
Two decisions attempt coherent approach to recoverable loss
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Judges affirm insurers' liability for fatal assault
Supreme Court dismisses appeal against claim for acts of door steward
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Volkswagen emissions group action allowed to proceed
Judge grants permission for 5,000 owners to claim under new procedure
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Faculty calls for "nuanced" new automated vehicles law
Consultation response highlights need to question assumptions
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Defamation reform bill passes final stage
Unanimous support for bill to modernise defamation law
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Irrelevancy of charge shows no probable cause: judge
Rangers-related action to go to proof on whether prosecution malicious
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Malicious prosecution claims to cost £24m, Wolffe confirms
Letter to Justice Committee sets out sums to settle administrators' claims
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Report backs Abuse Redress Bill despite waiver flaws
Holyrood committee supports general principles despite "fundamental issues"