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Professional practice test applied to treatment advice

12th July 2023 | reparation | Medical negligence
Supreme Court clears doctor of negligence where others supported approach

PI discount rate factors: views sought ahead of review

12th June 2023 | reparation | Personal injury
Ministers invite submissions ahead of 2024 review of PI discount rate

Friends sharing house could found unjust enrichment case

9th January 2023 | reparation
Sheriff holds particular Roman law remedy part of Scots law

Childhood abuse case pursuers win “fair hearing” appeal

5th December 2022 | civil litigation , reparation | Personal injury
Case based on allegations against unnamed persons allowed to proceed

Glasgow City Council to settle equal pay claims

11th November 2022 | dispute resolution , government-administration , reparation
Deal will see £770m paid to current and former staff

Maltese road authority held immune from Scottish action

10th October 2022 | civil litigation , reparation , government-administration | Civil court work , Personal injury , EU / international
State immunity applied as authority was carrying out state's obligation

Kenyan interim order stalls tea pickers' Scottish case

8th August 2022 | reparation , civil litigation | Personal injury , Civil court work
Company attempts to have class action barred because not in Kenya

End unspent convictions bar to compensation: LSA

3rd August 2022 | reparation , criminal law
Advice agency condemns "harsh" rule barring criminal injuries payments

VW settles 91,000 UK "Dieselgate" claims

26th May 2022 | consumer , reparation
£193m compensation package ends High Court class action

Commission reviews 1982 Act damages provisions

23rd February 2022 | reparation | Personal injury
Discussion paper seeks views on whether reform needed for modern conditions

SCJC approves medical and disease pre-action protocols

11th January 2022 | reparation , civil litigation | Medical negligence , Civil court work
Group set up to propose associated fees structures

Inner House restores further claim in legal firm saga

16th November 2021 | reparation
Settlement with Burness Paull did not preclude action for balance of loss

Google defeats iPhone user action in UKSC ruling

10th November 2021 | information technology , reparation | Data protection
Judges hold individual loss must be shown for Data Protection Act claim

£1.3m damages awarded for child abuse by foster parent

22nd October 2021 | reparation | Personal injury
Man wins claim for five years of abuse that brought 10 year prison sentence

Crown agrees £6.39m to Green for wrongful prosecution

11th August 2021 | reparation , government-administration
Further settlement in Rangers cases adds to cost to public purse

Inner House affirms strict latent damage time bar rule

2nd August 2021 | civil litigation , reparation
Sheriff erred in holding pursuers lacked sufficient knowledge at outset

Supreme Court restates professional duty of care scope

22nd June 2021 | reparation | Medical negligence - defender
Two decisions attempt coherent approach to recoverable loss

Judges affirm insurers' liability for fatal assault

26th April 2021 | reparation | Insurance
Supreme Court dismisses appeal against claim for acts of door steward

Volkswagen emissions group action allowed to proceed

20th April 2021 | civil litigation , reparation | Civil court work
Judge grants permission for 5,000 owners to claim under new procedure

Faculty calls for "nuanced" new automated vehicles law

24th March 2021 | information technology , reparation
Consultation response highlights need to question assumptions

Defamation reform bill passes final stage

3rd March 2021 | reparation
Unanimous support for bill to modernise defamation law

Irrelevancy of charge shows no probable cause: judge

17th February 2021 | reparation
Rangers-related action to go to proof on whether prosecution malicious

Malicious prosecution claims to cost £24m, Wolffe confirms

9th February 2021 | criminal law , reparation
Letter to Justice Committee sets out sums to settle administrators' claims

Report backs Abuse Redress Bill despite waiver flaws

9th December 2020 | reparation
Holyrood committee supports general principles despite "fundamental issues"
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