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Professional practice test applied to treatment advice
Supreme Court clears doctor of negligence where others supported approach

PI discount rate factors: views sought ahead of review
Ministers invite submissions ahead of 2024 review of PI discount rate

Friends sharing house could found unjust enrichment case
Sheriff holds particular Roman law remedy part of Scots law

Childhood abuse case pursuers win “fair hearing” appeal
Case based on allegations against unnamed persons allowed to proceed

Glasgow City Council to settle equal pay claims
Deal will see £770m paid to current and former staff

Maltese road authority held immune from Scottish action
State immunity applied as authority was carrying out state's obligation

Kenyan interim order stalls tea pickers' Scottish case
Company attempts to have class action barred because not in Kenya

End unspent convictions bar to compensation: LSA
Advice agency condemns "harsh" rule barring criminal injuries payments

VW settles 91,000 UK "Dieselgate" claims
£193m compensation package ends High Court class action

Commission reviews 1982 Act damages provisions
Discussion paper seeks views on whether reform needed for modern conditions

SCJC approves medical and disease pre-action protocols
Group set up to propose associated fees structures

Inner House restores further claim in legal firm saga
Settlement with Burness Paull did not preclude action for balance of loss

Google defeats iPhone user action in UKSC ruling
Judges hold individual loss must be shown for Data Protection Act claim

£1.3m damages awarded for child abuse by foster parent
Man wins claim for five years of abuse that brought 10 year prison sentence

Crown agrees £6.39m to Green for wrongful prosecution
Further settlement in Rangers cases adds to cost to public purse

Inner House affirms strict latent damage time bar rule
Sheriff erred in holding pursuers lacked sufficient knowledge at outset

Supreme Court restates professional duty of care scope
Two decisions attempt coherent approach to recoverable loss

Judges affirm insurers' liability for fatal assault
Supreme Court dismisses appeal against claim for acts of door steward

Volkswagen emissions group action allowed to proceed
Judge grants permission for 5,000 owners to claim under new procedure

Faculty calls for "nuanced" new automated vehicles law
Consultation response highlights need to question assumptions

Defamation reform bill passes final stage
Unanimous support for bill to modernise defamation law

Irrelevancy of charge shows no probable cause: judge
Rangers-related action to go to proof on whether prosecution malicious

Malicious prosecution claims to cost £24m, Wolffe confirms
Letter to Justice Committee sets out sums to settle administrators' claims

Report backs Abuse Redress Bill despite waiver flaws
Holyrood committee supports general principles despite "fundamental issues"