Journal online news
- in the category: civil litigation
Defender fails with "inexcusable delay" plea over 2004 action
Court holds pursuer equally liable to suffer prejudice
GBA tells of "indignation and incredulity" at 3% legal aid rise
Open letter to minister highlights treatment compared to other professions
Royal Assent for Prescription (Scotland) Act
Scottish Law Commission-based measure reaches statute book
MSPs agree principles of bill to regulate damages calculations
Discount rate and periodical awards bill unopposed at stage 1
Legal aid spending falls £11.3m, SLAB annual report reveals
Falling case numbers account for biggest changes
Civil Online upgrade to launch next week
Changes mean fewer documents posted, and near real-time notice of decisions
MSPs recommend discount rate and periodical payments bill
Stage 1 report welcomes increased clarity and aim of fairness
Ministers announce 3% fee increase as part of legal aid response
Rise from April 2019 will be followed by review panel
Court publishes new rules on protective expenses orders
Revisions follow review of prescribed tests, and procedure
Lawyer sees growing interest in settling disputes in Scotland
Jim Cormack welcomes more businesses choosing Scotland over England
Call for action on barriers to Scots public interest court cases
Report proposes ways to boost low level of strategic litigation
Judicial review of SCCRC's refusal of application held out of time
Petitioner aware since 2016 of potential grounds of challenge