Justice Committee Hears Evidence on FAI Bill
The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has begun hearing evidence on the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc (Scotland) Bill. One of the key people to give evidence before the Committee is Lord Cullen of Whitekirk, who led the 2009 Review of Fatal Accident Inquiry legislation. The Committee also heard from Julie Love from […]
FAI Delays Cause Suffering for Bereaved Families
Fatal Accident Inquiries (FAI) are taking too long and prolonging pain and upset for bereaved families, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has said, as a Scottish Government consultation on improving the inquiries process comes to a close. “The real problems lie with the huge delays before the matter gets as far as an inquiry,” […]
Faculty has doubts over proposed legislation to reform FAIs
The Faculty of Advocates has published details of its response to the consultation over the Inquiries into Deaths (Scotland) Bill, which has been proposed by MSP Patricia Ferguson to make reforms to the current system of fatal accident inquiries (FAIs). In its response, the Faculty acknowledged that there was room for improvement in the current system, but warned that […]
