Backtracking? Scottish Government Reduces New Court Threshold
The controversial Courts Reform (Scotland) Bill is to be amended after the Scottish Government agreed not to increase the exclusive competence of the sheriff court to £150,000. Instead, it will be increased to £100,000. The new threshold of £100,000 was agreed during Holyrood’s Justice Committee’s stage 2 consideration of the Bill, despite to pressure from […]
Advocates Have Their Say On Personal Injury Pre-Action Protocols
The Faculty of Advocates has published a response to the Scottish Civil Justice Council’s (SCJC) questionnaire on pre-action protocols that require necessary steps to be taken before a case can start. Presently, there are no compulsory pre-action protocols in Scotland. Instead there are four voluntary protocols covering: Court of Session commercial actions; personal injury claims up to […]
David Sandison on the Government’s Response to the Scottish Civil Courts Review Recommendations
As published in the Scots Law Times earlier this year, David Sandison discusses the likely impact of the Scottish Government’s response to the recommendations of the Scottish Civil Courts Review. The Scottish Government, on 11 November 2010, published its response to the Civil Courts Review. The response confirms the government’s acceptance of “the vision provided […]
