Scotland
Scotland Focus
Our monthly round-up of developments dominating the legal landscape in Scotland.
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Scotland Discount Rate stays at -0.75%
The Government Actuary has this morning published his report recommending that the Scottish Discount rate remain at -0.75%. The report along with his recommendations was sent to Scottish Ministers…
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Scotland Focus
Our monthly round-up of developments dominating the legal landscape in Scotland.
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Scotland Focus
Our monthly round-up of developments dominating the legal landscape in Scotland.
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Scotland Discount Rate
It will now be the job of the UK Government Actuary's Department (GAD) to recommend a new Scottish Discount Rate for Scotland. The GAD must report to Scottish Ministers with its recommendations for…
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Scotland Focus
Our monthly round-up of developments dominating the legal landscape in Scotland.
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What constitutes a “final judgment”?
This was the question asked of the Sheriff Appeal Court in SITEMAN PAINTING AND DECORATING SERVICES LIMITED v SIMPLY CONSTRUCT (UK) LLP [2019] SAC (Civ) 13. The Appellants and Defenders sought to…
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Midlothian Council -v- Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Limited and Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers [2019] CSOH 29 (20 March 2019)
This case follows from earlier an action for damages by Midlothian Council ("Council"). [See, Midlothian Council -v- Bracewell Stirling Architects and Others [2017] CSOH 87 (21 June 2017)].The…
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Power shift in Professional Indemnity market
In recent years insurance brokers working in the construction Professional Indemnity (PI) market have been used to conveying to their clients the buying power they held in a “soft market” due to the…
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