This the first up-to-date overview of the costs landscape in Scotland. Each chapter is written by an author with particular expertise in that area and draws on their experience in practice to provide an accessible guide to all of the topics that practitioners require on a daily basis. The book covers the current methods of fee charging, the various types of expenses awards in the main areas of Scottish Courts and Employment Tribunals, judicial decisions relevant to costs issues, the terms and implications of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, Taxations and the Auditors of Court. It presents a clear and accessible reference guide to the current legal position in Scotland.
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Höhe: 156 mm
Breite: 234 mm
Dicke: 34 mm
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978-1-4744-7739-0 (9781474477390)
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Iain Nicol is Consultant at Thorntons, with almost 30 years' experience of pursuing personal injury, medical and professional negligence claims. James Flett is the Chairman of Alex Quinn and Partners Ltd, Law Accountants with over 30 years' experience in the preparation and Taxation of Accounts of Expenses.
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Consultant at ThorntonsThorntons
Chairman of Alex Quinn and Partners Ltd.Alex Quinn and Partners Ltd.
ForewordTable of Statutes[Table of Orders, Rules and Regulations]Table of Cases
Law Society of Scotland Rules and Guidance on Fees
Pre-Action Protocols
Qualified One Way Cost Shifting
Success Fee Agreements
Certification of Skilled Persons
Conduct and Expenses
Sanction for Counsel in the Sheriff Court
Party Litigants
Amendments of Pleading
Caution, Consignation and Other Security
Expenses in Commissions
Pursuers' Offers
Tenders
Abandonment
Interest on Expenses
Employment Cases
Group Proceedings
Family Proceedings
Interim Awards of Expenses
Additional Fees and Charges
Taxation of Expenses
Taxation Procedure
Practical Example of Judicial Account
Vexatious Litigant Orders
Simple Procedure
Miscellaneous Expenses Issues
Appendices
Appendix 1: Legislation and Protocols
Appendix 2: Success Fee Agreement and Cooling Off Notice Templates
Appendix 3: Faculty of Advocates Fees Scheme
Appendix 4: Styles relating to Pursuers' Offers and Tenders
Index
