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With it no longer being possible to raise a claim for less than £100,000 in the Court of
Session, the Edinburgh-based Personal Injury Court could see costs for solicitors reduced as they will not need to travel to local sheriff courts. BTO Solicitors identified that a specialised court should be able
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In contrast, sanction was not granted in
December 2016 for a personal injury case under summary cause. The case was heard at Livingston Sheriff Court by Sheriff Kinloch, and on that occasion the Sheriff denied sanction for the pursuer to instruct counsel. The pursuer, David Brown, had been informed
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instructed for the case: it is for the court to make such a determination. Section 108 of Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 which requires any sheriff court (including the
Sheriff Personal Injury Court) to grant sanction for the use of counsel where the court considers that the case is likely to be
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and the
Chapter 43 rules of the Court of Session. Lord Gill concluded that judge-led trials tended to be more conservative in monetary awards, with juries being more perceptive and ready to award larger amounts. As such, early settlement (negotiated cases) would result in larger settlements as a
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responded to the Report from Lord Gill in
November 2010. Following that, Lord Gill's recommendations were implemented in the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, with the Personal Injury Court established by The All-Scotland Sheriff Court (Sheriff Personal Injury Court) Order 2015.
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On the application of any of the parties to the proceedings, the sheriff may, at any stage, request the Court of
Session to allow the proceedings to be remitted to that Court if the sheriff considers that the importance or difficulty of the proceedings makes it appropriate to do
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Lord Gill's report identified that many litigants and legal practitioners had been happy with the improvements to personal injury claims in the Court of
Session by the introduction of new rules, but concluded that creating an all-Scotland specialist
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of the Court of
Session will determine if the case can be remitted. The decision of the Lord Ordinary is not subject to appeal, and should a request to remit fail then the case will continue at the Personal Injury Court or a local sheriff court.
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AB vs NHS Ayrshire & Arran, and
Johnson & Johnson; AS vs Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS Trust), and Johnson & Johnson; CK vs Greater Glasgow Health Board, and Johnson & Johnson; and SH vs RH, BMI Healthcare, and Johnson &
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The
Sheriff Personal Injury Court was established on 22 September 2015 by The All-Scotland Sheriff Court (Sheriff Personal Injury Court) Order 2015. The power to establish specialist, all-Scotland courts is derived from the
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That Practice Direction No. 2 of 2015 applied which stated that pelvic mesh cases should be dealt with under ordinary cause rules under Chapter 42A of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994, to an appointed
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in August 2015 commented on the increase in the exclusive jurisdiction of the sheriff courts to claims of less than £100,000 and the creation of the Personal Injury Court. Scullion identified that an
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5,000. Where a sheriff believes the case is so complex as to require the specialist expertise of the personal injury sheriffs, they can remit the case to the Sheriff Personal Injury Court.
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1288:"Seven years on, Lord Gill's Civil courts reforms head to Parliament as Scots face prospect of little change on access to poor quality, expensive & selective civil justice system"
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Claims for personal injury with a value of under £100,000 can be remitted to the Court of Session by request of a sheriff under Section 92 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. A
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of the sheriff court to all claims of less than £150,000. A similar proposal was eventually implemented, but with exclusive jurisdiction limited to claims of less than £100,000.
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The sheriffs appointed to hear cases in the Personal Injury Court are all sheriffs within the Sheriffdom of Lothian and Borders, and are appointed to the court by the
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for personal injury claims was the best option. This would relieve pressure on the Court of Session, and reduce cost to litigants as they would not need to engage an
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that 95% of personal injury claims in the Court of Session were settled before proof. As such, these rules were extended to the new Personal Injury Court.
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that the defender, Aviva Insurance, was instructing counsel, and so sought to have sanction granted on the grounds of
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powers to grant motions which are "common and straightforward."
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The Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999
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discussions with all the relevant details. It was noted by the
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can and should be submitted to the Personal Injury Court by
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Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LB
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1,000, or where the total amount claimed is in excess of
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100,000. As such, the Sheriff Personal Injury Court has
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having concurrent jurisdiction for amounts of more than
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remits proceedings to the Personal Injury Court. It has
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1,000, where the total amount claimed is in excess of
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Alistair Drummind; Gavin Deeprose (17 February 2016).
1415:"Scottish Court Reform – What insurers need to know"
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Current judges of the Sheriff Personal Injury Court
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