Expenses

A Civil Practitioner’s Handbook

Iain W Nicol, James S Flett (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

384 Seiten

2022
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781474483650 (ISBN)

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This practitioner's guide is the the first up-to-date overview of the costsand funding landscape in Scotland.

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.

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.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	04.10.2022
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Zivilverfahrensrecht
ISBN-13	9781474483650 / 9781474483650
Zustand	Neuware