News
18 May, 2017
Craig Sandison QC “Lawyer of the week”
Ampersand’s Craig Sandison QC has appeared in the Times “Lawyer of the week” feature. Craig Sandison Q.C. acted successfully for the bookmaker Coral Racing in the Court of Session this year. It ruled that a bet that Rangers Football Club would be relegated — £100 at 2,500 to one, resulting in a payout of £250,000 […]
15 May, 2017
Una Doherty appointed as part-time Legal Assessor
Ampersand’s Una Doherty has been appointed as a part-time Legal Assessor to the General Teaching Council of Scotland (“GTCS”). Legal assessors act as independent legal advisers to the GTCS’s Fitness to Teach panels, and ensure that the proceedings before the panels are conducted in accordance with the law and the procedural rules.
20 April, 2017
Paul Reid: How Fixed Is a Fixed-term Parliament?
However unexpected the Prime Minister’s call for a general election may be, and however appropriate it may, or may not, be (see Jeff King’s discussion here), it invites the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011 to operate as it was designed: if two-thirds of the House of Commons resolves that there should be an early general election […]
27 March, 2017
Scottish Government sets discount rate for personal injury awards at -0.75%
Scottish Government has made an order setting the discount rate for personal injury awards at -0.75%, which follows the Lord Chancellor’s announcement on 27th February 2017, setting the rate for England and Wales. The new rate for Scotland is set to come into effect on 28th March 2017. The Damages (Personal Injury) (Scotland) Order 2017 […]
7 March, 2017
New Act of Sederunt on Pursuers’ offers comes into force 3 April 2017
New Act of Sederunt on Pursuers’ offers comes into force on 3 April 2017. New Chapter 34A (4) of Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Chapter 27 of Ordinary Cause Rules 1993, Scottish Statutory Instrument No. 52, setting out the rules have been published. The new rules can be found here
27 February, 2017
The Lord Chancellor announces changes to personal injury compensation payments
The Lord Chancellor has today announced changes to personal injury compensation payments. When victims of life-changing injuries accept lump sum compensation payments, the actual amount they receive is adjusted according to the interest they can expect to earn by investing it. In finalising the compensation amount, courts apply a calculation called the Discount Rate – with […]