Until 1 June 2021, it has not been clear how the new system of qualified one-way cost-shifting (or QOCS), which is due to come into force on 30 June 2021, would work in practice. Yesterday, the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994, Sheriff Appeal Court Rules and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting) 2021 was published setting down some new rules applicable in all civil claims for damages for personal injury or death.
A couple of (relatively) recent decisions in the All Scotland Personal Injury Court have commented on liability and potential Contributory Negligence, in EL and PL claims. The full judgments are available on the Scottish Courts Website (link below). Like all the best judgments, they tell a good yarn (there are even pictures!) and provide useful summaries of the submissions from parties, in context.
The Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 2 October 2020 to improve the protections available to people who are at risk of domestic abuse, particularly where they are living with the perpetrator of abuse. The Bill aimed to do this in two ways:
Part 1 creates new orders which can be made by the police and the courts; and
Part 2 will allow a social landlord to apply to the court to end the tenancy of a domestic abuse perpetrator.
‘You seem very well, things look peaceful. I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know’.
Those working in the health and social care sector may not always be ‘quite as well’ due to their higher risk of experiencing work-related violence – a result of often working in challenging circumstances and caring for people with a variety of complex needs. Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, many employers in the care sector have required to address changing risk factors in this respect, occasioned by unexpected alterations to routine or general care.
