Expenses: A Civil Practitioner's Handbook

by Iain W Nicol (Editor), James S Flett (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474477390
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	09/13/2022
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

ForewordTable of Statutes[Table of Orders, Rules and Regulations]Table of Cases

1. Law Society of Scotland Rules and Guidance on Fees
2. Pre-Action Protocols
3. Qualified One Way Cost Shifting
4. Success Fee Agreements
5. Certification of Skilled Persons
6. Conduct and Expenses
7. Sanction for Counsel in the Sheriff Court
8. Party Litigants
9. Amendments of Pleading
10. Caution, Consignation and Other Security
11. Expenses in Commissions
12. Pursuers’ Offers
13. Tenders
14. Abandonment
15. Interest on Expenses
16. Employment Cases
17. Group Proceedings
18. Family Proceedings
19. Interim Awards of Expenses
20. Additional Fees and Charges
21. Taxation of Expenses
22. Taxation Procedure
23. Practical Example of Judicial Account
24. Vexatious Litigant Orders
25. Simple Procedure
26. 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