Review of Expenses and Funding of Civil Litigation in Scotland

– in the Scottish Parliament at on 14 November 2013.

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Photo of Roderick Campbell Roderick Campbell Scottish National Party

8. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report of the review of expenses and funding of civil litigation in Scotland. (S4O-02589)

Photo of Roseanna Cunningham Roseanna Cunningham Scottish National Party

Sheriff Principal Taylor published his comprehensive report on 11 September 2013. The report makes extensive recommendations on a range of proposals regarding expenses and civil litigation. The Scottish Government is considering the detail of the report and will publish its intentions in due course.

The Presiding Officer:

Briefly, Mr Campbell.

Photo of Roderick Campbell Roderick Campbell Scottish National Party

What further consultation is the Scottish Government planning on the proposal to introduce a qualified one-way costs shifting, which would apply to all personal injury claims and would be a departure from the traditional expenses-follow-success rule?

Photo of Roseanna Cunningham Roseanna Cunningham Scottish National Party

I appreciate the member’s interest in the issue. The wide range of detailed recommendations is being looked at carefully by the Government. When decisions are made about which will be pursued, appropriate further consultation will be undertaken.