DEVELOPMENTS in DAMAGES for PERSONAL INJURIES

About the Seminar:

Personal injury practitioners will want to be aware of possible developments in the law of damages, as recommended by the Scottish Law Commission in their recent Report, Scot Law Com No 266 published in December 2024.  Topics include extension of section 8 (necessary services) to non-relatives;  resolution of the Gaca and Lewicki debate concerning deductibility of Permanent Health Insurance scheme benefits;  enhanced supervision of damages payable to children; and a possible solution to a time-bar problem connected with pleural plaques.  This up-date will keep busy practitioners in the loop. 

About the Speaker: The Rt. Hon. Lady Paton

 Lady Ann Paton is an appeal court judge in Scotland. Having graduated MA LLB in 1974, she became an advocate at the Scottish Bar in 1977, a QC in 1990, a judge in 2000, and an appeal court judge in 2007. She is experienced in both civil and criminal la…