To cap or not to cap expenses - that is the question?
The expenses for simple procedure actions are currently set out in Sheriff Court Simple Procedure (Limits on Award of Expenses) Order.
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Important types of insurance for small businesses
As you look ahead to exit hibernation of your business, or consider any changes to home working, do you have the right insurance in place to go forward?
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Do expenses follow success? Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (QOCS)
You will often hear the expression in litigation "expenses follow success". The presumption is the successful party in litigation has achieved the outcome they sought when they raised the court action; but also the ability to issue a bill for their costs of the litigation to the losing side.
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Pinch point - insurance and liability in the Suez Canal
We often hear the words "pinch point" in business. It is the coming together of many moving parts in a machine or project or transport route that can hold up progress or, in manufacturing, cause operator injury. Pinch points can rarely be avoided. They need to be identified and handled with care and they do not come any bigger than the Suez Canal.
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New-build fire safety measures now in force
The Building Standards Technical Handbooks 2020 introduce new standards and guidance applicable to all building warrants submitted from 1 March 2021 and to building work which does not require a warrant commenced from that date.