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Tort [2024] SCEDIN 53

Farheen Ackrim against UK Insurance LTD (All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court)

Farheen Ackrim against UK Insurance LTD (All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court) [2024] SCEDIN 53 (05 December 2024)

A Scottish personal injury court awarded £3,144 after an admitted road traffic collision, accepting a neck soft-tissue injury but rejecting claimed back pain.

  • Road traffic accident
  • Soft tissue injury
  • Damages assessment
  • Liability admission
  • Personal-injury
  • Road-traffic-accident
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Tort [2021] SC EDIN 3

PHILIP SAMSON AGAINST D.C.WATSON & SONS (FENTON BARNS) LIMITED and UK INSURANCE LIMITED

PHILIP SAMSON AGAINST D.C.WATSON & SONS (FENTON BARNS) LIMITED and UK INSURANCE LIMITED [2021] SC EDIN 3 (14 January 2021)

The sheriff court found the defenders liable in a road traffic personal injury claim, awarding damages to the pursuer subject to reduction for contributory negligence.

  • Personal injury
  • Negligence
  • Liability
  • Motor vehicle accident
  • Personal-injury
  • Contributory-negligence
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Tort [2018] ScotCS CSOH_70

CV AGAINST ZENITH INSURANCE PLC AND AC

CV AGAINST ZENITH INSURANCE PLC AND AC [2018] ScotCS CSOH_70 (29 June 2018)

The court held that the third party’s driving did not cause or materially contribute to the collision, so no apportionment of liability was due.

  • Apportionment of liability
  • Negligence
  • Law reform (miscellaneous provisions) (scotland) act 1940
  • Motor vehicle accident
  • Apportionment-of-liability
  • Road-traffic-collision
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Trusts [2017] ScotSC 52

PETITION OF X AND Y FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW TRUSTEE TO ACT UNDER THE INSURANCE COMPANY TRUST DEED OF A

PETITION OF X AND Y FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW TRUSTEE TO ACT UNDER THE INSURANCE COMPANY TRUST DEED OF A [2017] ScotSC 52 (11 May 2017)

The sheriff court granted a petition by X and Y to appoint a new trustee under an insurance company trust deed, applying the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921.

  • Appointment of trustee
  • Trust deed
  • Insurance trust
  • Appointment-of-trustee
  • Trust-deed
  • Insurance-trust
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Tort [2013] ScotCS CSOH_156

Allan v Amlin UK Ltd

Allan v Amlin UK Ltd [2013] ScotCS CSOH_156 (20 September 2013)

The Court of Session held that, absent proof of cheaper alternatives or extra benefits, the pursuer could recover the full credit hire charges incurred.

  • Credit hire charges
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Onus of proof
  • Personal injury damages
  • Credit-hire-charges
  • Mitigation-of-loss
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Tort [2012] ScotSC 86

BARRY GLEKIN v. DIRECT LINE INSURANCE PLC

BARRY GLEKIN v. DIRECT LINE INSURANCE PLC [2012] ScotSC 86 (07 August 2012)

Sheriff Court road traffic damages action where the pursuer succeeded on liability after the court preferred his account that the defenders’ insured struck his stationary car.

  • Negligence
  • Liability
  • Damages
  • Expert evidence
  • Road-traffic-accident
  • Expert-evidence
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Tort [2010] ScotCS CSOH_144

Clark v. The City Of Edinburgh Council

Clark v. The City Of Edinburgh Council [2010] ScotCS CSOH_144 (29 October 2010)

Scottish Court of Session decision reducing a credit-hire claim to a lower spot rate and shorter reasonable hire period, and refusing storage and engineer’s report charges.

  • Credit hire
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Damages assessment
  • Replacement vehicle hire
  • Credit-hire
  • Mitigation-of-loss
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Tort [2009] ScotSC 16

Adams v. The National Insurance And Guarantee Corporation Ltd

Adams v. The National Insurance And Guarantee Corporation Ltd [2009] ScotSC 16 (30 June 2009)

Sheriff Court personal injury award arising from a rear-end road traffic collision, with liability admitted and solatium assessed at £4,000.

  • Personal injury
  • Solatium
  • Damages assessment
  • Motor vehicle accident
  • Personal-injury
  • Road-traffic-accident
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Insurance [1919] ScotLR 292

Greig v. The Trustees of the Widows' Fund of the Co. of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh

Greig v. The Trustees of the Widows' Fund of the Co. of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh [1919] ScotLR 292 (08 March 1919)

The Court of Session held that a widow’s averments about her missing husband were enough to warrant inquiry, and allowed proof before answer on presumed death.

  • Presumption of death
  • Presumption of life at common law
  • Burden of proof
  • Widow's annuity
  • Judicial separation
  • Presumption-of-death
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