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Tort/delict [2024] ScotCS CSOH_32

FIONA DROUET AND OTHERS AGAINST ANGUS MILLIGAN

FIONA DROUET AND OTHERS AGAINST ANGUS MILLIGAN [2024] ScotCS CSOH_32 (20 March 2024)

The Court of Session held most family claims time-barred for being raised too late, finding awareness of Emily Drouet’s impaired mental condition by 12 April 2016.

  • Time bar
  • Limitation period
  • Damages for wrongful death
  • Constructive knowledge
  • Prescription and limitation (scotland) act 1973
  • Damages (scotland) act 2011
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Civil procedure [2006] ScotCS CSOH_93

MP v O'Neill & Ors

MP v O'Neill & Ors [2006] ScotCS CSOH_93 (16 June 2006)

Historic child abuse claim on time-bar under section 17 of the 1973 Act. Lord Glennie held the psychological injury claim time-barred and refused section 19A relief.

  • Time-bar
  • Limitation period
  • Prescription
  • Child abuse claims
  • Psychological injury
  • Constructive knowledge
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Tort [2002] ScotCS 320

Oldcorn v. Purdon & Anor

Oldcorn v. Purdon & Anor [2002] ScotCS 320 (17 December 2002)

The Court of Session held that a child injury claim against land occupiers was relev­ant and specific enough for jury trial, and repelled the defenders' pleas.

  • Occupiers' liability
  • Jury trial
  • Standard of care
  • Constructive knowledge
  • Personal injury
  • Children and landowners
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Civil procedure [2000] ScotCS 168

Strong v Craig Associates & Ors

Strong v Craig Associates & Ors [2000] ScotCS 168 (16 June 2000)

Professional negligence claim against financial advisers. The court held that prescription could not be decided without evidence and allowed proof before answer on all issues.

  • Prescription and limitation
  • Financial advice liability
  • Constructive knowledge
  • Damages
  • Prescription-and-limitation
  • Professional-negligence
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Personal injury [2002] ScotCS 95

Agnew v. Scott Lithgow Ltd & Ors

Agnew v. Scott Lithgow Ltd & Ors [2002] ScotCS 95 (5th April, 2002)

Pursuer was aware by end of 1995 of significant disability, its connection to employment, and identity of defenders; failed to establish it was not reasonably practicable to become aware of material facts before June 1996; action is time-barred under Section 17(2); no equitable grounds to exercise discretion under Section 19A.

  • Vibration white finger
  • Prescription and limitation (scotland) act 1973
  • Time-bar
  • Section 17(2)
  • Section 19a
  • Constructive knowledge
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