Homeowners Sue over Unfair Mortgages
8th October 2009
By reason of the housing market boom of before the recession, some customers would have to repay up to almost 4 1/2 times the original loan, constituting an equivalent effective interest rate of over 35% per annum.
It is estimated that ...
Legal Services Bill
1st October 2009
The Legal Services (Scotland) Bill, nicknamed "Tesco Law", has been introduced into the Scottish Parliament.
It proposes the introduction of socalled alternative business structures, i.e. firms made of lawyers and other busines professionals, like accountants, who have previoulsy not been allowed to practise together except in certain limited circumstances, e.g. company in-house legal advisers. Based on recommendations by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the Bill is intended to offer the public more choice of legal services.
The idea is that clients (or customers) may access a range of services under the same roof, while professionals from different ...
Gill Report Published Today
1st October 2009
Lord Gill's Report on his Review of Scottish Civil Justice was published today and is available to view online on the Scottish Court Website at: www.scotcourts.gov.uk/civilcourtsreview.
The Report's aim is to recommend means of improving civil justice by making it faster, cheaper and fairer. Having taken almost 2 1/2 years to prepare, it examines, among other issues, costs of litigation to parties and to the public purse, mediation and other methods of dispute resolution, modern methods of communication and case management, and specialisation of courts or procedures.
The Report is rather lengthy, comprising ...