Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018

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1. Introductory Text

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   PART 1 SUCCESS FEE AGREEMENTS

   1. 1. Success fee agreements

   2. 2. Enforceability

   3. 3. Expenses in the event of success

   4. 4. Power to cap success fees

   5. 5. Exclusion for certain matters

   6. 6. Personal injury claims

   7. 7. Form, content etc.

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   PART 2 EXPENSES IN CIVIL LITIGATION

   1. 8. Restriction on pursuer's liability for expenses in personal injury claims

   2. 9. Representation free of charge

   3. 10. Third party funding of civil litigation

   4. 11. Awards of expenses against legal representatives

   5. 12. Minor and consequential modifications of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

   6. 13. Meaning of “legal representative”

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   PART 3 AUDITORS OF COURT

   1. 14. Auditors of court

   2. 15. Temporary Auditor of the Court of Session

   3. 16. Auditors' functions

   4. 17. Auditors unable to tax account

   5. 18. Guidance

   6. 19. Reports

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   PART 4 GROUP PROCEEDINGS

   1. 20. Group proceedings

   2. 21. Group procedure: rules

   3. 22. Group proceedings: further provision

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   PART 5 REVIEW OF OPERATION OF ACT

   1. 23. Review of operation of Act

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   PART 6 GENERAL PROVISION

   1. 24. Regulations

   2. 25. Ancillary provision

   3. 26. Meaning of “court”

   4. 27. Commencement

   5. 28. Short title

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      SCHEDULE

      AUDITORS OF COURT: MODIFICATION OF ENACTMENTS

      1. Court of Session Act 1821

         1. 1. The Court of Session Act 1821 is repealed.

      2. Courts of Law Fees (Scotland) Act 1895

         1. 2. (1) The Courts of Law Fees (Scotland) Act 1895 is...

      3. Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933

         1. 3. The following provisions of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act...

      4. Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980

         1. 4. In the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980, in section 51(3) (complaints...

      5. Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990

         1. 5. In the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, section...

      6. Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007

         1. 6. In the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007,...