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Scots Law

The civil jury remains the primary method by which damages for solatium in Scotland are calculated. Under attack on numerous occasions, the civil jury trial has retained and expanded its role, often with surprising results. The new rules on personal injury actions in Chapter 43 of the Rules of Court have introduced sweeping procedural changes.

The text takes a chronological approach to the subject, covering:-

• proof or jury trial
• initial procedure
• the trial
• appeal and review

This new edition examines the new personal injury rules and looks at the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998. It covers every reported modern case and unreported examples of practice and all jury awards since 1998.

Civil Jury Trials is the only text on this subject for Scotland. It covers in detail all the practical aspects involved in raising, pursuing and defending such actions, and provides practitioners with a handy vade mecum.