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Cross-party Support for Damages (Scotland) Bill

As previously reported by Personal Injury Scotland, Labour MSP Bill Butler lodged a proposal in July 2009, aimed at speeding up the process of paying compensation for victims of disease and accidents including workplace accidents.

Following the consultation process, a total of 33 MSPs from the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green parties have given their support to his proposals, opening the way for a bill to be introduced.The consultation document and responses, together with a list of the MSPs supporting the proposalscan be viewed at the Scottish Parliament website

If the bill is introduced and passed, the changes would include removing the need for victims' relatives to go to court in some cases where liability is admitted.

To find out if you may have a claim for compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis, complete our online form or call one of our solicitors on 0800 731 8434.

Caroline Kelly
Personal Injury Scotland

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