Personal Injury at Scots Law 2025

We are delighted to be returning to the Hilton Glasgow* for the first in our Scots Law 2025 Conference Series, exclusively available to delegates in person on the day.

Our new conference, chaired by Clare Macpherson of Thorntons, will cover a range of topics from procedural changes at ASPIC, digital advances and time limits for bringing child abuse cases to court to developments in the law of medical negligence, cruise claims and QOCS.

The conference will include presentations from Kim Leslie of Irwin Mitchell, Simon Hammond from Digby Brown, David Hennessy of Keoghs, Isla Davie KC, Katherine Allen of Hugh James, Stephanie Watson from Thorntons and Peter Demick of Kennedys.

Questions to be considered will include

• how do you keep ahead of digital developments?
• what are the complexities and recent changes in the law regarding the time limits for bringing child abuse cases to court?
• how do you navigate the “new” expenses regime in personal injury litigation?
• what do you need to know about cruise claims?

What's being covered?

ASPIC procedural update and digital update

We will cover procedural updates in ASPIC, including the not insignificant name change to NPIC. We will also take a look at any digital updates including the current position with Civil Online, a topic we all need to be ahead of the curve on.

Simon Hammond. Digby Brown

Navigating the Scottish law on limitation in child abuse cases: progress made, questions remain

This session addresses the complexities and recent changes in the law regarding the time limits (limitation) for bringing child abuse cases to court. It highlights the progress made in extending these time limits to allow more survivors to seek justice, while also acknowledging that some questions and challenges remain in fully implementing these changes. We will also comment on the refreshed guidance from Redress Scotland so that practitioners build confidence in their ability to triage cases.

Kim Leslie, Irwin Mitchell

Trouble at sea – navigating the Athens Convention

In this session we will consider: the Athens Framework; what a “shipping incident” is; liability in non-shipping incidents; limits of liability; and limitation.

Katherine Allen, Hugh James

High value claims update

Peter Demick, Kennedys

Developments in the law of medical negligence

An overview of recent case law and trends in medico-legal work including a look at the impact of developments in England and Fatal Accident Inquiries.

Isla Davie KC

QOCS: An unqualified success?

We will analyse the latest cases featuring qualified one-way costs shifting, provide guidance to practitioners on navigating the “new” expenses regime in personal injury litigation, consider potential areas for reform, and offer an assessment of the regime’s success to date.

David Hennessy, Keoghs

Navigating the legal landscape: recent developments in employers’ and occupiers’ liability case law

Some recent judicial decisions impacting employers’ and occupiers’ liability will be explored. Delegates will gain an understanding of recent case law and consider any lessons and practical strategies that can be learned from the judgments for navigating these evolving legal landscapes.

Stephanie Watson, Thorntons

*A reduced parking rate of £10 per car is available onsite at the hotel. A code will be issued during the conference which can be entered into the pay station when paying before leaving the car park.