Civil Jury Trials

2nd Edition

Andrew M. Hajducki, QC

The civil jury trial 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, pre-trial procedure, the trial itself and appeal and review with appendices dealing with styles, an example opening speech and actual jury awards.

First published in 1998, Civil Jury Trials is not only the sole textbook dedicated to the subject but has been highly praised and referred to in a number of Court judgements since then. The Second Edition, described by the Rt. Hon. Lord Gill, the Lord Justice-Clerk, as “a splendid example of a practitioner’s textbook”, covers in detail all the practical aspects involved in raising, pursuing and defending such actions and provides practitioners with a handy vade mecum.