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Costs |
| Recovery of insurance premiums by way of costs. |
29. Where in any proceedings a costs order is made in favour of any party who has taken out an insurance policy against the risk of incurring a liability in those proceedings, the costs payable to him may, subject in the case of court proceedings to rules of court, include costs in respect of the premium of the policy.
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| Rules as to costs. |
30. In section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (costs), in subsection (2) (rules regulating matters relating to costs), insert at the end "or for securing that the amount awarded to a party in respect of the costs to be paid by him to such representatives is not limited to what would have been payable by him to them if he had not been awarded costs."
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Legal aid in Scotland |
| Regulations about financial limits in certain proceedings. |
31. In section 9(2) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (application by regulations of Part II to assistance by way of representation), after paragraph (d) insert-
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"(dd) provide that assistance by way of representation shall be available in relation to such proceedings as may be prescribed, without reference to the financial limits under section 8 of this Act; |
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(de) provide that section 11(2) of this Act shall not apply as respects assistance by way of representation received in relation to such proceedings as may be prescribed;". |
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| Recipients of disability working allowance. |
32. In the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986, in-
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(a) section 8(b) (availability of advice and assistance), and |
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(b) section 11(2)(b) (clients contributions), |
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after "of" insert "disability working allowance,".
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| References by Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission. |
33. In section 25(7) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (legal aid in appeals), for "Secretary of State under section 124" substitute "Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission under section 194B".
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