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A consumer who purchased a new living room suite but rejected it following delivery because it was not of satisfactory quality and later gave it away after the seller ignored repeated requests to uplift the goods is entitled to a full refund, an appeal court has ruled. The Sheriff Appeal Court&

On 1 December 2017, new legislation came into force which transferred jurisdiction in relation to applications in Private Sector Rented Cases and Private Residential Tenancies to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber. Civil cases relating to the private rented sector are

Police are forced to attend Scottish courts dozens of times each month to deal with a range of 999 calls, new figures have shown. Between 2016 and 2018, the force received 2,228 emergency calls from sheriff courts across the country.

Govan Law Centre has settled a Sheriff Appeal Court (SAC) case where a single female parent and her children were due to be evicted following an unsuccessful evidential hearing which had been conducted by a firm of solicitors in Glasgow. Parties have agreed to allow the appeal insofar as it relates

A dog may be reprieved from a death sentence after the Faculty of Advocates’ Criminal Appeal Service provided free assistance to an animal charity.

Following the decision of the Sheriff Appeal Court in NRAM plc v Cordiner last year, it is generally thought that a homeowner cannot recall a decree by a “Minute for Recall of Decree’ where he or she had appeared in court, or been represented.   This week, Govan Law Centre (GLC

Evidence led trials in the High Court rose by 10 per cent between the first and second quarters of this year due to increased reporting of sexual offending – a trend that is expected to continue.

A number of enhancements for users involved in simple procedure litigation are being introduced to the Civil Online system on 13 December 2018. The Court Document Display and Electronic Notification changes will mean that Civil Online users will be able to open, save and print a range of court-gener

The Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin has published his reasons for refusing an application to participate in the fatal accident inquiry into the Clutha helicopter crash by the half-sister of the pilot who died in the disaster. Evelyn Mitchell argued that her involvement in the FAI would

The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC has welcomed the Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland report on the prosecution of young people and has instructed work in response to its recommendations. Mr Wolffe said: “Earlier this year I commissioned the Inspectorate of Prosecution to revie

A decision that a boy was not a “relevant person” for the purposes of attending a children’s hearing concerning his baby half-sister did not breach the older child’s human rights, appeal judges have ruled. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a sheriff&rsq

BLM partner Caroline Gillespie has become head of the firm's family law team in Scotland. She succeeds Siobhan Kelly who becomes a family law consultant with the firm. Ms Gillespie has more than 20 years' experience in litigation. Her practice has concentrated exclusively on family law since 2002 an

A man found guilty of sexually abusing three boys who claimed that a police statement given by a witness who could not remember making the statement due to memory loss should not have been admitted as evidence has had an appeal against his conviction rejected – despite the fact appeal judges r

A property owner who sued the Royal Bank of Scotland for breach of contract over the mortgage lender’s early termination and demand for repayment of three loans has had his £160,000 damages action against bank dismissed following an appeal. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld

Neale Tosh, an associate based in DWF's Glasgow office, has today been admitted by the Law Society of Scotland as a solicitor advocate at a ceremony at the Court of Session. The appointment will allow him to represent DWF's clients in that court as well as the Supreme Court and the Judicial Committe