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A worker who was seeking damages from his ex-employers after being injured in an accident at work is now suing his former solicitors for loss caused to him over their failure to raise an action in time. Christopher Brits raised an action against Kilcoyne and Co after they missed the three-year time

The family of a Turkish businessman who was granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK have successfully challenged a decision by the Home Secretary to refuse their applications to stay in the country. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the Secretary of State for the Home Department was wr

A woman who was left permanently disabled after sustaining a “profound and irreversible” brain injury during her birth has had an appeal to amend her claim against a health board refused. A judge had refused to allow a minute of amendment after proof but before issuing his judgment on the merits

The widow of a scuba diving enthusiast who was killed in an accident will not be able to pursue her claim for damages against the owners and operators of a vessel from which her late husband fell and drowned, but appeal judges ruled that she will be able to sue as guardian to their young child. The

The man convicted of the murder of school girl Paige Doherty has had his sentence reduced following an appeal after claiming that the punishment part imposed was “excessive”. John Leathem was sentenced to life imprisonment with a punishment part of 27 years after pleading guilty to the murder of

The Court of Session has refused an application for leave to appeal against an £800,000 award made by an arbitrator following a dispute between parties to a construction contract. A judge dismissed the bid for a proposed “legal error appeal” in terms of rules 69 and 70 of the Scottish Arbitrati

A father and son found guilty of attempted murder who claimed there was “insufficient evidence” to prove that they each participated in the assault have failed in an appeal against their convictions. The Criminal Appeal Court refused the appeal after rejecting the argument that the trial judge w

The owners of the “Tartan Army” trade mark have failed in a legal bid to prevent another company using the name without its permission. Tartan Army Limited claimed that Alba Football Fans Limited was infringing its rights in terms of section 10 of the Trade Marks Act 1994 and EU Trade Mark Regul

A Scottish local authority has been granted a court order to bury the mummified remains of a couple who died decades ago. Hilda Marcel and her husband Eugenios Marcel died in 1987 and 1994 respectively, but their son Melvyn Marcel delayed their burial and stored their bodies until he could build a m

A 10-year jail term imposed on a former soldier who was convicted of more than 90 firearms related offences was not “unduly lenient”, appeal judges have ruled. The Criminal Appeal Court refused an appeal against sentence by the Crown, who argued that the sentence imposed upon Andrew Steven, also

A businessman who is suing his solicitors over the loss and damage he claims to have sustained following the sale of part of his interest in a company has been granted a proof in a $210 million action against the firm. A judge in the Court of Session held that the claim by Robert Kidd that he sustai

A teenager who was issued with a fixed penalty notice for a breach of the peace but failed to pay has had a bid to suspend registration of the fine dismissed as “incompetent”. The appellant claimed that the fixed penalty legislation breached his human rights because it presumed guilt and failed

A Scots lawyer who has was found guilty of professional misconduct has failed in an appeal against a decision to strike him off the roll of solicitors. Cameron Fyfe, a former partner at Ross Harper Solicitors, was barred from practising as a solicitor in September 2016 for breaching accounts rules.

A man accused of housebreaking against whom solemn proceedings were dropped following an appeal against a sheriff’s decision to extend the 12-month time bar has had a further appeal refused after he claimed that the Crown “acted oppressively” by prosecuting him on summary complaint over the sa

A resident of the Short Strand area of Belfast has succeeded in their appeal against the Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) after Justices in the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the PSNI misconstrued their legal powers to stop parades passing through or adjacent to the