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A consumer whose legal dispute over the purchase and return of a laptop 18 years ago spawned a litigation which ended up in the UK Supreme Court has failed in a £600,000 action against the bank which he claimed “annihilated” his credit rating. Richard Durkin, 46, who was eventually awarded just

The parents of a baby boy who had his eyes removed after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer have had an action against their local health board dismissed after claiming they were “fobbed off” by a health visitor when they reported concerns about one of his eyes. A judge in the Court of S

A man found guilty of assault and robbery who claimed that a sheriff’s warning to a witness about potential prevarication or perjury restricted his defence lawyer’s ability to cross-examine the witness has had an appeal against his conviction refused. The appellant argued that there had been a �

The Muslim man convicted of the “religiously motivated” murder of a Glasgow shopkeeper because of his membership of the Ahmadi sect of Islam has failed in an appeal against his sentence. Tanveer Ahmed, who was sentenced to life imprisonment with a punishment part of 27 years after pleading guilt

Three English councils have been granted orders by the Court of Session in a landmark ruling which ensures that decisions by the High Court of England and Wales placing four children in secure accommodation north of the border are recognised and enforceable in Scotland. Judges in the Inner House of

A schoolboy who was seriously injured in an accident when a gate fell on him while he and a friend were playing on a farm has been awarded more than £325,000 damages. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that one half of the couple who lived on the farm failed to take reasonable care for his safet

An appeal against an Opinion of an Extra Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session that a pharmacist convicted of domestic abuse offences not be removed from the practice register on the basis of a "middle way" between suspension and removal, as well as the respondent pharmacist’s cross-

A recipient of state benefits who challenged a decision to impose a direct earnings attachment after she allegedly obtained more than £20,000 by misrepresentation has a had a petition for judicial review dismissed. The petitioner claimed that the obligation to repay benefits received by misrepresen

A council tenant who claimed that his occupancy agreement which was to “continue on a fortnightly basis” should be treated as a Scottish secure tenancy because it did not contain an express provision stating that it was for a term of less than six months has won an appeal against a decision allo

A man found guilty of murdering his ex-partner who claimed that the trial judge showed a “lack of impartiality” by using the word “assassin” in giving an example of a deliberate intention to kill has failed in an appeal against his conviction. Mohammed Abboud, 57, who was sentenced to life i

A witness in an assault trial who was found in contempt of court for “prevaricating” has had a petition to the nobile officium of the High Court of Justiciary refused. Ria Kenyon had given a statement to police in which she said she saw the accused punch the complainer, but in her evidence she w

A nurse with a history of mental health and addiction problems, who was struck off after stealing drugs from a hospital for her personal use following a hearing that she did not attend, has successfully appealed against the decision. A judge in the Court of Session quashed the decision by the Nursin

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has failed in an attempt to have a damages claim against it dismissed in an action brought by the adult stepchildren and grandchildren of a former Rosyth dockyard worker who died from an asbestos-related condition. A judge in the Court of Session allowed the claim to pr

Prosecutors successfully challenged a judge’s decision to acquit a man accused of rape after a juror left the jury room to make a personal phone call after they had begun their deliberations. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that acquittal was “not the appropriate remedy” and that in the circum

The Lord Advocate has been refused permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court after a British businessman wanted by authorities in Taiwan to serve a prison sentence won a human rights appeal against a decision to extradite him. Zain Dean was sentenced to four years imprisonment after being convict