Case archive
Supreme Court: Barclays Bank not vicariously liable for doctor’s alleged sexual assaults
The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by Barclays Bank and held that they were not vicariously liable for any sexual assaults committed by a doctor who performed medical examinations on their behalf.
UK Supreme Court 3 April 2020
Couple who rented stately home granted limited repairing standard appeal
A couple who rented a stately home near Perth have been granted limited permission to appeal the Housing and Property Chamber’s decision regarding the state of repair of their property.
Upper Tribunal for Scotland 2 April 2020
Edinburgh City Council granted permanence order to allow child’s adoption
The City of Edinburgh Council has successfully been granted a permanence order under section 80 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 in relation to the child of a mother diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and a father with limited leave to remain in the UK.
Sheriff Court 1 April 2020
Housing association tenant’s damages claim over property’s poor sound insulation dismissed
A housing association tenant who sued his landlord over its alleged failure to properly sound-proof his property has had his action dismissed.
Sheriff Court 27 March 2020
Man who pled guilty to assault but claimed ‘mental disorder’ fails in ‘defective representation’ appeal
A man who pled guilty to a violent assault who claimed he was the victim of a “miscarriage of justice” because he may have been suffering from a “mental disorder” at the time of the offence has had an appeal against his conviction rejected.
Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary 26 March 2020
Criminal Appeal Court upholds firearms convictions after rejecting ‘hearsay’ claim
Two men found guilty of firearms offences have failed in an appeal against their convictions.
Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary 25 March 2020
Woman’s drugs conviction quashed over ‘unfair’ police questioning
A woman found guilty of being concerned in the supplying of heroin and speed after the drugs were found during a police search of her home has had her conviction quashed following an appeal.
Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary 24 March 2020
BBC legal challenge over sheriff’s failure to provide reasons for imposing reporting restrictions dismissed
Media organisations who claimed that a sheriff’s decision to impose reporting restrictions in a civil case without providing reasons for making the order breached the principle of “open justice” have had their legal challenge dismissed.
Court of Session Outer House 20 March 2020
Man who posted intimate picture of ex on Facebook wins appeal against sex offender registration
A man convicted of a so-called “revenge porn” offence after posting an intimate picture of a former partner on Facebook has successfully challenged a decision to place him on the sex offenders register.
Sheriff Appeal Court 19 March 2020
Pakistani man trafficked at behest of step-grandmother prevails in Supreme Court appeal
A Pakistani man who was trafficked to the UK at the behest of his step-grandmother and whose case to remain in the UK was rejected by the inferior courts has prevailed in an appeal to the Supreme Court.
UK Supreme Court 19 March 2020
Appeal judges reject ‘professional negligence’ claim against Scots lawyer
A couple who sued a Scots lawyer over the solicitor’s allegedly “negligent” advice in their purchase of a petrol station have had an appeal against a judge’s decision to dismiss their claim rejected.
Court of Session Inner House 18 March 2020
Domestic abuser loses appeal against ‘unwanted’ non-harassment order
A man convicted of assaulting his partner has failed in an appeal against a sheriff’s decision to impose a non-harassment order.
Sheriff Appeal Court 17 March 2020
Consultant prosecuted over Rangers sale fails in motion for summary decree in £2m damages claim against Police Scotland
A business restructuring consultant who is suing Police Scotland for £2 million for “malicious prosecution” after he was charged with fraud following the sale of Rangers Football Club Plc has had a motion for summary decree in the action dismissed.
Court of Session Outer House 16 March 2020
Homeowner loses legal challenge against ‘High Hedge Notice’
A homeowner who was ordered to reduce the height of rows of trees along a boundary wall within the grounds of his property after his neighbours complained that they were overshadowing their garden has lost a legal challenge against a decision.
Court of Session Outer House 13 March 2020
Company’s £750,000 defamation action against MSP dismissed
A company which sells “souvenir” plots of land and claimed that buyers could style themselves as “Lord of Lady” of an estate has had a £750,000 defamation action against an MSP dismissed.
Court of Session Outer House 12 March 2020
