Case Reports

7 Sep 2018

Rangers administrators’ damages claims against Lord Advocate for ‘wrongful prosecution’ to proceed to full hearing

7 Sep 2018

5 minutes

6 Sep 2018

Pro-independence blogger granted full hearing in £25,000 defamation claim against Labour MSP

6 Sep 2018

6 minutes

5 Sep 2018

Family of fatal heart attack victim fail in negligence claim over GP’s failure to call ambulance

5 Sep 2018

7 minutes

4 Sep 2018

Company director fails in appeal against decision to dismiss insurance claim over fire

4 Sep 2018

6 minutes

3 Sep 2018

Iranian asylum seekers win appeal for rehearing of religious persecution claims after tribunals ‘disregarded’ churchgoers’ evidence

3 Sep 2018

8 minutes

31 Aug 2018

‘Drink-driving’ accused fails in appeal against sheriff’s decision to delay trial

31 Aug 2018

6 minutes

30 Aug 2018

Family of asbestos victim granted full hearing in damages claim against executor of estate of partner in former employer

30 Aug 2018

8 minutes

30 Aug 2018

Supreme Court makes declaration of incompatibility between widowed parent’s allowance and ECHR

30 Aug 2018

6 minutes

The requirement that a claimant of widowed parent’s allowance must have been married to or have been the civil partner of the deceased unjustifiably discriminates against the survivor and/or the children on the basis of their marital or birth status, justices in the Supreme Court have ruled. T

29 Aug 2018

Court allows appeal against sheriff’s decision that measure specified in CSO was not justified

29 Aug 2018

7 minutes

28 Aug 2018

Former fiscal granted full hearing in £1.3m damages claim against Lord Advocate for ‘stress at work’

28 Aug 2018

6 minutes

27 Aug 2018

Crime gang member loses appeal against sentence for cocaine deal but successfully challenges travel ban

27 Aug 2018

8 minutes

24 Aug 2018

Appeal Court warns against judges praising party litigants’ opponents to avoid ‘perception of bias’

24 Aug 2018

4 minutes

23 Aug 2018

Damages claim by relatives of asbestos victim to be determined by Scots law, appeal judges rule

23 Aug 2018

7 minutes

22 Aug 2018

Nigerian entrepreneur successfully challenges Home Secretary’s removal decision

22 Aug 2018

5 minutes

21 Aug 2018

Drugs offence accused fails in legal challenge against admissibility of evidence recovered following ‘forced entry’ into property

21 Aug 2018

5 minutes