Case Reports

The English High Court of Justice has ruled that children aged 15 or younger would be unlikely to be able to give effective consent to the administration of puberty-blocking drugs (PBs), but those aged 16 and over would have the ability to consent to their use. The claimants, listed on the

An English solicitor who was fined for misconduct after engaging in sexual activity with a junior in his legal firm has succeeded in reversing the decision after appealing under the Solicitors Act 1974. The misconduct action was originally brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority&nbs

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has allowed an appeal by the former co-tenant of a flat in Edinburgh after it was ordered to reconsider her case by the Court of Session. Kate Affleck, the appellant, was one of four tenants of a flat owned by the respondents, Chris and Sarah Bronsdon.

A reclaiming motion against the refusal of a petition for judicial review challenging the validity, purpose, conduct and decisions of a local authority ratings committee has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session. The petitioners and reclaimers, David Booth and H

An Indian woman who challenged a decision not to grant her judicial review of the decision to refuse her a UK visitor’s visa has had her appeal allowed by a 2-1 majority in the Inner House of the Court of Session.  The petitioner and appellant, GK, sought to visit the UK for one

The former director of a media company who objected to the amount of legal expenses he was calculated to owe to his former employer has been unsuccessful in challenging the decision.  In the action by CJC Media (Scotland) Ltd against Kenneth Sinclair, a former director of the com

Three men who were convicted of committing a breach of the peace after attending a Celtic FC game wearing T-shirts with IRA imagery have had their convictions quashed by the Sheriff Appeal Court (Criminal Division). Daniel Ward, Martin Macaulay and Ryan Walker argued that the she

Two companies which were at odds over whether a dispute over a contract between them for the sale of metal products had been resolved have had the issue resolved in favour of the original seller. The pursuer, Donald McCarthy Trading Pte Ltd, contracted with Ireland Alloys Ltd for the

The High Court of Justiciary has refused to order the recovery of two protectively marked documents (PMDs) by the legal team appealing the conviction of the late Abdelbaset al-Megrahi following a recommendation by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission. The documents were

A tenant of commercial premises in Granton, Edinburgh, has been unsuccessful in its action against an agent of its landlord for reduction of invoices and repayment of sums it alleged were wrongfully paid to its landlord’s agents.  The Glasgow Angling Centre Ltd, which was assigned the ten

The High Court of Justiciary has upheld on appeal the conviction of a man charged with the sexual assault of a 25-year-old schoolteacher in Dumfries while he was in Scotland to take part in an ice hockey tournament. Colin Grimason argued that a miscarriage of justice had occurred as a

A sheriff in Perth has absolved a man of any wrongdoing in a car accident that took place on a back road near Blackford in the Perth and Kinross area.  The pursuer, ER, claimed the defender CD had struck her car while travelling at excessive speed around a bend, and sought damage

A former tenant of an office complex in Glasgow that had to vacate the premises for necessary repairs has successfully established its entitlement to abate the rent as a result of the works.  Fern Trustee 1 Ltd and Fern Trustee 2 Ltd, trustees of the Buchanan House Unit Trust, origina

A man who was convicted of a statutory offence under Section 1(2) of the Firearms Act 1968 for leaving his gun in an unlocked room while he was on holiday has had his appeal against conviction refused. Robert Riggs also appealed against his sentence, which was a fine of £3,000.

A man who was imprisoned for three charges relating to indecent photographs of children and images depicting bestiality has lost his appeal against conviction.  John Leadbetter argued that a medical professional was required to confirm that images recovered from devices he owned were image