Case Reports

7 Aug 2018

Man accused of making sexually offensive comments granted permission to elicit evidence of previous ‘light-hearted sexual discussions’ with complainers

7 Aug 2018

6 minutes

3 Aug 2018

Children’s Hearing legislation read down to ensure participation test is ECHR-compliant

3 Aug 2018

9 minutes

2 Aug 2018

Father-of-two secures children’s return to Germany after mother ‘wrongfully retained’ them in Scotland

2 Aug 2018

6 minutes

1 Aug 2018

Case against women accused of ‘threatening and abusive behaviour’ dropped after police destroyed CCTV evidence

1 Aug 2018

6 minutes

31 Jul 2018

Asylum-seeker who feared religious persecution if returned to Nigeria successfully challenges decision to reject ‘fresh claim’

31 Jul 2018

5 minutes

30 Jul 2018

Appeal Court exercises ‘dispensing power’ to overrule decision on invalidity of unsigned citation

30 Jul 2018

6 minutes

30 Jul 2018

Supreme Court: Legal permission no longer required to end care for patients in vegetative state

30 Jul 2018

6 minutes

Legal permission will not be required to end care for patients who are in a long-term vegetative state, the Supreme Court has ruled. The question in this appeal is whether a court order must always be obtained before clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (“CANH”), which is keeping

27 Jul 2018

Child sex offender who claimed ‘mutual corroboration’ could not be applied to charges loses appeal against conviction

27 Jul 2018

6 minutes

27 Jul 2018

Challenge to registration of croft rejected as applicant was not a person ‘aggrieved’

27 Jul 2018

5 minutes

26 Jul 2018

Legal first as family of mesothelioma victim awarded £250,000 damages over death from ‘secondary exposure’ to asbestos

26 Jul 2018

5 minutes

24 Jul 2018

SLCC decision to dismiss complaint against solicitor as ‘vexatious’ upheld by appeal judges

24 Jul 2018

5 minutes

20 Jul 2018

Van driver fails in appeal against parking charges for parking in private car park

20 Jul 2018

6 minutes

19 Jul 2018

Organised crime gang member has jail term reduced following appeal over sentence ‘discount’

19 Jul 2018

5 minutes

18 Jul 2018

Crown successfully appeals against JP’s decision to acquit ‘speeding driver’ over lack of corroboration 

18 Jul 2018

3 minutes

17 Jul 2018

Edinburgh Tram Inquiry: Court rejects construction company’s appeal against release of ‘commercially sensitive’ reports

17 Jul 2018

6 minutes

A construction company involved in the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry which challenged a decision by the inquiry chairman ordering it to release “commercially sensitive” reports has failed in an appeal to prevent disclosure of the information. Bilfinger Construction had sought a restriction orde