Case Reports

17 Aug 2018

Family awarded damages from ‘negligent’ doctor after fatal heart attack

17 Aug 2018

5 minutes

16 Aug 2018

Judge dismisses legal challenge against Scots law approving abortions at home

16 Aug 2018

7 minutes

15 Aug 2018

Breach of the peace conviction for ‘smiling and winking’ at schoolboy quashed

15 Aug 2018

6 minutes

14 Aug 2018

Final extract of a decree does not render the court ‘functus’, judge rules

14 Aug 2018

7 minutes

13 Aug 2018

Murder conviction quashed over advocate depute’s ‘unfair’ speech to jury

13 Aug 2018

7 minutes

10 Aug 2018

Appeal Court upholds assault conviction over sheriff’s alleged ‘misdirection’ on identification evidence

10 Aug 2018

6 minutes

9 Aug 2018

Malaysian asylum-seeker granted leave to challenge decision to reject ‘fresh claim’ over fear of religious persecution

9 Aug 2018

4 minutes

8 Aug 2018

Assault case dropped after sheriff upholds ‘oppression’ complaint against Crown 

8 Aug 2018

6 minutes

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