18 September 2009

Woodside v HM Advocate


[2009] HCJAC 19 (18 February 2009)

Subject: Criminal Law; defective representation; solicitor-advocates

Angus Stewart QC

In this four-week criminal appeal the appellant cla ...

08 July 2009

Mrs. C Bridges & Otrs. v Bury Metropolitan Borough Council


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03 July 2009

Spencer-Franks v Kellog Brown and Root Ltd


[2008] UKHL

Subject: Health and Safety; Provision and Use of Work Equipment regulations 1998; European Law

Angus Stewart QC, of the Hastie Stable, persuaded the House of Lords to r ...

30 June 2009

Scottish Children's Reporter Administrator


Principal Reporter, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration [2009] CSOH 94

Children's Hearings - "relevant person"

Alison Stirling represented an unmarried father who wanted to ...

09 June 2009

Education - Additional Support Needs Tribunal - Co-ordinated Support Plan


City of Edinburgh Council [2009] CSIH 46

Education - Additional Support Needs Tribunal - Co-ordinated Support Plan

Alison Stirling represented the Education Authority in this Inner ...

02 June 2009

Kathleen Torremar v CGU Bonus Ltd


[2009] CSOH 78

Subject: Fire Insurance, Contract

Angus Stewart QC, of the Hastie Stable, and Ian Armstrong QC represented the insurance company who successfully resisted the pursue ...

21 May 2009

AS v Poor Sisters of Nazareth


AS v Poor Sisters of Nazareth [2008] UKHL 32, 2008 SC 146 (sub nom B v Murray 2008 SLT 561)

Limitations of actions - Action of damages for personal injuries - Time Bar - Equitable ...

15 May 2009

Boath v Perth & Kinross Council


[2009] CSOH 66

Alan McLean, Q.C.

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12 March 2009

MW v Glasgow City Council


[2009] CSOH 37

Limitations of actions - Actions of damages for personal injuries - Time bar - Whether actions time barred - Whether equitable to exercise discretion - Whether further proce ...

05 March 2009

CG v Glasgow City Council


[2009] CSOH 34, 2009 RepLR 74

Limitations of actions - Actions of damages for personal injuries - Time bar - Whether actions time barred - Whether equitable to exercise discretion - Whethe ...

05 March 2009

Brian Hamilton v Dumfries & Galloway Council


[2009] CSIH 13

Subject: Roads (Scotland) Act 1984; statutory interpretation

Angus Stewart QC

A Seminal case of highway law in which the Inner House of the Court of Session ...

18 February 2009

Mitchell v Glasgow City Council


[2009] UKHL 11, 2009 SC 21, 2009 SLT 247

Human Rights - Right to Life - Local authority duty

Negligence - Duty of care to whom? - Local Authority

Alison Stirling was junior ...

27 January 2009

Jean Francois Guilbert v Allianz Insurance Plc


[2009] CSOH 10

This was a Proof to recover damages for the family of a French National who died in a RTA whilst of holiday in Scotland.  Leo Hofford Q.C. beat the Tender but there is ...

15 January 2009

Rowallan Castle


An application for Scheduled Monument Consent for works to Rowallan Castle has been refused by the Scottish Government, after a Public Local Inquiry in Ayrshire.  Senior Counsel for the Scott ...

23 December 2008

Marquess of Aberdeen v Turcan Connell


[2008] CSOH 183

Alan McLean Q.C.

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05 December 2008

JM v Fife Council


[2008] CSIH 63, 2009 SC 163, 2009 SLT 160

Damages - Personal Injury - Solatium - Interest

Alison Stirling was junior counsel for a pursuer who sought damages in respect of serious ...

13 August 2008

R.S. Macdonald Charitable Trust


[2008] CSOH 116

Subject: Trusts/Cy-pres Jurisdiction

The Trustees petitioned for variation of the terms of the Trust Deed.  The Trust is worth £50m.  The Opinion (L ...

08 August 2008

Michael Cunningham v Glasgow City Council


[2008] CSOH 113

This was a Motion in which Leo Hofford Q.C. successfully argued that the action should not be remotted from Chapter 43 and should not proceed as an ordinary cause.

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11 June 2008

Petition of NJC against NPC for an Order under The Child Abduction & Custody Act 1985


[2008] CSIH 34

Subject: Child Abduction

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15 April 2008

C v City of Edinburgh Council


[2008] CSOH 60, 2008 SLT 522

Education - Additional Support Needs - Respite

Alison Stirling appeared for the Education Authority both before the Additional Support Needs Tribunal a ...

09 June 2009

Highland Council v EB (No 3)


Daniel Kelly QC appeared for The Highland Council before the Inner House where an appeal from the Sheriff Principal against orders declaring two children free for adoption was refused.

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15 January 2009

S v B


Daniel Kelly QC appeared for the mother of two children before the Sheriff Principal where the father's appeal relating to a contact order was refused.



29 December 2008

Highland Council v EB (No 2)


2009 Fam L R 101

Daniel Kelly QC appeared for The Highland Council where the Sheriff Principal considered up-dated information from the Curator ad litem and thereafter proceeded t ...

08 July 2008

Highland Council v EB (No 1)


2009 Fam L R 96

Daniel Kelly QC appeared for The Highland Council where the Sheriff Principal allowed an appeal against the refusal by a Sheriff to grant orders freeing two children for ad ...

10 June 2008

C v C


Daniel Kelly QC appeared for the Curator in the Inner House in this case involving international child abduction where children had been taken by their father from France, travelling with him arou ...