[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 ...
Brian Napier Q.C. has recently been involved in a landmark equal pay decision.
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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 ...
Principal Reporter, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration [2009] CSOH 94
Children's Hearings - "relevant person"
Alison Stirling represented an unmarried father who wanted to ...
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 ...
[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 ...
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 ...
[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 ...
[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 ...
[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 ...
[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 ...
[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 ...
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 ...
[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 ...
[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 ...
[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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[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 ...
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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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...