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Professional negligence

Cannons Law Practice LLP v The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

The Inner House quashed a complaint finding against Cannons Law Practice LLP, holding the Commission conflated family-law specialisation with competence, but left three other complaints intact.

  • Complaints against solicitor firm
  • Competence and specialisation
  • Conflict of interest
  • Terms of business
  • Counsel fees
  • Compensation/sanction on complaints
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Professional discipline [2026] SACCIV 22

Appeal by Adrian Russo against The Council of the Law Society of Scotland (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil)

Appeal by Adrian Russo against The Council of the Law Society of Scotland (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil) [2026] SACCIV 22 (14 April 2026)

The Sheriff Appeal Court clarified the test for letters of second diligence in SSDT proceedings, but refused the appeal because the witness evidence sought was irrelevant.

  • Compulsion of witnesses
  • Professional misconduct
  • Conflict of interest
  • Solicitors' discipline
  • Letters of second diligence
  • Witness-compulsion
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Succession law [2026] CSOH 30

Saddiq Ahmed against Kamall Ahmed (Court of Session)

Saddiq Ahmed against Kamall Ahmed (Court of Session) [2026] CSOH 30 (25 March 2026)

Court of Session held that a challenge to executry confirmation was relevant and competent, allowing proof, while refusing only two articles from probation.

  • Reduction of confirmation
  • Executor duties
  • Interdict
  • Suspension
  • Conflict of interest
  • Probation of averments
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Commercial law [2024] ScotCS CSOH_28

ROBERT GORDON KIDD AGAINST LIME ROCK MANAGEMENT LLP & OTHERS

ROBERT GORDON KIDD AGAINST LIME ROCK MANAGEMENT LLP & OTHERS [2024] ScotCS CSOH_28 (08 March 2024)

A Scottish commercial action over a private equity transaction was dismissed after the court found no proved unlawful conspiracy, fraud, or dishonest assistance.

  • Unlawful means conspiracy
  • Fraud
  • Accessory liability
  • Dishonest assistance
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Conflict of interest
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Information law [2023] ScotIC 013_2023

Highland Council (Communications with a community council regarding conflict of interest)

Highland Council (Communications with a community council regarding conflict of interest) [2023] ScotIC 013_2023 (22 February 2023)

The Scottish Information Commissioner partially upheld an appeal involving Highland Council’s communications with a community council about a conflict of interest under FOISA.

  • Freedom of information
  • Public authority communications
  • Conflict of interest
  • Freedom-of-information
  • Public-authority-communications
  • Conflict-of-interest
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Freedom of information [2023] ScotIC 009_2023

Aberdeen City Council (Conflict of interest)

Aberdeen City Council (Conflict of interest) [2023] ScotIC 009_2023 (14 February 2023)

The Scottish Information Commissioner partially upheld a challenge by Aberdeen City Council concerning disclosure of conflict-of-interest information under FOISA.

  • Conflict of interest
  • Disclosure of information
  • Freedom-of-information
  • Conflict-of-interest
  • Disclosure-of-information
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Civil procedure [2023] ScotCS CSOH_7

LD PARTNERSHIP FOR RETURN OF MISSING FUNDS

LD PARTNERSHIP FOR RETURN OF MISSING FUNDS [2023] ScotCS CSOH_7 (08 February 2023)

The Court of Session dismissed a petition as incompetent and prescribed, holding that lay representation did not justify departing from procedural or substantive rules.

  • Competency of petition
  • Prescription
  • Conflict of interest
  • Lay representation
  • Civil-procedure
  • Petition-procedure
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Civil procedure [2022] ScotCS CSOH_12

THOMPSONS SOLICITORS SCOTLAND v JAMES FINLAY (KENYA) LTD

THOMPSONS SOLICITORS SCOTLAND v JAMES FINLAY (KENYA) LTD [2022] ScotCS CSOH_12 (02 February 2022)

The Court of Session refused to authorise the applicant solicitor-firm as representative party in proposed group proceedings, citing conflict concerns, but found the claims otherwise suitable.

  • Group proceedings
  • Representative party
  • Duty of care
  • Conflict of interest
  • Limitation
  • Forum non conveniens
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Contract law [2021] ScotCS CSOH_105

INTEGRI CONSULTANTS LTD AGAINST MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL

INTEGRI CONSULTANTS LTD AGAINST MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL [2021] ScotCS CSOH_105 (20 October 2021)

Court of Session held that a jurisdictional plea in Sheriff Court did not amount to approbation of the contracts, and allowed proof on collusion allegations.

  • Approbate and reprobate
  • Collusion in tendering
  • Jurisdiction clauses
  • Misrepresentation
  • Conflict of interest
  • Approbate-and-reprobate
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Administrative law [2021] ScotCS CSOH_85

PETITION OF AB FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISION OF THE GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL

PETITION OF AB FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISION OF THE GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL [2021] ScotCS CSOH_85 (18 August 2021)

The Court of Session dismissed a judicial review of the GMC’s decision not to proceed against a paediatrician over a child safeguarding report and consent issues.

  • Judicial review of regulatory decision
  • Fitness to practise
  • Conflict of interest
  • Informed consent
  • Child safeguarding procedures
  • Judicial-review
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