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Property law [2026] CSOH 40

HFD Glasgow 3 LTD against Student Loans Company LTD (Court of Session)

HFD Glasgow 3 LTD against Student Loans Company LTD (Court of Session) [2026] CSOH 40 (17 April 2026)

Court of Session case on dilapidations set a remit for an expert to assess repair defects, necessary works, and reasonable costs, and refused recovery of a video survey in hoc statu.

  • Dilapidations
  • Repairing obligations
  • Expert evidence
  • Remit to expert
  • Lease interpretation
  • Repairing-obligations
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Civil procedure [2025] SACCIV 32

Application for permission to Appeal to the Court of Session (Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, section 113) by DS in the cause DS against NHS Grampian (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil)

Application for permission to Appeal to the Court of Session (Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, section 113) by DS in the cause DS against NHS Grampian (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil) [2025] SACCIV 32 (23 September 2025)

The Sheriff Appeal Court refused permission to appeal to the Court of Session, finding no important point of principle or compelling reason and no reasonable prospect of success.

  • Expert evidence
  • Permission to appeal
  • Negligence
  • Causation
  • Permission-to-appeal
  • Medical-negligence
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Product liability [2025] SCEDIN 40

Denise Parks against LG Electronics UK Ltd (National Personal Injury Court)

Denise Parks against LG Electronics UK Ltd (National Personal Injury Court) [2025] SCEDIN 40 (18 July 2025)

The sheriff held that a fire was caused by a defect in an LG K8 (2017) phone battery, finding the defender liable under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.

  • Defective products
  • Statutory duty
  • Causation
  • Damages
  • Expert evidence
  • Product-liability
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Medical negligence [2025] SACCIV 21

Appeal in the cause DS against NHS Grampian (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil)

Appeal in the cause DS against NHS Grampian (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil) [2025] SACCIV 21 (16 July 2025)

The Sheriff Appeal Court refused DS’s appeal but allowed NHS Grampian’s cross-appeal, holding the radiologist was not negligent and causation was not proved.

  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care
  • Expert evidence
  • Causation
  • Burden of proof
  • Procedural discretion
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Consumer law [2025] SCDUM 006

David Adam against Moneybarn No.1 LTD (Sheriff Court Civil)

David Adam against Moneybarn No.1 LTD (Sheriff Court Civil) [2025] SCDUM 006 (07 February 2025)

Sheriff Court case on whether a used Citroen DS3 sold under a conditional sale agreement was of satisfactory quality under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

  • Conditional sale agreement
  • Satisfactory quality
  • Consumer rights act 2015
  • Right to reject goods
  • Expert evidence
  • Consumer-rights-act-2015
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Contract law [2024] SCPER 47

Robert Walkingshaw against Glenalmond Trading Investments Ltd (Sheriff Court Civil)

Robert Walkingshaw against Glenalmond Trading Investments Ltd (Sheriff Court Civil) [2024] SCPER 47 (14 November 2024)

A Scottish sheriff held a screeding contractor liable for defective floor works, awarding the pursuer £7,120.85 after set-off and dismissing the counterclaim.

  • Breach of contract
  • Implied terms
  • Damages
  • Building works
  • Expert evidence
  • Breach-of-contract
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Criminal law [2024] ScotHC HCJAC_13

APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY LESLEY CLARKSON

APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY LESLEY CLARKSON [2024] ScotHC HCJAC_13 (23 April 2024)

The Appeal Court refused Lesley Clarkson’s appeal against conviction, holding that a disclosure failure and inaccurate expert evidence were corrected at trial and caused no miscarriage of justice.

  • Money laundering
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Trial procedure
  • Expert evidence
  • Case management
  • Money-laundering
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Immigration [2023] ScotCS CSOH_23

AK AGAINST SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

AK AGAINST SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT [2023] ScotCS CSOH_23 (31 March 2023)

The Court of Session reduced an Upper Tribunal refusal after holding that a First-tier Tribunal arguably failed to address expert evidence central to an Algerian asylum claim.

  • Judicial review
  • Asylum claims
  • Credibility assessment
  • Expert evidence
  • Material error of law
  • Judicial-review
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Property law [2023] ScotCS CSOH_15

WILLIAM DALE HILL AND ANOTHER AGAINST APLEONA HSG LTD

WILLIAM DALE HILL AND ANOTHER AGAINST APLEONA HSG LTD [2023] ScotCS CSOH_15 (21 February 2023)

The court held that a reporter appointed under a joint remit was not bound to make further inquiries, but remitted certain unanswered items back for reconsideration.

  • Lease obligations
  • Dilapidations
  • Remit to skilled person
  • Expert evidence
  • Lease-obligations
  • Remit-to-skilled-person
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Immigration [2023] ScotCS CSOH_5

AC FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW

AC FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW [2023] ScotCS CSOH_5 (02 February 2023)

The Court of Session refused judicial review of the Upper Tribunal’s refusal of permission to appeal in an asylum case involving a Moroccan petitioner.

  • Asylum claims
  • Credibility assessment
  • Permission to appeal
  • Police protection
  • Internal relocation
  • Expert evidence
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