AB, Petitioner for Judicial Review of the decision of the Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders dated 26 November 2025 refusing to investigate a complaint concerning the conduct of a curator ad litem
Lady Drummond refused judicial review of the Sheriff Principal’s decision not to investigate a complaint about a curator ad litem, holding there was no error of law, unfairness, or irrationality.
- Legitimate expectation
- Jurisdiction/power to investigate complaint
- Procedural fairness
- Irrationality/wednesbury unreasonableness
- Alternative remedy
- Court-appointed curator ad litem