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Lady Tait refused a motion to sist a Scottish divorce action in favour of Californian separation proceedings, holding the balance of fairness and convenience favoured Scotland.

  • Sist
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Lis alibi pendens
  • Jurisdiction
  • Divorce
  • Legal separation
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Civil procedure [2026] CSOH 28

SR Aviation LTD against The Advocate General for Scotland (Court of Session)

SR Aviation LTD against The Advocate General for Scotland (Court of Session) [2026] CSOH 28 (25 March 2026)

The Court of Session held that SR Aviation’s declarator action over an HMRC undertaking was competent, with lis alibi pendens and title-and-interest objections rejected.

  • Declarator
  • Supervisory jurisdiction
  • Lis alibi pendens
  • Title and interest to sue
  • Unilateral obligations
  • Tax undertakings
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Private international law [2024] ScotCS CSOH_34

SIMON MORRISON AGAINST MAPFRE MIDDLESEA INSURANCE PLC AND CITY SIGHTSEEING MALTA LTD

SIMON MORRISON AGAINST MAPFRE MIDDLESEA INSURANCE PLC AND CITY SIGHTSEEING MALTA LTD [2024] ScotCS CSOH_34 (21 March 2024)

The Court of Session held that Recast Brussels I did not confer jurisdiction over the second defender, and dismissed the action against it.

  • Jurisdiction post-brexit
  • Direct actions against insurers
  • Interpretation of article 13(3) recast brussels i
  • State immunity
  • Lis alibi pendens
  • Post-brexit-jurisdiction
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Civil procedure [2019] ScotCS CSOH_91

PROMONTORIA (CHESTNUT) LTD AGAINST THE FIRM OF BALLANTYNE PROPERTY SERVICES AND OTHERS

PROMONTORIA (CHESTNUT) LTD AGAINST THE FIRM OF BALLANTYNE PROPERTY SERVICES AND OTHERS [2019] ScotCS CSOH_91 (08 November 2019)

The Court of Session repelled a lis alibi pendens plea in a commercial debt action, holding that parallel security-enforcement proceedings raised a different legal question.

  • Lis alibi pendens
  • Enforcement of contractual obligations
  • Standard securities
  • Summary application
  • Real and personal rights
  • Lis-alibi-pendens
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Civil procedure [1999] ScotCS 207

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Parker & Anor

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Parker & Anor [1999] ScotCS 207 (31 August 1999)

The Court of Session repelled pleas of no jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, and lis alibi pendens, while excluding part of the pursuers’ averments and allowing the case to proceed.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Lis alibi pendens
  • Solicitor's authority
  • Contractual liability
  • Forum-non-conveniens
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Civil procedure [1999] ScotCS 212

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Scrimgeour Or Roe & Anor

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Scrimgeour Or Roe & Anor [1999] ScotCS 212 (31 August 1999)

The Court of Session repelled pleas of forum non conveniens and, by consent, lis alibi pendens, while partly excluding averments from probation and remitting the case to inquiry.

  • Forum non conveniens
  • Lis alibi pendens
  • Probation of averments
  • Group litigation
  • Forum-non-conveniens
  • Lis-alibi-pendens
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Civil procedure [1999] ScotCS 209

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Davies Or Skovronek & Anor

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Davies Or Skovronek & Anor [1999] ScotCS 209 (31 August 1999)

The Court of Session repelled pleas of no jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, and lis alibi pendens, and allowed an acquiescence case to go to inquiry.

  • Acquiescence
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Lis alibi pendens
  • Jurisdiction
  • Probation of averments
  • Forum-non-conveniens
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Civil procedure [1999] ScotCS 202

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Davis

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Davis [1999] ScotCS 202 (31 August 1999)

The Court of Session repelled the defender’s forum non conveniens and lis alibi pendens pleas, and excluded part of the pursuers’ averments from probation.

  • Forum non conveniens
  • Lis alibi pendens
  • Pleadings
  • Probation
  • Forum-non-conveniens
  • Lis-alibi-pendens
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Civil procedure [1999] ScotCS 206

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Barr

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Barr [1999] ScotCS 206 (31 August 1999)

The Court of Session repelled pleas of no jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, and lis alibi pendens, but excluded part of the pleadings and set the case down By Order.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Lis alibi pendens
  • Pleadings
  • Civil-procedure
  • Forum-non-conveniens
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Civil procedure [1999] ScotCS 211

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Murphy Or Young & Ors

Burnside Kemp Fraser & Ors v Murphy Or Young & Ors [1999] ScotCS 211 (31 August 1999)

The Outer House of the Court of Session repelled a forum non conveniens plea, accepted lis alibi pendens by concession, and limited probation of certain averments.

  • Forum non conveniens
  • Lis alibi pendens
  • Probation of averments
  • Forum-non-conveniens
  • Lis-alibi-pendens
  • Probation-of-averments
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