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Insolvency law

Oliver Collinge & Stratford Hamilton as joint liquidators of Ayma Iot Limited (in liquidation) against John MacMillan and others

The Sheriff Appeal Court refused an appeal against decree for repayment of salary and bonus payments said to have been made to a director, holding the defence lacked fair notice and specification.

  • Section 212 insolvency act 1986
  • Section 242 insolvency act 1986
  • Wrongful trading
  • Misfeasance
  • Gratuitous alienation
  • Pleading specification and fair notice
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Civil procedure [2024] CSOH 95

Roche Diagnostics Ltd against Greater Glasgow Health Board and another (Court of Session)

Roche Diagnostics Ltd against Greater Glasgow Health Board and another (Court of Session) [2024] CSOH 95 (08 October 2024)

The Outer House refused leave to reclaim in a commercial action concerning waiver, without prejudice privilege, and unlawful means pleadings.

  • Waiver of privilege
  • Without prejudice privilege
  • Document recovery
  • Unlawful means conspiracy
  • Relevancy of pleadings
  • Privilege-waiver
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Civil procedure [2024] ScotCS CSOH_4

LAURA McCLUSKEY AGAINST SCOTT WILSON SCOTLAND LIMITED

LAURA McCLUSKEY AGAINST SCOTT WILSON SCOTLAND LIMITED [2024] ScotCS CSOH_4 (23 January 2024)

The court held that a lead case did not bar every issue in a later personal injury action, but restricted the action to new averments and a further alleged breach.

  • Res judicata
  • Abuse of process
  • Relevancy of pleadings
  • Group litigation
  • Duty of care
  • Breach of duty
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Civil procedure [2020] ScotCS CSIH_24

SA AGAINST PA

SA AGAINST PA [2020] ScotCS CSIH_24 (15 May 2020)

The Inner House refused a reclaiming motion, holding that a case management decision to send the action to proof before answer should not be disturbed.

  • Case management
  • Proof before answer
  • Debate on legal issues
  • Relevancy of pleadings
  • Case-management
  • Proof-before-answer
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Property law [2015] ScotCS CSOH_66

Ramsden v Santon Highlands Ltd

Ramsden v Santon Highlands Ltd [2015] ScotCS CSOH_66 (02 June 2015)

The Court of Session dismissed an ordinary action over missives, disposition, and land-register rectification, holding the pursuer’s pleadings were too irrelevant and specific.

  • Reduction of missives
  • Rectification of land register
  • Relevancy of pleadings
  • Civil-procedure
  • Property-law
  • Land-registration
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Property law [2015] ScotCS CSOH_67

Thomas v Santon Highlands Ltd

Thomas v Santon Highlands Ltd [2015] ScotCS CSOH_67 (02 June 2015)

The Court of Session dismissed Ian Thomas’s action as irrelevant, holding the pleadings were not sufficiently specific to support claims for reduction, rectification, and payment.

  • Reduction of missives
  • Rectification of land register
  • Relevancy of pleadings
  • Property-law
  • Civil-procedure
  • Reduction-of-missives
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Civil procedure [2015] ScotSC 41

JOHN GORDON INNES AGAINST ROBERT DERMOTT SIMPSON

JOHN GORDON INNES AGAINST ROBERT DERMOTT SIMPSON [2015] ScotSC 41 (01 June 2015)

An appeal against summary decree in a fraud and reparation action was refused. The court held the pleadings were irrelevant and lacked the specificity needed for fraud and loss.

  • Prescription
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Summary decree
  • Loss and damage
  • Relevancy of pleadings
  • Fraudulent-misrepresentation
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Contract law [2014] ScotCS CSIH_14

The Harbro Group Ltd v MHA Auchlochan

The Harbro Group Ltd v MHA Auchlochan [2014] ScotCS CSIH_14 (30 January 2014)

The Inner House held that a parent company could not plead recoverable losses said to have been incurred by subsidiaries without a proper legal basis.

  • Measure of damages for breach of contract
  • Corporate personality and group company losses
  • Relevancy of pleadings
  • Parent and subsidiary company relationships
  • Contract-damages
  • Company-law
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Employment law [2013] ScotSC 68

PATRICIA MAIR v. DSG INTERNATIONAL PLC

PATRICIA MAIR v. DSG INTERNATIONAL PLC [2013] ScotSC 68 (19 September 2013)

The Sheriff Principal refused an appeal in a workplace bullying case, holding the pleadings did not properly aver foreseeable psychiatric injury and that amendment was too late.

  • Employer's duty of care
  • Psychological injury at work
  • Vicarious liability
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Intentional harm
  • Relevancy of pleadings
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