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Administrative law [2026] SCEDIN 31

Petrea Cooney against City of Edinburgh Council (Sheriff Court Civil)

Petrea Cooney against City of Edinburgh Council (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCEDIN 31 (13 March 2026)

The Sheriff Court dismissed a challenge to Edinburgh Council’s refusal to renew a short-term let licence, holding the decision was lawful, rational, and adequately reasoned.

  • Short term let licensing
  • Statutory appeals
  • Public nuisance
  • Suitability of premises
  • Adequacy of reasons
  • Short-term-let-licensing
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Administrative law [2026] SCABE 18

Kirk Harrison against Aberdeen City Council (Sheriff Court Civil)

Kirk Harrison against Aberdeen City Council (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCABE 18 (18 December 2025)

A sheriff refused a statutory appeal against refusal of a short-term let licence, holding the committee was entitled to rely on possible undue public nuisance.

  • Short-term let licensing
  • Public nuisance
  • Statutory appeals
  • Local authority discretion
  • Short-term-let-licensing
  • Public-nuisance
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Administrative law

APPEAL BY ABERDEEN COMPUTER SERVICES LTD AGAINST A DECISION OF THE SCOTTISH LEGAL COMPLAINTS COMMISSION

APPEAL BY ABERDEEN COMPUTER SERVICES LTD AGAINST A DECISION OF THE SCOTTISH LEGAL COMPLAINTS COMMISSION [2010] ScotCS CSIH_2 (20 January 2021)

The Inner House allowed a statutory appeal against SLCC decisions after finding procedural unfairness in handling time-bar and conflict-of-interest issues.

  • Procedural fairness
  • Statutory appeals
  • Legal complaints
  • Judicial review
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Statutory-appeals
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Professional discipline [2019] ScotCS CSOH_104

TASMINA AHMED-SHEIKH AGAINST SCOTTISH SOLICITORS' DISCIPLINE TRIBUNAL

TASMINA AHMED-SHEIKH AGAINST SCOTTISH SOLICITORS' DISCIPLINE TRIBUNAL [2019] ScotCS CSOH_104 (13 December 2019)

The Court of Session held that judicial review was incompetent because a statutory appeal on expenses alone was available. The Tribunal’s agent-and-client expenses practice was upheld.

  • Judicial review
  • Statutory appeals
  • Expenses in disciplinary proceedings
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Judicial-review
  • Statutory-appeals
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Pensions [2019] ScotCS CSIH_48

CUNNINGHAM AGAINST (FIRST) ANTHONY ARTER, PENSIONS OMBUDSMAN; (SECOND) KAREN JOHNSTON, DEPUTY PENSIONS OMBUDSMAN; and (THIRD) NAMULAS PENSION TRUSTEES LTD

CUNNINGHAM AGAINST (FIRST) ANTHONY ARTER, PENSIONS OMBUDSMAN; (SECOND) KAREN JOHNSTON, DEPUTY PENSIONS OMBUDSMAN; and (THIRD) NAMULAS PENSION TRUSTEES LTD [2019] ScotCS CSIH_48 (13 September 2019)

The Inner House granted relief from a missed 14-day appeal deadline for a Pensions Ombudsman determination, but ordered the noter to pay the respondents' expenses.

  • Statutory appeals
  • Time limits
  • Relief from procedural failure
  • Pensions ombudsman determinations
  • Pensions-ombudsman
  • Statutory-appeals
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Administrative law [2017] ScotSC 13

JONATHAN ANDREW ANDERSON AGAINST THE ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND

JONATHAN ANDREW ANDERSON AGAINST THE ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND [2017] ScotSC 13 (21 March 2017)

A sheriff dismissed a driving-licence appeal as academic after the licence had been reinstated, holding the pursuer no longer had sufficient interest to sue.

  • Revocation of driving licence
  • Interest to sue
  • Statutory appeals
  • Reduction of administrative decisions
  • Interest-to-sue
  • Driving-licence-revocation
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Administrative law [2016] ScotSC 60

SUMMARY APPLICATION BY COASTAL REGENERATION ALLIANCE Ltd AGAINST SCOTTISH MINISTERS AND SCOTTISH POWER GENERATION Ltd

SUMMARY APPLICATION BY COASTAL REGENERATION ALLIANCE Ltd AGAINST SCOTTISH MINISTERS AND SCOTTISH POWER GENERATION Ltd [2016] ScotSC 60 (08 September 2016)

Sheriff Ross refused a community body’s statutory appeal against refusal to register two land interests under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.

  • Community right to buy
  • Land reform (scotland) act 2003
  • Statutory appeals
  • Discretion of ministers
  • Public interest
  • Procedural fairness
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Planning law [2015] ScotCS CSIH_20

MILLER HOMES Ltd AGAINST THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS

MILLER HOMES Ltd AGAINST THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS [2015] ScotCS CSIH_20 (10 March 2015)

The Inner House quashed a planning reporter’s refusal of permission for housing at North Berwick, holding that Policy DC1 was misconstrued and given unlawful weight.

  • Interpretation of development plans
  • Housing land supply
  • Prime agricultural land protection
  • Statutory appeals
  • Local and strategic planning policy
  • Planning-law
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Civil procedure [2015] ScotCS CSIH_19

POLLEY AGAINST WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL AND THE ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY

POLLEY AGAINST WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL AND THE ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY [2015] ScotCS CSIH_19 (06 March 2015)

The Inner House refused a reclaiming motion seeking reduction of sequestration and related council-tax enforcement orders, holding no exceptional circumstances were pled.

  • Council tax liability
  • Sequestration
  • Reduction of decree
  • Exceptional circumstances
  • Statutory appeals
  • Summary warrant procedure
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Administrative law [2011] ScotCS CSOH_167

Russo or Rae v Russo

Russo or Rae v Russo [2011] ScotCS CSOH_167 (14 October 2011)

Judicial review of valuation roll entries was refused as incompetent and unfounded. The court held the petitioners should have used statutory appeal routes.

  • Judicial review
  • Valuation roll
  • Rateable value
  • Statutory appeals
  • Ultra vires
  • Natural justice
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