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Civil litigation

CD and others against Grampian NHS Board

Clinical negligence fatal claims: the court held the third and fourth pursuers’ claims were timeous, the sixth pursuer was ineligible, and awarded damages of £150,000 and £75,000.

  • Limitation
  • Time bar
  • Section 19a discretion
  • Fatal claims
  • Eligibility of relative claimant
  • Quantum of bereavement damages
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Civil procedure

Angela Gordon against Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland

The Sheriff Appeal Court refused Angela Gordon’s appeal, holding that her loss averments lacked specification and relevancy. It also upheld dismissal of her negligence, defamation and human-rights claims.

  • Specification and relevancy
  • Time bar/prescription
  • Misfeasance in public office
  • Negligence duty of care
  • Defamation
  • Regulatory powers of the care inspectorate
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Tort [2026] SCGLA 43

Joanna Cox against Optimax Clinics LTD and others (Sheriff Court Civil)

Joanna Cox against Optimax Clinics LTD and others (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCGLA 43 (29 January 2026)

The sheriff held that a medical negligence claim about LASIK surgery was time barred under section 17(2)(b) of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973.

  • Lasik eye surgery
  • Corneal ectasia
  • Keratoconus
  • Time bar
  • Prescription and limitation (scotland) act 1973
  • Awareness of injury
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Public law [2026] CSIH 2

Craig McInally against The Scottish Ministers (Court of Session)

Craig McInally against The Scottish Ministers (Court of Session) [2026] CSIH 2 (13 January 2026)

The court refused a reclaiming motion as academic in a prison-law judicial review about delayed access to rehabilitation, while noting time-bar issues and possible equitable extension.

  • Time bar in judicial review
  • Article 5 echr rights
  • Access to rehabilitative programmes
  • Extension of time bar
  • Academic proceedings
  • Judicial-review
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Family law [2025] SCKIL 17

KK against TC (Sheriff Court Civil)

KK against TC (Sheriff Court Civil) [2025] SCKIL 17 (31 December 2025)

A Scottish sheriff held that cohabitation ended on 8 September 2023, so the pursuer’s section 28 claim was served out of time and dismissed.

  • Cohabitation
  • Time bar
  • Section 28 family law (scotland) act 2006
  • Family-law
  • Time-bar
  • Scotland
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Public law [2026] CSOH 35

St Margarets Nursery LTD for Judicial Review (Court of Session)

St Margarets Nursery LTD for Judicial Review (Court of Session) [2026] CSOH 35 (18 September 2025)

The Court of Session refused permission for judicial review of Edinburgh Council’s non-renewal of an early learning and childcare agreement and dismissed the petition.

  • Judicial review
  • Eligibility criteria
  • Early learning and childcare
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Procedural fairness
  • Irrationality
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Civil procedure [2025] SACCIV 12

Marlene Simpson and another against Dumfries and Galloway Health Board (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil)

Marlene Simpson and another against Dumfries and Galloway Health Board (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil) [2025] SACCIV 12 (28 April 2025)

The Sheriff Appeal Court held that the wrongful-death medical negligence action was time-barred and refused to extend time under section 19A.

  • Time-bar
  • Prescription and limitation (scotland) act 1973
  • Section 18(2)
  • Section 19a discretion
  • Medical negligence
  • Wrongful death
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Family law [2025] SCFAL 15

Leanne McGunnigal against David Pollock (Sheriff Court Civil)

Leanne McGunnigal against David Pollock (Sheriff Court Civil) [2025] SCFAL 15 (12 March 2025)

A Scottish sheriff court dismissed a cohabitant’s claim for recompense, holding it duplicated a time-barred section 28 claim and lacked specification of loss and enrichment.

  • Cohabitants' property rights
  • Unjustified enrichment
  • Recompense
  • Time bar
  • Specification of pleadings
  • Unjustified-enrichment
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Arbitration [2024] ScotCS CSOH_48

SMITH COGENERATION (BANGLADESH) PVT. LTD AGAINST BANGLADESH POWER DEVELOPMENT BOARD

SMITH COGENERATION (BANGLADESH) PVT. LTD AGAINST BANGLADESH POWER DEVELOPMENT BOARD [2024] ScotCS CSOH_48 (07 May 2024)

The Court of Session recalled decree in absence and allowed late defences in an action to enforce an arbitration award, finding Rule 19.2(5) was satisfied.

  • Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
  • Recall of decree in absence
  • Jurisdiction
  • Time bar
  • Competency
  • Recall-of-decree-in-absence
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Tort/delict [2024] ScotCS CSOH_32

FIONA DROUET AND OTHERS AGAINST ANGUS MILLIGAN

FIONA DROUET AND OTHERS AGAINST ANGUS MILLIGAN [2024] ScotCS CSOH_32 (20 March 2024)

The Court of Session held most family claims time-barred for being raised too late, finding awareness of Emily Drouet’s impaired mental condition by 12 April 2016.

  • Time bar
  • Limitation period
  • Damages for wrongful death
  • Constructive knowledge
  • Prescription and limitation (scotland) act 1973
  • Damages (scotland) act 2011
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