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Criminal law [2026] SACCRIM 3

Appeal by Stated Case against Conviction by MXG against Procurator Fiscal, Edinburgh (Sheriff Appeal Court Criminal)

Appeal by Stated Case against Conviction by MXG against Procurator Fiscal, Edinburgh (Sheriff Appeal Court Criminal) [2026] SACCRIM 3 (30 January 2026)

The Sheriff Appeal Court refused an appeal against an assault conviction, holding that a witness’s account of the complainer’s distressed statement could be treated as de recenti evidence.

  • De recenti statements
  • Corroboration
  • Admissibility of hearsay
  • Mutual corroboration
  • Assault
  • Domestic abuse
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Debt recovery [2025] SACCIV 17

Appeal in the cause Cabot Financial (UK) LTD against Stephanie Hughes (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil)

Appeal in the cause Cabot Financial (UK) LTD against Stephanie Hughes (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil) [2025] SACCIV 17 (27 June 2025)

The Sheriff Appeal Court refused an appeal in a simple procedure debt claim, holding that documentary evidence could be admitted without witnesses and that Cabot proved the debt and assignation.

  • Assignation of debt
  • Enforceability of credit agreements
  • Simple procedure evidential rules
  • Simple-procedure
  • Debt-recovery
  • Assignation-of-debt
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Criminal law [2025] HCJAC 6

Notes of Appeal against Conviction and Sentence by Andrew Kelly & Donna Baird against HMA (High Court of Justiciary)

Notes of Appeal against Conviction and Sentence by Andrew Kelly & Donna Baird against HMA (High Court of Justiciary) [2025] HCJAC 6 (15 January 2025)

The Appeal Court upheld murder convictions and sentence, holding there was sufficient evidence of a planned violent attack and art and part participation by both appellants.

  • Murder
  • Art and part liability
  • Concert
  • Evidence
  • Sentencing
  • Art-and-part-liability
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Criminal law [2024] SACCRIM 11

Appeal against conviction by stated case by Waseem Akram against PF Glasgow (Sheriff Appeal Court Criminal)

Appeal against conviction by stated case by Waseem Akram against PF Glasgow (Sheriff Appeal Court Criminal) [2024] SACCRIM 11 (24 December 2024)

The Sheriff Appeal Court held that flawed voice-identification evidence should not have been admitted, but the conviction still stood on other evidence.

  • Sexual offences
  • Evidence
  • Identification procedures
  • Appeals
  • Voice-identification
  • Criminal-evidence
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Bankruptcy [2024] SACCIV 35

Appeal in the cause The Accountant in Bankruptcy as Trustee of the Sequestrated Estate of Peter Davies against Krystyna Sieroslawski as Executrix Nominate of the Sequestrated Estate of Peter Davies (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil)

Appeal in the cause The Accountant in Bankruptcy as Trustee of the Sequestrated Estate of Peter Davies against Krystyna Sieroslawski as Executrix Nominate of the Sequestrated Estate of Peter Davies (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil) [2024] SACCIV 35 (26 July 2024)

Sheriff Appeal Court allowed a trustee’s appeal and authorized sale of a bankrupt debtor’s heritable property, finding the sheriff had erred in procedure and discretion.

  • Trustee's power to sell heritable property
  • Family home in sequestration
  • Statutory interpretation of bankruptcy (scotland) act 1985
  • Admissibility of affidavit evidence
  • Discretion under section 40(2)
  • Bankruptcy
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Criminal law [2021] ScotHC HCJAC_35

NOTE OF APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY PAUL STUART SMITH AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE

NOTE OF APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY PAUL STUART SMITH AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2021] ScotHC HCJAC_35 (01 July 2021)

The Appeal Court refused Paul Stuart Smith’s appeal against murder conviction, holding provocation was properly withheld from the jury and commenting on graphic evidence.

  • Murder
  • Provocation
  • Culpable homicide
  • Jury directions
  • Evidentiary issues
  • Culpable-homicide
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Criminal law [2021] ScotHC HCJAC_20

APPEAL FROM THE SHERIFF APPEAL COURT BY THE PROCURATOR FISCAL, GLASGOW AGAINST (1) DANIEL WARD; (2) MARTIN MACAULAY; and (3) RYAN WALKER

APPEAL FROM THE SHERIFF APPEAL COURT BY THE PROCURATOR FISCAL, GLASGOW AGAINST (1) DANIEL WARD; (2) MARTIN MACAULAY; and (3) RYAN WALKER [2021] ScotHC HCJAC_20 (04 March 2021)

The High Court restored convictions for breach of the peace, holding that IRA-related imagery on T-shirts was within judicial knowledge and needed no corroborated proof.

  • Breach of the peace
  • Judicial knowledge
  • Corroboration
  • Terrorism imagery
  • Evidence
  • Breach-of-the-peace
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Criminal law [2019] ScotHC HCJAC_92

APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY RONNIE HUME McCAFFERTY AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE

APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY RONNIE HUME McCAFFERTY AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2019] ScotHC HCJAC_92 (13 December 2019)

The High Court of Justiciary refused an appeal against conviction, upholding amendment of the indictment and finding sufficient similarity for mutual corroboration.

  • Sexual offences
  • Rape
  • Mutual corroboration
  • Amendment of indictment
  • Evidence
  • Prejudice to defence
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Criminal law [2019] ScotHC HCJAC_38

REDPATH, NOTE OF APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY ROBERT REDPATH AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE

REDPATH, NOTE OF APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY ROBERT REDPATH AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2019] ScotHC HCJAC_38 (14 June 2019)

Scottish criminal appeal against conviction dismissed. The court held there was no material misdirection and the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict.

  • Appeal against conviction
  • Evidence
  • Jury directions
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Appeal-against-conviction
  • Jury-directions
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Criminal law [2019] ScotHC HCJAC_42

FALCONER, NOTE OF APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY JOHN FALCONER AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE

FALCONER, NOTE OF APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION BY JOHN FALCONER AGAINST HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2019] ScotHC HCJAC_42 (2 April 2019)

The High Court of Justiciary dismissed John Falconer’s appeal against conviction, holding there was no material misdirection or improper admission of evidence.

  • Appeal against conviction
  • Evidence
  • Jury directions
  • Criminal-law
  • Appeal-against-conviction
  • Jury-directions
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