These are some of the cases in which we've acted:
- Robert Drysdale v Robert Purvis & Cavelstone Farm Ltd [2022] CSOH 66 Rectification of missives and disposition; essentials of formation of legally binding contracts
- Craig Murray v HMA [2022] HCJAC 14 Petition to Nobile Officium, High Court of Justiciary (5 judge bench), contempt of court; journalism; new media and bloggers; appeal against sentence; Articles 8 and 10 of European Convention on Human Rights
- HMA v Craig Murray [2021] HCJ 2 Journalists; Contempt of court; information likely to lead to identification of complainers in alleged sexual offences case; “jigsaw identification”; Article 10 of European Convention on Human Rights
- William Lindsay v Outlook Finance Ltd [2021] CSOH 82 Facility, circumvention and lesion, fraudulent misrepresentation; bad faith; restitutio in integrum; unjustified enrichment; reduction of indemnities, reduction of standard security
- William Lindsay v Outlook Finance Ltd [2020] CSOH 90 Facility, circumvention and lesion; restitutio in integrum; relevancy; competency of action of declarator
- Yvonne Quinn as Trustee in the sequestrated estate of John O’Boyle v Karen Brennan [2020] CSIH 3 Insolvency; sequestration; gratuitous alienation; meaning of "consideration"; need for reciprocity of obligations and the concept of "dual patrimonies".
- Stuart Campbell v Kezia Dugdale [2019] SC EDIN 32 Defamation; defamatory meaning; fair comment.
- Stuart Campbell v Kezia Dugdale [2018] 8 WLUK 179; 2018 G.W.D. 30-380 2018 Defamation; defamatory meaning; innuendo; comments made by a politician in a national newspaper; sexual orientation; social media; fair comment; human rights.
- Thomas Fox, as Trustee on the sequestrated estate of John O'Boyle v Karen Brennan [2018] CSOH 90; [2018] 9 WLUK 12; 2018 G.W.D. 29-369 Insolvency; consideration; debtors; gratuitous alienations; restoration.
- Joint Administrators of Oceancrown Ltd v Stonegale Ltd [2016] UKSC 30; 2016 S.C. (U.K.S.C.) 91; [2016] 6 WLUK 561; 2016 G.W.D. 20-359 Insolvency; administration; consideration; directors;
disposition of property; gratuitous alienation.
- Gary Harper v Sally Letley [2016] CSOH 39 Reduction of decree in foro; substantial justice; “exceptional
circumstances”.
- J & E Shepherd v Paul David Letley [2015] CSIH 87 Finding of contempt of court following breach of
interdict; proper mode of appeal (Inner House, Full Bench decision).
- 3052775 Nova Scotia Ltd v Henderson 2015 SLT 691 Contradictory decrees; requirements of substantial justice; circumstances in which reduction of a decree in foro is competent.
- Henderson v Foxworth Investments Limited and another [2014] UKSC 41 UK Supreme Court; insolvency; role of appellate court; gratuitous alienation.
- The Moness Country Club and others v First National Trustee Company Ltd 2013 Court of Session; deed of trust; termination; construction
- Henderson v Foxworth Investments Limited and another 2013 SLT 445 Court of Session, Inner House appeal; insolvency; gratuitous alienation; review of findings of fact.
- Stephen Scott and another v Graham Muir and another 2012 SLT (Sh Ct) 179 Landlord and tenant; commercial lease; failure to pay rent; irritancy; invalidity of notice.
- James Cosgrove and another trading as Fishers Tours 2011 SC 410 Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981; Traffic Commissioner for Scotland; Upper tribunal; appeal.
- Note by Anthony Spicer and another in the Liquidation of Ecehelon Wealth Management Ltd 2011 Liquidation; former liquidators; retention of recoveries; damages; remuneration
- Matthew Henderson v Foxworth Investments and others 2011 SLT 1152 Insolvency; standard security; gratuitous alientation; reduction.
- UBC Group Limited v Atholl Developments (Slackbuie) Limited 2010 Construction contract; adjudication; enforcement; summary decree.
- Atholl Developments (Slackbuie) Limited 2010 Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996; adjudication; challenge; judicial review.
- McDougall v Heritage Hotels Ltd 2008 SLT 494:
acting for the defenders in resisting a claim for breach of contract;
- Henderson v 3052775 Nova Scotia Ltd 2006 S.C. (H.L.) 85: acting for the defenders in a successful appeal to the
House of Lords in a case which is now the leading authority on the factors
which the court must consider when determining an application for summary
decree;
- X v BBC and others 2005 SLT 796:
acting for a large independent television production company in resisting an
attempt to prevent broadcast of a documentary film;
- WM Fotheringham v British Limousin Cattle
Society Ltd 2004 SLT 485: acting for the defenders in a claim for
damages for abuse of a dominant market position against a cattle breeding
society;
- Keith v Davidson Chalmers 2004 SC 287:
acting for the pursuer in a professional negligence claim against his former
solicitors
- OCRA (Isle of Man) Ltd. v Anite Scotland Ltd 2003 SLT 1232: acting for the defenders in a dispute relating to
software development;
- McGruther v James Scott Ltd 2003 SC 495:
acting for the pursuer in an action for damages for breach of contract which is
the leading authority in Scotland on the circumstances in which a liquidation
can be sisted
- Bisset -v- Standard Property Investment plc
1999: acting for the defenders in an action raised against them for
breach of duty by the granter of a standard security;
- Connor -v- Kwik-Fit Insurance Services 1997:
acting for the defenders in an action and counterclaim relating to
shareholders’ rights;
- Bank of Scotland -v-
Crawford 1994 SCLR 913: acting for the pursuers in claiming repetition of
money paid in error to the defender.
