Public law
Wightman v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union [2018] CSOH 61: whether the court should refer the question of the revocability of the United Kingdom’s notification that it intended to withdraw from the European Union to the Court of Justice of the European Union
AA v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [2018] CSOH 54: whether the Community law principle of equivalence or effectiveness required employment tribunals to have power to grant diligence on the dependence
O and N v Advocate General [2018] CSOH 7: whether regulations providing for financial and other support for asylum seekers were unlawful owing (among other things) to incompatibility with EU law, ECHR, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; and to failure of the Secretary of State to act in accordance with the public sector equality duty
Romein v Advocate General [2018] UKSC 6: British nationality issues
MA [2017] CSIH 46: whether the ‘same roof’ rule under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is compatible with Convention rights (under appeal to UKSC)
Gormley v Scottish Information Commissioner CSIH 23 June 2017 (unreported): freedom of information request to Police Scotland to disclose the number of covert human intelligence sources operating within Scotland during a specified period
Petroineos Manufacturing Scotland Ltd v Clydeport Operations Ltd [2017] CSOH 49: jurisdiction of Queen’s Harbourmaster to levy conservancy charges within the port of Clyde
Campbell v Scottish Ministers [2017] CSOH 35: whether handcuffing of a prisoner during hospital visits infringed his Convention rights
North Lanarkshire Council v Scottish Ministers: [2016] CSIH 69: reasons challenge to planning decision
Gibson v Scottish Ministers [2016] CSIH 10: criteria for grant of protective expenses order
Gilroy v Scottish Information Commissioner [2016] CSIH 18: personal data and freedom of information
Beggs v Scottish Information Commissioner [2015] SC 520: personal data and freedom of information
Murnin v Scottish Legal Complaints Commission 2013 SC 97: challnge to determiantion by commission
Perry v SOCA [2012] UKSC 35: extraterritorial jurisdiction in proceeds of crime
Doogan v GGHB[2012] CSOH 32: midwives' right to conscientious objection
Eba v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2011] UKSC 29: scope for judicial review of decisions by the Upper Tribunal.
Axa General Insurance Ltd [2011] CSIH 31: challenge to legislation of the Scottish Parliament on ECHR and common-law grounds.
Capacity Building Project v City of Edinburgh Council [2011] CSOH 58: common good; race relations
South Lanarkshire Council v Scottish Information Commissioner [2012] CSIH 30: personal data and freedom of information
McGinty v Scottish Ministers [2011] CSOH 163: challenge to national planning framework
K v Principal Reporter [2010] UKSC 56: appeal concerning rights of unmarried fathers to participate in children's hearings; appellant sought declaration of incompatibility under the Human Rights Act 1998.
Scottish Ministers v Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland & JK; also further appeal re MM [2009] CSIH 9 and 66: appeal regarding test mental health tribunals ought to apply in lifting a restriction order applying to a person suffering from a mental disorder.
Glasgow City Council v Scottish Information Commissioner [2009] CSIH 73: appeal against decision by Information Commissioner to order release of property inquiry certificates.
Lightways (Contractors) Ltd v North Ayrshire Council [2008] CSOH 91: public procurement challenge on adequacy of procurement and assessment criteria.
Fargie v Scottish Ministers [2008] CSOH 117: judicial review of government ex gratia payments scheme re Hepatitis C contracted from NHS blood products
Barachander Farm v Scottish Ministers [2008] CSIH 15: appeal in relation to sheep annual premium payments under EU common agricultural policy.
WD v Glasgow City Council [2007] CSIH 72: appeal in relation to placing requests for children with additional support needs.
Argyll & Bute Council v Scottish Public Services Ombudsman [2007] CSOH 168: judicial review of ombudsman's report on provision of free personal care.
Billig v Law Society of Scotland 2007 SC 32: judicial review regarding payment from the Law Society's Guarantee Fund.
McCall v Scottish Ministers 2006 SC 266: judicial review of legal aid regulations.
Al Fayed v Scottish Ministers 2004 SC 568: article 2 ECHR; entitlement to inquiry into death.
Abna v Scottish Ministers 2004 SLT 176: interim suspension of regulations based on EU Directive.
Adams v Scottish Ministers 2003 SC 171, 2004 SC 665: challenge to validity of Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002
RSPB v Secretary of State for Scotland 2000 SLT 1272: EU law/Habitats Directive.
Whaley v Lord Watson 2000 SC 340: constitutional status of Scottish Parliament.
The Scotsman v Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament(unreported, Outer House, 1999): standing orders of Scottish Parliament.
Commercial law
Takeover Panel v King [2018] CSIH 30: court order obtained by Takeover Panel ordaining respondent to make a mandatory offer to acquire all shares in a company not already controlled by him or his associates
Wishart, Petitioner [2009] CSIH 65, 2009 SLT 812: appeal regarding new provisions of the Companies Act 2006 on raising derivative proceedings and competency of Wallersteiner costs orders.
Link Housing Association Ltd v PBL Construction [2009] CSIH 54: prescription in relation to construction claim.
Greck v Henderson Asia Pacific Equity Partners (FP) LP [2008] CSOH 2: claim by former partner to participate in gains made by private-equity partnership.
Royal Insurance (UK) Ltd v AMEC Construction (Scotland) Ltd and others 2008 SC 201 and also [2008] CSOH 107: title to sue and prescription in construction dispute.
Calor Gas v Flogas [2008] CSOH 13: contract void for infringement of EU competition law.
Wipfel Ltd v Auchlochan Developments Ltd [2006] CSOH 183: damages provisions in missives.
W S Karoulias SA v The Drambuie Liqueur Co Ltd 2005 SLT 813: formation of contract.
Tor Corporate AS v China National Star Petroleum Corporation (2005; arbitration) management of North Sea drilling rig; related commercial actions continue.
Royal Bank of Scotland v Bannermann Johnstone Maclay 2003 SC 125, 2005 SC 437: auditors' professional negligence.
Jackson v Royal Bank of Scotland 2002 SLT 1123: guarantee; reduction on insolvency.
Dollar Land Ltd v CIN Properties1998 SC (HL) 90: commercial lease/unjustified enrichment.
Tax
Scottish Widows plc v HM Revenue & Customs [2011] UKSC 32: appeal regarding tax treatment of life company demutualisation scheme.
Grays Timber Products Ltd v HMRC [2010] UKSC 4: market value of employment-related securities.
Pattullo v HMRC [2009] CSOH 137: discovery powers under section 20 Taxes Management Act 1970
Al Fayed v Commissioners of Inland Revenue No 12004 SC 745: judicial review; whether agreement ultra vires the Inland Revenue.
Al Fayed v Commissioners of Inland Revenue No 2 (unreported, Outer House, 2003): judicial review about tax investigation.
Other
Gordon v CRBP [2017] UKSC 75: prescription and solicitors' negligence (on appeal to UKSC)
Penrose Inquiry into HCV and HIV acquired infection from NHS treatment with blood and blood products: counsel for Scottish Government (2011-12)
Spread Trustee Co v Hutcheson [2011] UKPC 13: trustees' exclusion of liability for gross negligence
Kusz v Buchanan Burton [2009] CSIH 63: prescription and solicitors' negligence.
Countess Cawdor v Earl Cawdor [2007] CSIH 3; [2005] CSOH 152; prescription in relation to obligations of pension fund trustees.
Henderson v 3052775 Nova Scotia Ltd 2006 SC (HL) 85: summary decree.
Earl of Balfour, Petitioner 2003 SC (HL) 1: disentailing estate.
Adams v Thorntons WS 2005 SC 30: prescription in relation to missives.
BP v Chevron Shipping Corporation (and related actions) (2004; tanker collision/negligence, prescription, and personal bar (settled)).
Pan Am Airways Corp v Al Megrahi & others (2004-05; damages for destruction of Pan Am flight 103 aircraft (settled)).
Atlantic Telecommunications GmbH, Petitioner 2004 SLT 1031: issues of private international law and insolvency law.
Union Carbide v BP 1995 SC 398: intellectual property/cross border issues.