Involvement in Cases The Advocate General has appeared either personally or been represented in a large number of significant cases on behalf of the UK Government before the Court of Session, High Court of Justiciary, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the House of Lords, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the UK Supreme Court. The following is a breakdown of such cases. Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (AG Intervention) Case name Origin Date of judgment 1. David Shields Montgomery and Andrew Alexander Marshall Coulter v. Her Majesty's Advocate and The Advocate General for Scotland High Court of Justiciary 19 October 2000 2. Procurator Fiscal, Dunfermline and Her Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland v. Margaret Anderson Brown High of Justiciary 5 December 2000 3. Her Majesty's Advocate and Her Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland v. Robert McIntosh High Court of Justiciary 5 February 2001 4. Norman McLean and Peter McLean v. Procurator Fiscal, Fort William and Her Majesty's Advocate General High of Justiciary 24 May 2001 5. Karl Anderson, Alexander Reid and Brian Doherty v. The Scottish Ministers and Advocate General for Scotland Inner House Court of Session 15 October 2001
6. Kenneth Anthony Paton Mills v. Her Majesty's Advocate and The Advocate General for Scotland High Court of Justiciary 22 July 2002 7. "R" v. Her Majesty's Advocate and The Advocate General for Scotland High of Justiciary 28 November 2002 8. "DS" v Her Majesty's Advocate High Court of Justiciary 22 May 2007 9. David Spiers, Procurator Fiscal v. Kevin Gerald Ruddy (Scotland) and Her Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland High of Justiciary 12 December 2007 10. McDonald, and Blair v. Her Majesty's Advocate High Court of Justiciary 16 October 2008 11. George Burns v. Her Majesty's Advocate High Court of Justiciary 3 November 2008 12. John Murtagh v. Her Majesty's Advocate High Court of Justiciary 3 August 2009 House of Lords Cases (AG representing HM Government) Case name Appeal from: Date of judgment 1. Tehrani v. Secretary of State for the Home Department Inner House Court of Session 18 October 2006 (HL) 2. Somerville (AP) and others v. Scottish Ministers House Court of Session 24 October 2007 (HL) 3. Common Services Agency v. Scottish Information Commissioner House Court of Session 9 July 2008 (HL) 4. Fatima Helow (AP) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department Inner House Court of Session 22 October 2008 (HL)
2. Smith v. Scott, Electoral Registration Officer for the areas of Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling Registration Appeal Court, Scotland 24 January 2007 3. Traynor & Fisher, Petitioners for Judicial Review Court of Session 20 April 2007 4. XY v. Scottish Ministers Court of Session 27 April 2007 5. Megrahi v. Her Majesty's Advocate Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary Appeal Abandoned August 2009 6. Duncan MacLean v HMA Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary 10 February 2010 7. Petition to Wind Up UK Bankruptcy Ltd Inner House Court of Session 21 September 2010 8. Francis v Pertemps (for HMCTS) Inner House of Session 29 June 2011 9. Taqa Bratani Ltd v Secretary of State for Environment & Climate Change Court of Session Appeal withdrawn 2012 10. Petition of Scottish Coal Co Ltd for liquidation (for DECC/BIS) Court of Session 12 December 2013 11. Beggs v Electoral Registration Officer (Ayrshire & Aberdeenshire) (for SoS Justice) Court of Session Appeals withdrawn 25.8.14 12. Petition of Fox Solicitors For interim suspension of EAT Fees 2013 (for SoS Justice) Court of Session Interim orders 9.8.13 Petition dismissed 26.2.15 13. Hair Brothers v SSE Telecommunications Limited & Anr (for DCMS) of Session Action settled 24.6.15 14. R (Kiarie & Byndloss) v SSHD Court of Appeal 13th October 2014 15. Av B& C (3rd Defender for SoS Health) of Session 15th February 2016
16. SSHD v MM (Uganda) and KO (Nigeria) Court of Appeal 19 & 20 April 2016 18. Petroineos Manufacturing Scotland Ltd v Clydeport Operations Ltd & Queens Harbour Master (MOD) of Session 23 2017 19. Sadovska & Malik v AGS for SoS Home Department UK Supreme Court 26 July 2017 20. AGS for SoS Work & Pensions v MMcK Inner House Court of Session 24 August 2017 (UKSC decision awaited on application for permission to appeal to UKSC) 21. Brown v Parole Board for Scotland, Scottish Ministers and AGS for SoS Justice UK Supreme Court 1 November 2017 22. Scotch Whisky Association & others v Lord Advocate & AGS for SoS Health & SoS Home Department UK Supreme Court 15 November 2017 23. AGS for SoS Home Department v Shelley Romein UK Supreme Court 8 February 2018 24. Monica Allan v AGS for SoS Justice (CICA) UK Supreme Hearing date tba