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Involvement in Cases

A breakdown of cases in which the Advocate General for Scotland has appeared or been represented on behalf of the UK Government

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From:
Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
Published:
27 June 2018
Last updated:
6 October 2026
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  1. Tables updated to 30/09/26

  2. Updated to 27 January 2026, to include Inner House decision in the case of Alexander Watt McCartney v HMRC

  3. The date of judgement for the Petition of Peter & Florence Fanning has been added to the Other Cases list.

  4. Cases added to Section 6 (Other Cases (AGS representing HM Government)).

  5. Several cases have been added to the list, and others have had their information updated.

  6. A judgement date has been added for the Vermilion case.

  7. X v Y and Sunbeam Fishing JRs added

  8. Updated to 16/02/23 and HTML version added

  9. Updated to 28/10/2022

  10. Updated breakdown of cases - 04 February 2022

  11. Updated attachment

  12. Updated to 1/6/20

  13. Updated June 2018 to include latest updates on cases

  14. First published.

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The Advocate General has appeared 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 Supreme Court. Attached is a breakdown of such cases.

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