Court Of Session

The widow of a man who died falling through a fragile roof while carrying out maintenance work has been allowed to proceeded to a hearing on the evidence after a dispute over the nature of his employment arose.

A commercial judge’s decision that a clause in a road work contract stating that certain monies were to be returned to “the Contractor”, meaning a joint venture, should be interpreted instead as a relevant contractor company that was part of that joint venture has been overturned

A property investor who sought the reduction of three personal guarantees granted by him to the Royal Bank of Scotland has been unsuccessful in establishing misrepresentation in an action before the Outer House of the Court of Session.