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Thursday 2 April 2026

Outer House daily business update
Last updated at 16:10 on Wednesday 1 April 2026.

Public Holiday Notice

Please find below details of intimation, opposition and enrolment dates to accommodate the public holidays on Friday the 3 and Monday 6 April 2026.

 

Motions etc. intimated and enrolled by email in accordance with Parts 2 and 4 of Chapter 23 of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994.

 

Intimation Date

Opposition Date

Motion Lodged Date

30 March 2026

1 April 2026

2 April 2026

31 March 2026

2 April 2026

7 April 2026

1 April 2026

7 April 2026

8 April 2026

2 April 2026

8 April 2026

9 April 2026

7 April 2026

9 April 2026

10 April 2026

Intimation, opposition and enrolment dates to return to normal thereafter.

 

Motions intimated by other means in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of Chapter 23 of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994.

Date motion enrolled

Can be opposed until 12.30pm on…

Date opposed motion dealt with*

26 March 2026

27 March 2026

*1 April 2026

27 March 2026

30 April 2026

*1 April 2026

30 March 2026

31 March 2026

*1 April 2026

31 March 2026

1 April 2026

*8 April 2026

1 April 2026

2 April 2026

*8 April 2026

2 April 2026

7 April 2026

*8 April 2026

Intimation, opposition and enrolment dates to return to normal thereafter.

Please note:

* The vacation courts will sit on Wednesday 1 and Wednesday 8 April 2026 for urgent business only.

*If the motion is opposed you will be contacted by the Keeper’s Office to arrange the opposed motion hearing date as per current practice.

Normal service resumes thereafter.

Cases lodged for Calling

Cases Lodged for Calling

Case Calls

Tuesday 31/03/2026 up to 12:30pm

Thursday 02/04/2026

Tuesday 31/03/2026 from 12.30pm to Thursday 02/04/2026 12.30pm.

Tuesday 07/04/2026

From Thursday 02/04/2026 after 12.30pm.

Wednesday 08/04/2026

Normal calling days resumes thereafter

 

Lord Braid

Clerk

L Morgan

Location

Court 4, Parliament House

Hearing

Date of hearing

Thursday 2 April

Pre-Proof Hearing at 9:30

Case Reference

Name

Agent

Agent

COS/
F70-25

Fiona Spratt v James Spratt

Turcan Connell

SKO Family Law Specialists

Lord Sandison

Clerk

J Morton

Location

Court 12, Parliament House

Hearings

Date of hearing

Thursday 2 April

Procedural Hearing between 9:00 and 10:00

Case Reference

Name

Agent

Agent

COS/
CA85-25

Ropemaker Properties Limited v Watkin Jones and Son Limited

Pinsent Masons LLP

DLA Piper Scotland LLP

 

 

Harper Macleaod LLP (Edinburgh)

Womble Bond Dickinson LLP

 

 

Kennedys Scotland

 

COS/
CA86-25

Kaplan Glasgow Limited v Watkin Jones and Son Limited and others

Brodies LLP

DLA Piper Scotland LLP

 

 

Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP

Womble Bond Dickinson LLP

 

 

Kennedys Scotland

 

Lord Lake

Clerk

C Munn

Location

Court 6, Parliament House

Hearing

Date of hearing

Thursday 2 April

By Order and Opposed Motion between 10:00 and 13:00

Case Reference

Name

Agent

Agent

COS/
GP2-25

Application for permission in respect of Kenneth Reid v Easy Jet Airline Company Limited

Thompsons Scotland LLP

CMS

COS/
GP3-25

Application for permission in respect of Kenneth Reid v Easy Jet Airline Company Limited

Thompsons Scotland LLP

CMS

Lady Hood

Clerk

A McNeill

Location

Parliament House

Hearings

Date of hearing

Thursday 2 April

Starred Motion Hearings at 9:15

Case Reference

Name

Agent

Agent

COS/
GP1-26

Helen Rose v Johnston and Johnston and others

Lefevres

Clyde and Co (Scotland)  LLP

COS/
GP2-26

Helen Rose v Johnston and Johnston and others

Lefevres

Clyde and Co (Scotland)  LLP

Lady Ross

Clerk

L Miller

Location

Parliament House

Hearing

Date of hearing

Thursday 2 April

Opposed Motion Hearing at 11:00

Case Reference

Name

Agent

Agent

COS/
A52-26

Matthew McAllister v NHS Fife

Party

NHS Scotland Central Legal Office

To be allocated from 10:00

There are no hearings to be allocated on Thursday 2 April 2026.