The dismissal of a Scottish Sheriff ‘for inability’ is not limited in meaning to either mental or physical infirmity, but can also include simple incompetence. The fact that the inquiry into the sherriff’s unfitness was conducted in private was not unfair. Judges: Lord Lloyd of Berwick, Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle, Lord Steyn, Lord Hutton, Lord … Continue reading Stewart v Secretary of State for Scotland (Scotland): HL 22 Jan 1998