The House of Lords should only review concurrent findings of fact in both Outer and Inner House of the Court of Session which depended upon an assessment of credibility by the trial judge if it can be clearly demonstrated that his findings were erroneous.
References: 1959 SLT 161
Judges: Lord Reid
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Dingley v Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police HL 11-May-2000
The officer had been injured in an accident in a police van. He developed multiple sclerosis only a short time afterwards. The respondent denied that the accident caused the MS.
Held: There is no proof of what causes MS, but it was common . .
(, , [2000] UKHL 14, 2000 SC (HL) 77)
These lists may be incomplete.
Last Update: 27 November 2020; Ref: scu.191169