Matters of Jurisdiction

Jonathan Mitchell QC has picked up on a potential leak of an unissued decision in his post Odd Story About Court of Session Appeal relating to jurisdiction of courts within the UK. Apparently a father has won an appeal and the Court of Appeal overturned decisions by sheriffs in Aberdeen and an English Court that the child residency case should be heard in English courts. Jonathan questions whether similar disputes are that rare.

Updated: The Opinion is now available here.