Case details

Case details

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General
General
CaseID UKSC 2009/0129
Case name Allison (Appellant) v Her Majesty's Advocate (Respondent) (Scotland)
Case stage Awaiting Judgment
Date of issue 19 Jun 2009
Expedition requested Not Applied For
Order being appealed - Date 07 Nov 2008
Order being appealed - Court Other
Devolution Yes
Human Rights raised No
Human Rights raised - details
Intervener Yes
Summary
Case Summary
On appeal from High Court of Justiciary (Scotland)IssuesWhether non-disclosure of the previous convictions and outstanding charges of a Prosecution witness to the Defence rendered a trial unfair contrary to Article 6 ECHR.FactsThe Appellant was convicted of various drug related offences. The Prosecution did not disclose details of one of its witness’s previous convictions or outstanding charges.
Permission to appeal
Permission to appeal
Date supporting documents received   
Date PTA application referred to justices   
Date of oral hearing   
Permission granted/refused
Notice of intention to proceed filed No
 
Parties
Parties
Appellant name Steven Allison
Appellant case due date 14 Oct 2009
Appellant case date filed   
Respondent name The Lord Advocate
Date form 3 filed 22 Apr 2009
Date form 3 issued   
Respondent case due date   
Respondent case date filed 18 Nov 2009
Respondent name The Advocate General
Date form 3 filed   
Date form 3 issued   
Respondent case due date   
Respondent case date filed   
Intervener - names The Advocate General
Appeal
Appeal
Justices allocated Yes
Justices allocated - names Lord Hope of Craighead
Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe
Lord Brown of Eaton-Under-Heywood
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore
PTA granted by court below No
Statement of facts & issues and Appendix due date   
Statement of facts & issues and Appendix date filed   
Time estimate   
Time estimate received   
Time estimate number of days 3 days
Hearing date 08 Dec 2009
Other hearing location
Core volumes due date   
Core volumes date filed 14 Oct 2009
Authorities due date   
Authorities date filed 24 Nov 2009
Hand down date