Axa General Insurance Ltd v Seminar Five Pre-Reading Axa applied for judicial review
Lord Advocate (Scotland) into the Damages (Asbestos-
[2011] UK SC 46 [2011] 3 related Conditions) (Scotland)
W.L.R. 871 [47] Act 2009 and wanted it
declared unlawful so they
didn’t have to pay out
insurance: so the issue was
whether Scotland had gone
outside its legislative
competence, held that it was
within their competences thus
Act was lawful BUT “Acts of the
Scottish Parliament are
amenable to the supervisory
jurisdiction of the Court of
Session”
Imperial Tobacco v Lord Limits on Devolved Powers The Tobacco and Primary
Advocate [2012] UK SC 61 AND How Competences are Medical Services (Scotland) Act
[2013] SC (U.K.S.C) 153 2013 interpreted 2010 s.1 and s.9 had a loose
S.L.T. 2 [29] and consequential connection
to a reserved matters ("the
sale and supply of goods to
consumers" and "product
safety") and thus were within
the competences of the
Scottish Parliament. “Matters
in which the UK as a whole has
an interest should continue to
be the responsibility of the
United Kingdom Parliament at
Westminster.”
The Christian Institute & Limits on Devolved Powers Issue: was Children and Young
Others (Appellants) v The Lord People (Scotland) Act 2014 Pt
Advocate (R) Scotland [2016] 4 within the Scottish
UK SC 51 2017 S.C. (U.K.S.C.) Parliament’s competence? Act
29 2016 S.L.T. 805 would appoint a “named
person” for every kid in
Scotland who would be
responsible for promoting,
supporting or safeguarding the
child's wellbeing. Part 4 also
contained information-sharing
provisions whose aim was to
alter the institutional
arrangements, and the legal
structure of powers and
duties, governing co-operation
between the different agencies
which dealt with children and
young people, so that they
worked collaboratively, with
Lord Advocate (Scotland) into the Damages (Asbestos-
[2011] UK SC 46 [2011] 3 related Conditions) (Scotland)
W.L.R. 871 [47] Act 2009 and wanted it
declared unlawful so they
didn’t have to pay out
insurance: so the issue was
whether Scotland had gone
outside its legislative
competence, held that it was
within their competences thus
Act was lawful BUT “Acts of the
Scottish Parliament are
amenable to the supervisory
jurisdiction of the Court of
Session”
Imperial Tobacco v Lord Limits on Devolved Powers The Tobacco and Primary
Advocate [2012] UK SC 61 AND How Competences are Medical Services (Scotland) Act
[2013] SC (U.K.S.C) 153 2013 interpreted 2010 s.1 and s.9 had a loose
S.L.T. 2 [29] and consequential connection
to a reserved matters ("the
sale and supply of goods to
consumers" and "product
safety") and thus were within
the competences of the
Scottish Parliament. “Matters
in which the UK as a whole has
an interest should continue to
be the responsibility of the
United Kingdom Parliament at
Westminster.”
The Christian Institute & Limits on Devolved Powers Issue: was Children and Young
Others (Appellants) v The Lord People (Scotland) Act 2014 Pt
Advocate (R) Scotland [2016] 4 within the Scottish
UK SC 51 2017 S.C. (U.K.S.C.) Parliament’s competence? Act
29 2016 S.L.T. 805 would appoint a “named
person” for every kid in
Scotland who would be
responsible for promoting,
supporting or safeguarding the
child's wellbeing. Part 4 also
contained information-sharing
provisions whose aim was to
alter the institutional
arrangements, and the legal
structure of powers and
duties, governing co-operation
between the different agencies
which dealt with children and
young people, so that they
worked collaboratively, with
