Adam Black

Scott Henry Sneddon Mackay v HMA [2017] HCJAC 44
As instructing Solicitor in an appeal against conviction in the first reported case to consider the terms of S51A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.

Lilburn v AA, CG and CPLAS Trustees Limited [2018] CSIH 2
As Solicitor in an application to the Court of Session for an order ordaining the Pension Ombudsman to state a case. The applicant sought (unsuccessfully) to persuade the Court of Session to use its discretion for relief from failing to comply with the rules based on his history of mental health illness.

Mason v PF Stornoway (Unreported) 2018
As Solicitor, successful appeal against sentence to Sheriff Appeal Court (Criminal). This case involved a Sheriff’s decision to impose sex offenders registration requirements under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 following the imposition of a Compulsion Order. Successfully argued that this disposal was incompetent following the breach of a Risk of Sexual Harm Order where the accused was not a 'relevant offender' under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

HMA v Andrew Ross 2019 (Inverness Sheriff Court)
As Solicitor, acquittal in a case involving an allegation of assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement with a knife.

Cameron v PF Edinburgh (Unreported) 2020
This successful appeal against sentence to the Sheriff Appeal Court (Criminal) considered the proper approach to discounting a custodial sentence where backdating was not possible.

JM v Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland B1379/20 (Glasgow Sheriff Court)
This successful appeal to the Sheriff Principal against a decision of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland considered the fairness and compatibility of MHTS being unable to grant an adjournment to an application for a Compulsory Treatment Order, in the case of a patient who had been subject to a Transfer for Treatment Direction before the application.

HMA v Campbell Gray - 2021 (Livingston High Court) 
Acquittal in an attempted murder trial involving the use of a knife. 

AB, Petitioner v Principal Reporter 2021 P1053/20 (unreported)
This petition for judicial review concerned a recognition by the Children's Reporter that KA was a relevant person in relation to AB by virtue of an agreement regarding paternity between KA and AB's mother, in circumstances where AB did not accept KA was their parent.

Nursing and Midwifery Council v SA & SB 2021
In this case Adam was instructed to defend SB, a nurse accused of professional misconduct by allegedly failing to follow controlled drugs procedure in a hospice.

Procurator Fiscal v Healthcare Environmental Services Limited and Garry Pettigrew
In this ongoing case Adam is instructed along with Mark Stewart QC to defend Mr Pettigrew, a former director of HES in two sumary complaints concerning offences contrary to the Envornment Act 1995, The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012, and the Pulltion Prevention and Control Act 1999.

CD & Others v A Local Authority
In this case Adam was instructed along with Richard Pugh to defend a local authority in connection with 4 linked actions of historical abuse.

Grier v The Chief Constable & The Lord Advocate
This case is presently at avizandum. Adam acted as junior counsel to Andrew Smith QC for the pursuer in this commercial action alleging malicious prosecution of Mr Grier by The Chief Constable and The Lord Advocate.