Claimant v Scottish Police Authority
Outcome
Facts
This is a reconsideration application following a judgment issued on 17 December 2025. The claimant had been represented by solicitors and counsel at the full merits hearing but became self-represented after her solicitors withdrew. She applied for reconsideration by emails dated 18, 22 and 30 December 2025, seeking to challenge credibility findings and introduce new evidence.
Decision
The tribunal refused the reconsideration application at the sift stage under Rule 70(2). The judge found no reasonable prospect of the judgment being varied or revoked. The claimant was essentially seeking to re-argue credibility issues from the hearing and introduce new evidence that could have been obtained with reasonable diligence, failing the Ladd v Marshall test.
Practical note
Reconsideration applications must meet a high threshold and cannot be used to re-litigate matters or introduce evidence that could have been obtained for the original hearing.
Legal authorities cited
Case details
- Case number
- 8000945/2024
- Decision date
- 9 January 2026
- Hearing type
- reconsideration
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- public sector
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No