Supreme Court of the United Kingdom 8 February 2018, [2018] UKSC 6 (The Advocate General for Scotland v Romein (Scotland))

Hilary Term [2018] UKSC 6 On appeal from: [2016] CSIH 24 JUDGMENT The Advocate General for Scotland (Appellant) v Romein (Respondent) (Scotland) before Lady Hale, President Lord Sumption Lord Reed Lord Hodge Lady Black JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 8 February 2018 Heard on 6 December 2017 Appellant Respondent David Johnston QC Kenny McBrearty QC Julius Komorowski Lesley Irvine (Instructed by Office of the