Sheriff Court Success for Mohsen Din

Yesterday, our new call, Mohsen Din, conducted his first proof (a personal injuries action) since calling, appearing before Sheriff Taylor at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

The case arose from a road traffic accident in which Mohsen was instructed on behalf of the defender. Quantum and causation were agreed, leaving only liability in dispute.

The pursuer’s position was that the defender’s insured had collided with his stationary vehicle while he was waiting behind a give-way line. The defender’s position, however, was that the Pursuer had failed to give way and had collided with their insured’s correctly proceeding vehicle.

The pursuer’s case was supported solely by his own evidence. The defender led evidence from both their insured driver and an engineering expert.

Crucially, the pursuer maintained that he was stationary at the point of impact. The engineering expert’s evidence that this assertion was not consistent with the damage to both vehicles. The engineer’s evidence was accepted in full, and the Sheriff’s preference for the defender’s evidence overall proved decisive.

The case serves as an important reminder of the value of expert evidence in matters that fall out with ordinary judicial knowledge. Congratulations to Mohsen on this successful outcome.