Preliminary Hearing

Date: 10, September, 2025

Time: 10:00

Proceedings from the morning and afternoon sessions of the Eljamel Inquiry's Preliminary Hearing at Waverley Gate, Edinburgh. 

At the bottom of this page, you can also find a written transcript of the hearing along with written submissions and correspondence exchanged between the Inquiry, the ICR, and core participants of the Inquiry in the lead up to the Preliminary Hearing on 10th September 2025. 

 

Morning Session

Jamie Dawson KC, Senior Counsel to the Inquiry

Afternoon Session

Joanna Cherry KC, on behalf of former patients 

Ewan McGillivray, for the Independent Clinical Review 

Jamie Dawson KC, Senior Counsel to the Inquiry 

Transcript - Preliminary Hearing

Note by Counsel to the Inquiry - Preliminary Hearing

ICR Submissions for Preliminary Hearing

Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh - Written Submissions for Preliminary Hearing

Submission by NHS Tayside for First Preliminary Hearing

Levy & McRae - Final Statement of Issues to be Raised at the Preliminary Hearing