Disciplinary Updates
This Disciplinary Updates section details selected Notices of Complaint issued by the Compliance Officer and Claims lodged and dealt with under the Judicial Panel Procotol.
This section will also be regularly updated with the outcomes of cases.
Notice of Claim | Ricki Lamie, Player, Queen's Park FC
Player: Ricki Lamie (Queen's Park FC)
Match: Queen’s Park FC v Raith Rovers FC on Tuesday 14th April 2026
Competition: Scottish Championship
Offence: A1 – Serious Foul Play
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Thursday 16 April 2026
Outcome: Claim Upheld. Original sanction of a red card for A1 – Serious Foul Play is rescinded with immediate effect.
Notice of Complaint | Jack Baird, Player, St Johnstone FC
Player: Jack Baird (St Johnstone FC)
Match: Partick Thistle v St Johnstone FC on Friday, 20 March 2026
Competition: Scottish Championship
Offence: Disciplinary Rule 77 - A recognised football body, club, official, Team Official, other member of Team Staff, player, match official or other person under the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA shall, at all times, act in the best interests of Association Football. Furthermore such person or body shall not act in any manner which is improper or use any one (1), or a combination of, violent Conduct, serious foul play, threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour.
Hearing Date: Thursday, 16 April 2026
Outcome: Admitted. Two match immediate suspension. This suspension will be served in First Team matches and applies to all other football meantime.
Notice of Claim | Marc Leonard, Player, Heart of Midlothian FC
Player: Marc Leonard (Heart of Midlothian FC)
Match: Livingston FC v Heart of Midlothian FC on Sunday, 5 April 2026
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Offence: A4 – Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by Law 12
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Outcome: Claim Dismissed. Original sanction of a red card for sending off offence A4 – Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by Law 12, is re-imposed with immediate effect. Payment of £650 Appeal Deposit to be made within 30 days.
Notice of Complaint | Callum Slattery, Player, Motherwell FC
Alleged Party in Breach: Callum Slattery, Player, Motherwell FC
Date: Saturday 21 February 2026
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Match: St Mirren v Motherwell FC
Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 77. A recognised football body, club, official, Team Official, other member of Team Staff, player, match official or other person under the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA shall, at all times, act in the best interests of Association Football. Furthermore such person or body shall not act in any manner which is improper or use any one (1), or a combination of, violent Conduct, serious foul play, threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour.
Hearing date: Thursday, 26 March 2026
Outcome: Proved. Four match suspension applied as follows: Two matches immediate, and two matches suspended until the end of season 2025/26, suspended sanction applicable only should Callum Slattery further breach Disciplinary Rule 77 within this period.
Liam Sole, Player, Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC
Alleged Party in Breach: Liam Sole, Player, Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC
Date: Tuesday 24 February 2026
Competition: SPFL Challenge Cup
Match: Ayr United FC v Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC
Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 77. A recognised football body, club, official, Team Official, other member of Team Staff, player, match official or other person under the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA shall, at all times, act in the best interests of Association Football. Furthermore such person or body shall not act in any manner which is improper or use any one (1), or a combination of, violent Conduct, serious foul play, threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour.
Hearing date: Thursday, 19 March 2026
Outcome: Admitted. Two match immediate suspension (first team matches).