Eljamel Inquiry: Timeline
Key dates in the inquiry's progress, assembled from its recorded milestones and hearing phases.
Hearing-phase dates are taken from the published hearing days; some earlier milestone dates are approximate where the inquiry has not published an exact date.
Milestones & hearing phases
Milestone
Hearing phase
Reports & costs
Still to come
Inquiry announced
The Scottish Government announced a public inquiry, under the Inquiries Act 2005, into the professional practice of a former NHS Tayside neurosurgeon.
Chair appointed
Lord Weir, a judge of the Supreme Courts in Scotland, was appointed to chair the inquiry.
Terms of Reference set
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care set the inquiry's Terms of Reference.
Procedural / preliminary hearing
1 sitting day
Evidential hearings
3 sitting days
Evidential timetable set
A procedural hearing confirmed Section 1 evidential hearings from the week of 7 September 2026 and Section 2 from 30 November 2026.
Final report (to be confirmed)
The inquiry has not yet reported.