 The children were returned by plane to Kirkwall airport on 4 April 1991 where they were reunited with their parents.The Reporter appealed against the dismissal of the case and on 12 June 1991, the Court of Session, sitting as Scotland's premier civil appeal court, upheld the appeal, stating that the Sheriff had "allowed himself to form views about the contents [of the social workers' evidence that] would have made it impossible for him to bring a fair and balanced judgement to the issues".The case was remitted back to the sheriff court to proceed.