News
5 December, 2018
2 Ampersand Advocates feature in the shortlist for “Scottish Junior of the Year” for the Legal 500 Awards 2019
Ampersand Advocates is delighted to have 2 juniors feature in the Scottish Bar shortlist for “Junior of the Year” for the Legal 500 Awards 2019. Laura-Anne van der Westhuizen and Usman Tariq feature on the shortlist of 5, along with Ampersand as set in the Scottish Stable category. The full list of nominees for all categories can be […]
30 November, 2018
Silk of the Year… still
Congratulations to Ampersand’s Aidan O’Neill QC, who has retained his title as Silk of the Year at the Law Awards of Scotland. Aidan who has been involved in cases as diverse as the Scotch Whisky Association’s minimum alcohol pricing challenge and the so-called Scottish Brexit case (Wightman v Secretary of State), which was heard in the European Court […]
29 November, 2018
The ayes have it in ‘fascinating’ rape debate
An engaged audience at a special Faculty/Rape Crisis Scotland event heard informed analysis of the issues surrounding independent legal representation for complainers in rape trials. Four insightful submissions were made by expert speakers as they debated a motion that complainers should have their own lawyer in court. One contribution from the floor hailed the discussion as […]
26 November, 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union set to hear Case C-621/18 Wightman
Ampersand’s Aidan O’Neill QC will lead the Petitioners in a full court of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) on 27th November 2018 in relation to the case of Case C-621/18 Wightman. The hearing concerns an interlocutor dated 21st September 2018 of the First Division of the Inner House of the Court […]
26 November, 2018
Call to give rape victims access to independent lawyers to grant them justice
This article first appeared in The National online on 25 November 2018. Ahead of a joint debate with The Faculty of Advocates and Rape Crisis Scotland on Wednesday 28th November, Karin Goodwin examines the arguments in favour of rape complainers having legal representation in court. The case for rape complainers to have independent legal representation is […]
20 November, 2018
UKSC refuses permission to appeal in the matter of Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union v Wightman and others
Having considered submissions from the parties ‘on paper’, in the usual way, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has refused permission for the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to appeal. Explanation of the Court’s decision The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union seeks the permission of this court to […]