AAJ/PEOPIL Birth Injury and Medical Negligence Seminar in Paris, 1-2 September 2025
Chaired by Lauren Sutherland KC.
Full details of this event, which will take place in Paris on 1-2 September 2025, can be found on the PEOPIL website here.
Commercial Disputes Conference
*** External host ***
A specialist line up of speakers from the bench and bar will speak to a range of topics of interest to commercial litigators in the fields of contractual, construction, professional liability and property litigation.
With a keynote address from Lord Malcolm and sessions with a range of counsel practising before the commercial courts, this half-day conference will provide perspectives on modern commercial litigation in Scotland. The event will be followed by a private drinks reception at a nearby venue.
Speakers include: Ampersand’s Tim Young: “ More than a mere trade or business” – counsel and solicitors in commercial disputes – Some reflections from the Bar on the manner and method of solicitors working with counsel in modern commercial action; and Kirsty Shaw: “Key cases of the 2023/2024 season for commercial practitioners” – a view on the cases from the last year or so about which all commercial practitioners should be aware.
Further information and how to book can be found on the RFPG website here.
SPLG Annual conference 2024
* External provider: Scottish Public Law Group *
The Conference will include essential briefings on Scots public law cases, key public law cases from the rest of the UK; human rights issues; and discussion on critical topics for public law practitioners.
Essential legal update briefings will be offered by:
- Morag Ross KC, Axiom Advocates, on key Scots public law cases;
- Tom de la Mare KC, Blackstone Chambers, on key rUK public law case updates;
- Aidan O’Neill KC, Ampersand Advocates, on legislative competence; and
- Professor Katie Boyle, University of Strathclyde, on the development of human rights law in the UK.
Also have insightful and topical contributions, including a panel session on the convergence/divergence of EU law from public law in Scotland and rUK featuring Professor Colin Murray (University of Newcastle) and Lisa Whitten (Queen’s University Belfast).
R3 Scotland Insolvency Forum 2023
* R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals event *
Ampersand’s Sheana Campbell is one of the speakers at the forthcoming Scotland Insolvency Forum 2023. Sheana will be providing the R3 Scottish Technical Committee update.
Further details of all speakers and how to register here: https://lnkd.in/dGqT2xv
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Cyprus Branch, Dispute Resolution in International Construction Contracts event
* Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) event *
Ampersand Advocates is a proud supporter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Cyprus Branch, Dispute Resolution in International Construction Contracts event on 15 and 16 June 2023. Brandon Malone will be speaking on day 2 discussing “Statutory Adjudication for Construction Contracts: The UK Experience”.
See here for details: CIArb – Dispute Resolution in International Construction Contracts
SYLA event: Spotlight On … Commercial Litigation (Dispute Resolution Series)
Join SYLA for the first event in our new Dispute Resolution series: Spotlight On… Commercial Litigation
SYLA are delighted to announce the launch of its’ Dispute Resolution Series – a string of events with a principal focus on Dispute Resolution, Litigation, ADR and Advocacy.
The first event is entitled “Spotlight on… Commercial Litigation” where leading members of the Scots bench and bar will be discussing all things commercial litigation.
Speakers include:-
- Giles Reid, Advocate, Ampersand Advocates;
- Katharine Muir, Ampersand Advocates;
- Sheila Webster, Solicitor and Head of Dispute Resolution at Davidson Chalmers Stewart; and
- Hon Lady Drummond, Senator of the College of Justice.
Join us at 6pm on Wednesday 30 November 2022 at the Mackenzie Building in Edinburgh for a must-attend panel event for litigators and aspiring litigators alike.
Register at Eventbrite here.