Arbitration for the Scottish Energy Sector

*** Scottish Arbitration Centre event ***

The Scottish Arbitration Centre is organising an event on Arbitration for the Scottish Energy Sector in Aberdeen on 19 June. The event is sponsored and hosted by Burness Paull at their Aberdeen offices located at 2, Marischal Square, Broad St, Aberdeen AB10 1DQ, and supported by the CIArb Northern Branch and Aberdeen Bar Association.

This free event will focus on dispute resolution, including arbitration, in the energy sector in Scotland and provide perspectives from in-house counsel in the oil and gas and renewables sectors, as well as local counsel and arbitrators. Gillian Carmichael Lemaire (Chair of the Centre) will moderate a panel involving Ampersand’s Brandon Malone (Arbitrator and Advocate and a Director of the Centre), Alice Leggat (Legal Manager at SSE and a Director of the Centre), Neil Smith (Partner at Burness Paull), Grant Walker (General Counsel and Company Secretary at Dana Petroleum).

Visit Scottish Arbitration Centre’s website for more details.

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Personal Injury Conference 2025

*** Law Society of Scotland event ***

Updates and varied insights on personal injury law and practice, brought to you by legal practitioners and experts in the medical field.

Speakers will update you in the latest legislative and case law developments and provide you with guidance and practical updates on specific areas of personal injury work in addition to perspectives from medical professionals.

Time for discussion is not just provided, it’s actively encouraged, and we’ll ensure you have time to engage with our expert speakers.

Learning outcomes:

Hear about the latest in Personal Injury case law
Gain insight from an expert General Practitioner in terms of PI cases and also hear from an expert Consultant in Emergency Medicine.
Learn about the most recent recommendations and anticipated changes by the Scottish Law Commission
Hear from two Senior Counsel about civil rape claims and recent historic abuse cases.
Receive helpful tips from an experienced solicitor about to become Junior Counsel
Understand new and upcoming legislative changes that may impact you as a PI practitioner

Speakers include Ampersand’s Fiona Drysdale KC with a session on recent civil rape cases, and current devil Sarah McWhirter, who calls on 27th June 2025, with a session on Instructing Counsel and becoming counsel.

Full details and how to sign up can be found on the Law Society of Scotland’s website here.

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AAJ/PEOPIL Birth Injury and Medical Negligence Seminar in Paris, 1-2 September 2025

* Exclusive event for members of AJJ and PEOPIL. Co-Presented with AAJ’s Birth Trauma Litigation Group & Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group and PEOPIL’s Medical Negligence Special Interest Group *

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.

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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.

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SPLG Annual conference 2024

* External provider: Scottish Public Law Group *

Book online here

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).

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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

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