He is a superb and highly regarded planning specialist; he always shows very sound commercial reasoning
Chambers & Partners
Malcolm Thomson KC has had a varied civil practice, including contractual disputes, reparation (including personal injury and professional negligence claims of all sorts), child care, Judicial Review, Fatal Accident Inquiries and discipline appeals for a major police force. He concentrates now on planning and related property matters acting for various developers, land owners, objectors, planning and roads authorities and the Scottish Ministers both at inquiries and judicial proceedings. Recently he has advised and represented at inquiries both promoters of and objectors to flood prevention schemes. He also sits as an arbiter in various construction and property related disputes and was a Temporary Judge in the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary from 2002 to 2017.
He is ranked by Chambers and Partners as a leading silk for Planning and Environmental law and Administrative and Public law.
Experience
Malcolm Thomson has extensive experience in the UK Supreme Court (and formerly in House of Lords), Court of Session (Inner and Outer Houses), Sheriff Courts and at numerous planning appeal inquiries, local plan inquiries, enforcement appeal inquiries, compulsory purchase and roads related inquiries and hearings, including proceedings before the Scottish Parliament and under the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007. He has appeared in disputed compensation claims before the Lands Tribunal for Scotland. He has also appeared at a number of Fatal Accident Inquiries.