Public Inquiries, FAIs and Tribunals
Ampersand is one for the leading sets for all public inquiry matters, including Fatal accident inquiries and tribunals. Our members have appeared and advised across a number of the leading inquiries as counsel to the inquiry or representing interested parties. Inquiries cover a range of subject matters and some of the notable inquiries members have appeared in recently include:
- Infected Blood Inquiry (UK Wide Inquiry – Chaired by Sir Brian Flagstaff)
- Scottish Hospitals Inquiry (Construction of Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, Glasgow and Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh – Chaired by Lord Brodie)
- Penrose Inquiry (Hepatitis C/HIV acquired infection from NHS treatment in Scotland)
- Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
- Edinburgh Trams Inquiry
- Fingerprint Inquiry
- FV Trident (rehearing of the formal investigation of the sunken fishing vessel Trident)
- Vale of Leven Inquiry (C. difficile infection)
- Various Fatal Accident Inquiries including: the Glasgow Bin Lorry Crash, the Jim Clark Rally, various Prison matters, GP and Hospital cases, Care home fire.
Members also regularly appear at tribunal hearings often as advisers or representing interested parties at the hearing. Our members have appeared in many of the UK tribunals including:
- Criminal Injuries Compensation
- Employment
- General Medical Council
- GTC Fitness to Teach
- Housing Panels
- Immigration & Asylum
- Mental Health
- NHS and Health Professions Council
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Scottish Social Services
- Tax
To contact our clerks:
Telephone: 0131 260 5674 (switchboard 9am to 5pm)
Fax:
E-mail: ampersandclerks@advocates.org.uk
- Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry Chair appoints Counsel 1 December, 2022
- Ampersand Advocates continues Top Rankings success in 2023 Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide20 October, 2022
- Usman Tariq one of 49 junior counsel appointed to UK Covid-19 Inquiry legal team20 June, 2022
- Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry website goes live25 May, 2022
- Determination by Sheriff Principal Duncan L Murray WS in the FAI into the death of Fearne Adger [2022] FAI 1812 May, 2022