News
28 August, 2026
Court of Session issues decision on Scottish Ministers’ petition for removal of Irish Travellers from Edinburgh development site
[2026] CSOH 82 – Petition of the Scottish Ministers for an order under section 46 of the Court of Session Act 1988 and for interdict and interdict ad interim Lady Tait has issued an opinion in a case where the petitioners, the Scottish Ministers, sought an order under section 46 of the Court of Session Act […]
27 August, 2026
Ampersand is proud to support Doors Open Days 2026, coordinated by the Scottish Civic Trust
Doors Open Days returns this September, and Ampersand is pleased to be supporting it. Coordinated by the Scottish Civic Trust, Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival celebrating places, history and culture – hundreds of buildings across the country opening their doors to the public, many of them ordinarily closed. This year’s theme is […]
20 August, 2026
Court of Session issues guidance on parens patriae petitions for children’s medical treatment
[2026] CSOH 76 — Petitions of Greater Glasgow Health Board (First and Second) and Borders Health Board (Third) Lord Braid has issued a single opinion addressing three petitions presented to the Court of Session within a period of around two weeks, each inviting the court to exercise its parens patriae jurisdiction to authorise medical treatment […]
30 June, 2026
Two Ampersand connections among five new judge appointments
Ampersand Advocates is delighted to hear the news that current member Julian Ghosh KC and former member the Right Honourable Dorothy Bain PC KC are among five new Senators of the College of Justice announced today. His Majesty the King, on the recommendation of the First Minister, has appointed Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar KC, the […]
26 June, 2026
Ampersand Advocates welcomes 2 new members: Laura-anne Langlands and Miranda Cannibal
Ampersand is delighted to welcome Laura-anne Langlands and Miranda Cannibal to the stable, following their call to the Bar on Friday, 26th June 2026. On the new members’ arrival, Stable Director Isla Davie KC, said: “We are delighted that Laura-anne and Miranda are joining Ampersand. They are already highly regarded as lawyers, and this is […]
19 June, 2026
Lady Ross holds that relevant statutory schemes requires separate prison accommodation for men and women in accordance with biological sex
Lady Ross has today issued her Opinion in For Women Scotland v the Scottish Ministers [2026] CSOH 59. Ampersand Advocates’ Tony Convery acted as junior counsel for the successful petitioner (with Aidan O’Neill KC as Senior Counsel), instructed by Balfour + Manson. The petitioner challenged guidance (“Prisons Guidance”) issued by the Scottish Prison Service, […]