5 May, 2020

Lauren Sutherland QC launches Clinical Negligence Law & Ethics blog

Ampersand’s Lauren Sutherland QC has launched a blog providing comment on legal cases in the area of clinical negligence and patient consent. Lauren’s blog has been created in a way that is accessible to lawyers, and medical professionals but also patients and members of the public interested in this area of the law. For over 30 […]

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27 April, 2020

Justice risks being a ‘mirage’

Ampersand’s Eoghainn Maclean appears first in the Scottish Daily Mail and has warned the civil courts must resume soon or else ‘access to justice will become a mirage’. View the article here.

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21 April, 2020

First virtual court hearing in Scotland

The first virtual court hearing in Scotland in response to the coronavirus situation was successfully held today. The Court of Session Inner House appeal, Stuart Campbell v Kezia Dugdale, was heard before the Lord President, Lord Carloway, sitting with Lord Menzies and Lord Brodie. The other participants were the clerk of court and the counsel […]

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21 April, 2020

Judicial review: the rule of law at heart?

Article by Geoffrey D Mitchell QC The Wightman article 50 case highlighted preserving the rule of law as a particular focus for judicial review, but how far can that be taken? This article considers two recent cases of interest. Is it possible to identify “trends” in litigation? That there are increases in certain types of […]

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16 April, 2020

Court system in Scotland must ‘catch up’ with England

The court service in Scotland must “catch up” with the system in England to ensure civil justice can still function during lockdown, leading legal figures have said. View the whole article here.

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6 April, 2020

The Declaration of Arbroath – 6 April 2020 – in celebration of the 700th Anniversary today of the Declaration of Arbroath

Ampersand’s Paul Reid has written for the UK Constitutional Law Association about The Declaration of Arbroath – 6 April 2020 – in celebration of the 700th Anniversary today of the Declaration of Arbroath. View the article here.

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