News
12 September, 2018
Ampersand’s Lauren Sutherland speaks at British Society of Paediatric Dentistry conference
Ampersand’s Lauren Sutherland QC was an invited speaker for the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry at their Annual Conference at the Caird Hall in Dundee on 11th September 2018. Lauren spoke about “Consent and Montgomery: 3 years on. Where are we now?” The theme of this years conference was Discovery and Design. Further details on […]
3 September, 2018
Kay Gibson and Others v Babcock International Limited [2018] CSOH 78 – Secondary Exposure and Secondary Evidence
Three features in particular in this opinion from Lady Carmichael are worthy of note. For the first time a Scottish Court has been required to decide a case involving secondary exposure to asbestos. Second, there is a positive finding of the date [31 October 1965] from when an employer ought reasonably to have foreseen a […]
8 August, 2018
OAG announces Standing Junior Appointments
Ampersand are delighted to announce the reappointment of three of their members, Ross Anderson, Graham Maciver and Usman Tariq, and the new appointment of Jamie Gardiner as Standing Junior Counsel to the Office of the Advocate General for Scotland. The full list of appointments can be found here.
29 June, 2018
Ampersand welcomes Alexander Sutherland
Ampersand is delighted to welcome Alexander Sutherland to the stable who called at the Bar today. Before calling to the Bar, Alex trained with Addleshaw Goddard LLP, formerly HBJ Gateley. During his seat in the firm’s dispute resolution department, he gained experience of a wide range of litigation in both the Court of Session and the […]
4 June, 2018
Mesh debate judgment clarifies the scope of Montgomery ruling
On 1 June 2018, Lord Boyd of Duncansby issued his Opinion in the mesh litigation, having heard a two-week debate in December. A range of issues were canvassed during that debate. All are important for the future of that litigation. But one may prove to be of more general application and importance: the proper application […]
22 May, 2018
Court’s power to halt sequestration proceedings
When sequestration proceedings have been commenced by a Sheriff granting warrant to cite the debtor, can a debtor take action to halt them? This important question has been resolved by the Inner House with its decision in Peart v Promontoria (Henrico) Limited [2018] CSIH 35. In Peart, the debtors had been served with a charge […]