News
23 March, 2018
Ampersand Member appointed as Legal Member of the Health and Education Chamber
Susanne Tanner QC has been appointed as a Legal Member of the Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland. She will sit as a part-time Chair to determine references brought by parents of school children and young people with additional support needs, and disability discrimination claims brought by parents, children and young […]
14 March, 2018
Montgomery decision under the spotlight
On 13 March 2018 Ampersand Advocates Lauren Sutherland Q.C. and David Stephenson Q.C. took part in a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow event to discuss the continuing impact and challenges of the Supreme Court decision in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board. Lauren was a member of Mrs Montgomery’s legal team and opened the […]
1 March, 2018
New book published by Lauren Sutherland QC: ‘A Guide to Consent in Clinical Negligence Post-Montgomery’
Ampersand’s Lauren Sutherland QC’s new book on Consent published. For many years, the law in the UK on consent was out of step with other Commonwealth jurisdictions. Now the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board has clarified the position in the UK and at last recognised the […]
15 February, 2018
Landmark case for Trade Union Law Firm and Ampersand’s Dorothy Bain Q.C.
On 8th February 2018 Ampersand Advocates Dorothy Bain Q.C. appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court for Unionline Scotland, winning a landmark case on behalf of a care worker for the rescission of a temporary suspension order imposed on him. The full article from the Scottish Legal News can be found here.
26 January, 2018
Ampersand Advocates welcomes World Trademark Review 2018 rankings
Ampersand Advocates Craig Sandison QC and Usman Tariq feature in the 2018 rankings of the World Trademark Review 1000. The WTR 1000 research directory, which focuses exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners, has established itself as the definitive ‘go-to’ resource for those seeking world-class legal trademark expertise. The World Trademark Review undertook a qualitative research project […]
25 January, 2018
Ciaran Williamson FAI
Sheriff Ruxton has issued their determination into the death of Ciaran Williamson following an accident at Craigton Cemetery. During the course of this FAI, in their submissions to the Sheriff both the Crown and Glasgow City Council, “GCC” argued that Sheriff Ruxton should make no findings in relation to;- (a) reasonable precautions that might have […]