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15 November, 2017
Getting the Most out of Legal Technology
Ampersand Advocates hosted a seminar on ‘Getting the Most out of Legal Technology’ on Thursday 9th November 2017. Attendees at the seminar heard from a range of speakers from technology companies and from Ampersand members. Dana Forbes gave a practical demonstration of the creation of electronic binders of documents and how best to manage them. Jamie […]
14 November, 2017
Faculty of Advocates releases promotional film to encourage diversity, bust myths and attract new members to the Bar
The film documents the moment when Devils make the transition to Advocate at their calling ceremony. It will be distributed to law students, and also to qualified solicitors who might be considering a career switch to become an advocate. Gordon Jackson, QC, Dean of Faculty, said: “We made the film because we want to […]
8 November, 2017
Recent Medico-Legal issues in Orthopaedics Conference hailed success
Following Inspire Medilaw’s recent Medico-Legal issues in Orthopaedics Conference in Edinburgh on 30 October 2017, they have released a promotional video. The seminar had an an excellent line-up of medical and legal speakers, including Ampersand’s David Stephenson QC chairing and Lauren Sutherland QC speaking. The seminar covered relevant medical topics, including ‘compartment syndrome’, ‘risks and […]
2 November, 2017
Top Rankings success in latest Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide
Ampersand has again received top tier rankings across a number of areas of practice in the latest published guide to the legal profession, Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2018. Ampersand received 56 listings across 15 areas of practice, ranking as top tier (band 1) in Clinical Negligence as a Set, and band 2 in […]
1 November, 2017
Scottish Civil Justice Council publishes protective expenses order report
The Scottish Civil Justice Council has published a report on the consultation on the draft rules for Protective Expenses Orders. The report summarises the proposals and provides an analysis of the key issues arising from the responses. The SCJC has established a working group to consider the policy issues emerging from the consultation and to make […]
1 November, 2017
UK Supreme Court dismiss prisoner’s appeal on lack of rehabilitation courses
Following the UK Supreme Court’s historical first sitting in Edinburgh earlier this year, a prisoner who complained he was not provided with appropriate rehabilitation courses has had his appeal unanimously dismissed. The justices in the UK Supreme Court held that he suffered no violation of his article 5 rights and that domestic interpretation of article 5(1)(a) […]