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14 November, 2018
Appointment with British-American Project for Ampersand silk
Ampersand’s Lisa Henderson QC has taken up an appointment with the British-American Project (BAP). Lisa is the new Vice-Chair of BAP’s UK executive committee. She said: “It is an honour to be appointed UK Vice-Chair of such a dynamic fellowship.” BAP has more than 1,200 fellows and prides itself on “giving professionals the chance to enhance […]
1 November, 2018
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 2019. Ampersand received 56 listings across 17 areas of practice, ranking as top tier (band 1) in Clinical Negligence as a Set, and band 2 in […]
29 October, 2018
“Ampersand’s advocates attract praise for their ‘excellent depth and breadth of knowledge’” – in latest Legal 500 UK Bar listings
Ampersand is delighted to be once again be recommended as a top-tier set by The Legal 500 UK Bar Directory in their latest listings for 2018 published today. The guide says “Ampersand’s advocates attract praise for their ‘excellent depth and breadth of knowledge’ across a range of areas, particularly in the field of personal injury […]
4 October, 2018
Aidan O’Neill QC is Lawyer of the Week in The Times
Aidan O’Neill QC has been featured as “Lawyer of the Week” in The Times. Aidan acted for a cross-party group of politicians who have been given permission by Scotland’s highest court, the Court of Session, to take their case — that the UK can unilaterally revoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and halt Brexit by […]
24 September, 2018
UK Infected Blood Inquiry set to begin
A UK-wide Inquiry examining infected blood and/or infected blood products opens in London today with a commemoration of its victims. The Inquiry will examine why men, women and children in the UK were given infected blood and/or infected blood products, the impact on their families, how the authorities (including government) responded, the nature of any support provided […]
21 September, 2018
Andy Wightman MSP and others v Secretary of State for Exiting the EU
The Court of Session has ruled that a question about whether the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union can be revoked should be answered by the Court of Justice of the European Union. A judicial review raised by a group of Scottish, UK and European politicians sought clarification on when and how the […]