News
7 February, 2017
Successful defence in midwifery negligence action
Ampersand’s Una Doherty acted for the defenders in the action Leigh-Ann Glen v Tayside Health Board 2017 CSOH 18, in which the pursuer claimed there had been negligence on the part of midwives involved in her care after the birth of her child. When her placenta was delivered by a midwife, it was incomplete. This […]
6 February, 2017
Could you play a part in new lawyers’ group?
It’s up and running, and with the hard work about to start for the Scottish Ethnic Minority Lawyers’ Association (SEMLA), it wants to hear from those who could have a role to play. The first meeting of SEMLA’s five-strong steering group was held at the Faculty of Advocates, when its aims and objectives were put […]
26 January, 2017
Paul Reid: Time to Give the Sewel Convention Some (Political) Bite?
Ampersand advocate Paul Reid writes: Constitutional conventions are, the Supreme Court has confirmed, just that: conventions. The courts are “neither the parents nor the guardians” of such conventions; “merely observers” (para.146). The Sewel Convention “has an important role in facilitating harmonious relationships” between Westminster and the devolved legislatures but it is not for the court […]
24 January, 2017
Ampersand Seminar “The Constitution After Brexit and where we go now”
This seminar will explore the implications of the UK Supreme Court’s judgment (handed down on 24th January 2017) in the landmark case of (R) Millar v .Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union [2017] UKSC 5. Chaired by Jane Smith – Aidan O’Neill QC, Douglas Ross QC and Paul Reid will consider the constitutional implications […]
24 January, 2017
R (Miller & Anor) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union & Ors [2017] UKSC 5
The UK Supreme Court confirms (by a majority of 8:3) that an Act of Parliament is needed before Article 50 can be triggered and Sewel Convention is not a legal obligation and devolved legislatures do not have power to veto Article 50, in the landmark case of R (Miller & Anor) v Secretary of State […]
17 January, 2017
Michael Stuart apppointed to panel of Standing Junior Counsel to Scottish Government
Ampersand is delighted to announce that Michael Stuart has been appointed to the Scottish Government’s panel of Standing Junior Counsel. Michael joins fellow Ampersand members Laura-Anne van der Westhuizen and Paul Reid on the panel. The panel of counsel may be instructed on any matter falling within the Scottish Government’s remit.