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2 November, 2016
Top Tier ranking success for Ampersand in Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2017
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 2017. Ampersand received 53 listings across 14 areas of practice, ranking as top tier (band 1) in Clinical Negligence as a Set, and band 2 in […]
28 October, 2016
Success for Ampersand junior in social network dating apps case
Ampersand’s Usman Tariq acted for the successful defenders in a proof before answer about rights in two social network dating apps called Wapo and Wapa. Lord Tyre’s Opinion (see here) contains a comprehensive analysis on the law of partnership but the case involved wider consideration of IP / IT issues and the rights contained in […]
4 October, 2016
Successful defence in dental negligence claim
Sheriff Arthurson QC has pronounce decree of absolvitor in favour of the defender in a claim for negligence of a dentist. Paul Reid acting on the instructions of the MDDUS, was successful following proof at Edinburgh Sheriff. The full judgment of Sheriff Arthurson QC, which discusses quantum levels in such a claim, can be viewed here.
23 September, 2016
Ampersand advocates successful in CP claim against Health Board
KR v Lanarkshire Health Board [2016] CSOH 133 Ampersand’s Maria Maguire QC and Lisa Henderson (whose appointment as senior counsel was announced this week) acting on the instructions of David McIntosh of Balfour + Manson and Jonathan Cushley of AustinLafferty, have successfully established a negligence claim against a Scottish Health Board, namely Lanarkshire Health Board, in […]
20 September, 2016
Magnificent 6 new silk appointments at Ampersand
Ampersand is proud to announce that almost half of the new Queen’s Counsel approved are Ampersand members. Her Majesty The Queen approved the appointment of 14 new Queen’s Counsel, on the recommendation of the First Minister, which includes Ampersand’s Lisa Henderson, Lauren Sutherland, Douglas Ross, Euan Mackenzie, Susanne Tanner and Marcus McKay. The new silk […]
14 September, 2016
‘Counsel of very high quality and experience’ – Strong showing for Ampersand in latest Legal 500 listings
Ampersand is delighted to be once again be recommended as a top-tier set by The Legal 500 UK Bar Directory. Ampersand is noted as having “‘counsel of very high quality and experience’ across a wide range of areas, including commercial law, public law and planning. Its members also undertake a large volume of complex, high-value personal injury […]