News
24 August, 2016
First remit from All-Scotland PI court to Court of Session granted
Lord Boyd of Ducansby has issued his decision on allowing four cases raised in the All-Scotland Personal Injury Court to be remitted to the Court of Session. The four cases are part of a number of cases raised against health boards, private health company and practitioners averring breach of the duty to give warnings about the […]
8 August, 2016
Eid lunch for Scottish lawyers
Ampersand’s Usman Tariq hosted the first ever Eid lunch for Scottish lawyers on Saturday, 6th August 2016 in Glasgow. The event was co-sponsored by the Law Society of Scotland and Faculty of Advocates and attended by many ethnic minority lawyers and law students. The event will serve as the first step to launching a networking and support group […]
27 July, 2016
UKSC unanimously allow appeal on Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
The UK Supreme court has handed down its judgment and unanimously allowed the appeal on the Judicial Review brought by The Christian Institute and others on the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014. In the case of The Christian Institute and others v The Lord Advocate [2016] UKSC 51, the UKSC has ruled that as […]
21 July, 2016
RSPB wins legal challenge to put offshore wind farms on hold
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), a bird conservation charity has successfully challenged plans to develop four offshore wind farms in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay, under four separate petitions for judicial review. Lord Stewart heard that the proposed wind farms of Inch Cape, Seagreen Alpha, Seagreen Bravo and […]
4 July, 2016
Brexit: Some Thoughts on Scotland
All sorts of constitutional issues arise out of last Thursday’s referendum: Art.50 TEU; the need for Parliamentary approval before it is invoked; whether the new Prime Minister will seek to call a general election; whether the result is properly considered “decisive”; and what wider implications there are for the constitution. Although these issues will all […]
30 June, 2016
Lady Carmichael welcomed to “enthusiastic and happy cohort”
The latest of a series of new Senators of the College of Justice has been installed in traditional fashion, taking the judicial title, Lady Carmichael. Former Ampersand member, Ailsa Carmichael, QC, was sworn in by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, in the First Division courtroom. Lord Carloway said: “Lady Carmichael, on behalf of the Bench, […]