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22 April, 2024
Inner House refuses appeal against Health Board
On Friday 19 April 2024 the Second Division issued its Opinion in the reclaiming motion (appeal) in the case of SD v Grampian Health Board. This case concerned a brain injury suffered by the pursuer’s son shortly before his birth. It originally went to trial in early 2022. The trial lasted several weeks and the […]
9 April, 2024
Ampersand Advocates members appointed as Legally Qualified Chairs by SSSC
Ampersand Advocates is delighted to announce that two of its members, Vinit Khurana KC and Laurence Kennedy, have been appointed as Legally Qualified Chairs by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). In their new part-time roles, they will chair panels with social service and lay members to decide whether workers’ fitness to practise is impaired. […]
28 March, 2024
Ampersand duo appointed new First and Second Standing Junior Counsel to Advocate General for Scotland
The Advocate General for Scotland has announced that Ampersand’s Graham Maciver has accepted the appointment as First Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General for Scotland effective from 1 April and Ampersand’s Usman Tariq has accepted the appointment as Second Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General for Scotland on an interim basis from 1 April […]
15 March, 2024
Two new appointments to panel of Standing Junior Counsel to Scottish Government for Ampersand
Ampersand is delighted to announce that Jamie Gardiner and Alexander Sutherland have been appointed to the Scottish Government’s panel of Standing Junior Counsel. They join fellow Ampersand members Tim Young, Euan Scott, Jennifer Nicholson-White and Michael Way on the panel. The panel of counsel may be instructed on any matter falling within the Scottish Government’s […]
2 February, 2024
Brandon Malone joins Dubai arbitration panel
Ampersand’s Brandon Malone has been admitted to the panel of Arbitrators of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, the MENA region’s largest alternative dispute resolution centre. Brandon has a strong interest in Dubai and has rights of audience before the DIFC Courts, where Lord Glennie, his successor as chairman of the Scottish Arbitration Centre is a […]
25 January, 2024
Scottish Episcopal Church appoints Paul Reid KC as new Procurator
A new Procurator has been appointed by the Scottish Episcopal Church, with immediate effect. Paul Reid KC takes on the position following the resignation of his predecessor Alan McLean KC. In November last year, the Preliminary Proceedings Committee of the SEC concluded its investigation into complaints lodged under Canon 54 regarding Bishop Anne Dyer. Those […]