Steve Love
GENERAL INFORMATION
Accredited Mediator (2006)
LL.B (Aberdeen) (1986)
Dip.LP (Aberdeen) (1987)
PRACTICE
Steve specialises and is experienced in personal injury litigation and regulatory prosections and came to the Bar having been a respected solicitor for 12 years. His principal fields of practice include:-
- Personal Injury
- Health and Safety and Road Traffic Prosecutions
- Fatal Accident Inquiries
- Professional Negligence
- Insurance Litigation
As part of his Personal Injury practice in which he acts for both pursuers and defenders, Steve has considerable experience in dealing with claims arising out of road traffic accidents (particularly those involving motorcycles), claims against the Motor Insurers Bureau, claims arising from accidents onboard aircraft and industrial injury and disease claims (including those related to asbestos exposure, Vibration White Finger and occupational asthma). He is also experienced in catastrophic injury and clinical negligence claims. Steve has also dealt with professional negligence claims involving solicitors and vets.
He has represented parties at Fatal Accident Inquiries and appeared for the accused in Road Traffic Act and Health & Safety related prosecutions.
Steve is an instructor on the Faculty of Advocates' foundation course for new advocates.
SELECTED CASES
Personal Injury
- Forrest v Gourlay, 21.3.03, CSOH - whether sufficient complexity of issues existed to such an extent that special cause existed for withdrawing the case from a jury.
- Montgomerie v Glasgow Prestwick International Airport Limited & Anor, 29.6.04, CSOH - challenge to the relevancy and specification of the pursuer's pleading in relation to various common law and statutory cases.
- Campbell v Hewcon Limited & Anor [2005] CSOH 173 - delay in service of proceedings by Messengers-at-Arms - whether equitable to allow the action to proceed.
- McFarlane v Corus Construction Limited [2006] CSOH 38 - party injured in course of employment - question of application of health and safety legislation given circumstances in which pursuer injured.
- Welsh v Brady [2008] CSOH 45 - party injured when struck by running dog - whether dog owner strictly liable for the pursuer's injuries in terms of the provisions of the Animals (Scotland) Act
- Duffy v Enterprise Engineering Services Limited [2008] CSOH 141 - party injured in accident on barge berthed in Bergen, Norway - whether safe means of access/egress provided
- Alan Law v Frank Ronal and Motor Insurers Bureau [2010] CSOH 53 - pursuer injured in road traffic accident - whether Clause 6 of the Uninsured Drivers' Agreement applied to exclude MIB's liability
- Eric Middleton v Highland Council [2010] CSOH - pursuer injured when motorcycle slid on loose stone chips on road - whether roads authority vicariously liable for acts and omissions of relevant employes
Regulatory Prosecution
- HMA v Ron Boyd Group - May 2007 - fatal accident in the course of offloading steel beams from a lorry - represented accused company charged on indictment under sections 2(1) and 33(1) HSWA
- HMA v Highland Colour Coaters - June 2007 - fatal accident in the course of lifting operations - represented accused company charged on indictment under sections 2(1) and 33(1) HSWA
- HMA v Duncare Limited - September 2007 - fatal accident involving death of resident at care home - represented accused company charged on indictment under sections 2(1) and 33(1) HSWA
- HMA v Forsyths Limited - February 2008 - fatal accident involving use of argon in purge gas damming procedure - represented accused company charged on indictment under sections 2(1) and 33(1) HSWA
- HMA v Barr Electrical & Another - August 2008 fatal accident involving wiring of control equipment - represented accused director and company charged on indictment under sections 2(1) and 33(1) HSWA
- HMA v Mitie Engineering Services Limited & Others - September 2008 - fatal accident in the course of electrical works being carried out at commercial premises - represented interests of director charged on indictment under and in terms of section 37 HSWA
- HMA v Gordon Wallace - February 2009 - representing accused in High Court prosecution under and in terms of Section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988
- HMA v E Nicholson & Sons (Metals) Limited - February 2010 - fatal accident in the course of the demolition of public house premises - represented interests of company charged on indictment under and in terms of sections 3(1) and 33(1) HSWA
- PF (Elgin) v Robert White - March 2010 - representing accused in prosection under and in terms of section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988
- PF (Banff) v Frank Ralph - June 2010 - representing accused in prosecution under and in terms of section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988
Professional Negligence
- Durham-Muir v Macritchie, 14.8.01, Glasgow Sheriff Court - Professional negligence claim against veterinary surgeon - whether vet negligent in administration of drugs to insulin dependant miniature poodle leading to its death.
Insurance Litigation
- McGowan v Summit at Lloyds 12.6.02, CSIH - defenders pleaded that the court had no jurisdiction on the basis that an insurance policy contained a clause conferring exclusive jurisdiction on the courts of England - plea repelled and appeal brought against that decision.
Other areas
- Scott v Thomson, 6.12.02, CSIH - Appellant claimed damages from the respondents, in respect of her loss of the right to occupy premises as her residence, in terms of section 36 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988.
- Duff v Merrick Homes, 18.3.03, CSOH - Action before the court on Procedure Roll for discussion of general plea to the relevancy and specification of pleadings against background of previous Inner House decision.
PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS
Steve has spoken at a number of events organised by Central Law Training and provides advocacy training.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Member of the Health & Safety Lawyer's Association
- Member of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association
- Member of the Faculty of Advocates Personal Injury Law Group
- Director - Iusful Events Ltd