Cameron Smith

Cameron was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 2020. He called to the Bar as the Lord Reid Scholar.

Cameron’s principal area of practice is in civil litigation. Since calling, Cameron has been instructed in a wide variety of actions, including reparation (both for pursuers and defenders), commercial dispute resolution and company law. Cameron also continues to develop a busy criminal law practice appearing on a regular basis in the High Court of Justiciary. 

Prior to joining Compass Chambers, Cameron worked with a leading firm of solicitors in Glasgow where he gained extensive experience in crime and reputational matters. During this period, he was also involved in the representation of a number of core-participants in a long running public inquiry. 

Between 2015-16, Cameron assisted defence teams representing individuals facing appellate proceedings before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), a United Nations court of law dealing with war crimes arising during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s. Cameron holds an LLB awarded by the University of Strathclyde and a Diploma in Professional Legal Practice from the University of Glasgow. He is a graduate of the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, with an LLM in Public International Law. He is a tutor in the Scots Law of Evidence