Kenneth Smith v. Hall Russell
Gregor appeared on behalf of the defender in this industrial disease claim. The pursuer's claim was admitted to be time barred and the Court was invited to exercise its discretion to allow the pursuer to proceed, out of time. An interesting point arose in respect of the availability of provisional damages as a remedy in a personal injury claim, but not in a professional negligence action against the pursuer's former advisors. The Court decided that the balance of equities lay with the defender and the action was dismissed.
F. v. Chalmers [2025] CSOH 23
Gregor appeared on behalf of the defenders in this non-recent abuse claim. Key questions for the Court were causation and the appropriate rate of interest to be applied to damages for non-recent abuse, taking into account expert actuarial evidence
McIlwraith v. Bluevale Structures [2024] CSOH 92
Gregor represented the defenders in this interesting case involving a demolition worker's below-knee amputation. The dispute surrounded liability and causation.
A v B Limited and C Council
Gregor represented the defender Local Authority where it was successfully argued that no duty of care was owed to a wide class of individual when harm was done following 'unsupervised leave' of a care home resident.
B&W v. Sisters of Nazareth [2022] Rep LR 31
Gregor appeared on behalf of the defender in this historic abuse claim where Lord Weir held that a fair hearing was not possible owing to the passage of time. The matter was later successfully reclaimed (2023 SLT 942), where Gregor appeared alongside the Dean of Faculty.
Paul Madden v. Duncan Anderson [2021] 9 WLUK 251
Gregor was instructed for the defender in this industrial disease case where the plea of limitation was upheld.
Jennifer Troup v. West Lothian Council 2020 SLT 356
Gregor appeared alone against senior and junior counsel, arguing a compromise agreement prohibited the pursuer from raising a claim for personal injury
Lee Birch v. George McPhie & Sons 2020 S.L.T. (Sh Ct) 93
Gregor appeared for the defenders in this case where detailed submissions were required on the application of the Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Act 2013 following an accident involving ‘work equipment’
SF v. Quarriers
Gregor appeared for the defender in this preliminary proof on time bar and the application of the court’s equitable discretion to allow a claim to proceed ‘out of time’ in the context of historic abuse.
