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Friday, December 9th, 2016 Lord Chancellor Undertakes Discount Rate Review

On 7th December 2016 the Ministry of Justice announced that the Lord Chancellor has undertaken a review of the discount rate, including two public...

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Monday, December 5th, 2016 St Andrew's Ball Raises £5,000 For Charities

The St Andrew's Ball is an annual, student led charity ball in Aberdeen. Compass were delighted to support the event which this year has...

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Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 Perth & Kinross Council v Scottish Water & Millglen (Glasgow) Limited [2016] CSIH 83

The Inner House has clarified the considerations when a party seeks to amend after the expiry of the prescriptive period by changing the identity...

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Friday, November 11th, 2016 Compass Members in the Supreme Court

Andrew Smith QC, Kay Springham QC and Jillian Martin Brown have appeared at the Supreme Court this week in the case of Khan v General...

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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 Compass Chambers recognised by Chambers UK in Core Areas of Practice

Compass Chambers is delighted to once again have been ranked Band 1 as a set in our core areas of Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Health...

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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 SD v Graham's Dairies Ltd [2016] CSOH 151

The pursuer suffered an accident and subsequently suffered significant back problems and depression.  There was argument in relation to (1)...

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Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 FULLY BOOKED! No Spaces left for the Edinburgh Conference

Due to an exceptionally high demand, our Edinburgh Conference is fully booked. If you are still interested in attending, we are adding names to a...

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Thursday, October 13th, 2016 Compass Chambers Edinburgh Conference 2016

We are delighted to announce details of our 9th Annual Edinburgh Conference which will take place on Friday 18th November. For full details of...

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Monday, September 19th, 2016 Steve Love and Kay Springham Appointed as Queen's Counsel

Compass Chambers is delighted to announce the appointment of new silks, Steve Love and Kay Springham. They have been appointed by Her...

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Sunday, September 18th, 2016 Peter Allan v Plexus Corp (UK) Limited [2016] SC EDIN 59; 2016 G.W.D. 28-502

This is the first reported decision in respect of a motion for jury trial from the All Scotland Personal Injury Court (ASPIC).  Prior to the...

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