Friday, May 5th, 2023 £12.5m Claim Successful - Centenary 6 Ltd v TLT LLP [2023] CSOH 28
The pursuer company obtained an award of c.£12.5m by way of damages for the loss of a chance of success in an underlying litigation. The...
View moreFriday, May 5th, 2023 Reparation Conference - Glasgow - 2nd June 2023
We are delighted to announce that Registration is now open for our Glasgow Reparation Conference on Friday 2nd June, from 1pm to 5pm. ...
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Friday, April 28th, 2023 Nicola Steven Watt or Murray & Others v Lend Lease Construction Ltd [2023] CSIH 19
The Inner House refused the reclaiming motion of the pursuers where the defenders had successfully established in evidence that low level exposure...
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Thursday, April 27th, 2023 Glasgow Reparation Conference – SAVE THE DATE
Compass Chambers will be hosting their Glasgow Reparation Conference on Friday 2 June 2023 at 200 Conference & Events Ltd, 200 St Vincent...
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Monday, April 17th, 2023 Valuing the not so close
Mark Nicholson has written a short article for the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland looking at judicial approaches to assessing...
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Thursday, April 13th, 2023 Peter Gray KC to run the London Marathon to raise funds for Young Epilepsy
Peter Gray KC will be running the London Marathon on 23rd April to raise funds for Young Epilepsy. A number of years ago...
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Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 Compass Team to tackle 85 Mile Etape Caledonia to raise funds for Revive MS
A Compass Team will be cycling 85 miles through the Scottish Highlands when they take part in the Etape Caledonia to raise funds for Revive...
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Friday, March 3rd, 2023 X v Y & Others [2023] CSOH 17
Kay Springham KC and Dominic Scullion, advocate represented the Lord Advocate in X v Y and others [2023] CSOH 17: a landmark action for damages...
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 Revive MS Support – Nominated Charity for 2023
Compass Chambers are delighted to announce that our nominated charity for 2023 is Revive MS Support. Revive MS Support is the leading...
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Friday, February 17th, 2023 C & S v Norman Shaw & Live Active Leisure Limited [2023] CSOH 11
The pursuers in this case, S and C, suffered abuse at the hands of Norman Shaw, the first defender. Live Active Leisure (“LAL”) was,...
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 Colin Mather v Easyjet Airline Company Ltd & DRK Hamburg Mediservice gGmbH [2023] CSIH 8
On 15 May 2017, after an easyJet flight from Edinburgh to Hamburg, the pursuer was being assisted from a plane by an employee of DRK, who had been...
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Thursday, February 9th, 2023 Karla Hodgson v Castlehill Housing Association Ltd [2023] SC EDIN 5
Sheriff Keir recently issued his Opinion in Karla Hodgson v Castlehill Housing Association Ltd where he found for the Pursuer, who lost her...
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Friday, January 27th, 2023 Alan King v Black Horse Limited & Park's (Ayr) Limited [2023] SAC (Civ) 4
David Adams acted for the successful defender/respondent in this action under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, both at first instance and on appeal...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 Farmer acquitted of Culpable Homicide
A farmer has been acquitted of culpable homicide by failing to maintain a tractor and trailer that sped out of control down a hill and crushed a...
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Monday, January 16th, 2023 David McNaughtan KC Returns To Practice
Compass are delighted to welcome David McNaughtan KC back to practice after working as a full time Advocate Depute in Crown Office. During his...
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Monday, January 9th, 2023 Violet Paterson & Others v Lanarkshire Health Board [2023] CSOH1
Astrid Smart KC and Yvonne Waugh acted for the successful pursuers in this clinical negligence action, relating to the suicide of a young woman...
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