Thursday, December 21st, 2023 Henry Clarke v Marks & Spencer Plc
David Swanney successfully represented the pursuer at this opposed motion hearing to determine the issue of expenses in this personal injury...
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 SS v HM Advocate [2023] HCJAC 48
David Adams appeared as Counsel for the appellant in this successful appeal against conviction. At trial, the Crown relied on the...
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 Mujahid Ali & Talib Hussain v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance LTD [2023] SC EDI 35
James Hastie successfully represented the defender, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Ltd, at this hearing to determine the issue of...
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Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 Elaine Murray v Robert Mykytyn - [2023] SC EDIN 32
David Swanney successfully opposed the defender’s motion for an award of expenses against the pursuer, in this road traffic accident...
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 C&S v Norman Shaw & Live Active Leisure [2023] CSIH 36
Lesley Shand KC and Richard Pugh KC successfully represented the second defender, Live Active Leisure, in a Reclaiming Motion in this historic...
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Monday, October 23rd, 2023 Carla Fraser Shortlisted for Herald Law Award
We are delighted to announce that Carla Fraser has been shortlisted for the Rising Star at the Scottish Bar award at the Herald Law Awards of...
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Friday, October 20th, 2023 Top Rankings once again for Compass in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2024
Compass Chambers is delighted to have once again been recognised as a leading set by Chambers UK in the latest edition of the directory which was...
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Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 CMAL publishes Smith Report
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has today published the report commissioned from Barry Smith KC following his independent investigation...
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 Top Ranking for Compass Chambers in Legal 500 UK 2024
Compass Chambers and our members have once again received top rankings from the Legal 500 in the 2024 edition of the directory which has just been...
View moreMonday, September 18th, 2023 M9 Fatal Accident Inquiry Commences
The Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Lamara Bell and John Yuill gets underway in Falkirk Sheriff Court today. Mr Yuill and Ms Bell lay...
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 Malcolm McGregor Appointed As Senior Counsel
We are delighted to announce the appointment of new silk Malcolm McGregor KC. Malcolm was among 15 new King's Counsel appointed by...
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Monday, September 11th, 2023 Compass Chambers Shortlisted for Legal 500 Scotland Awards 2023
Compass Chambers has been shortlisted for 4 awards at the inaugural Legal 500 Scotland Awards 2023. Kay Springham KC and...
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Friday, September 8th, 2023 GD v Sisters of Nazareth [2023] SC EDIN 27
Bruce Langlands successfully represented the pursuer at Preliminary Proof in this claim regarding historic child abuse. The pursuer was a resident...
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Friday, August 25th, 2023 Katrina Johnstone or Ronald and Ors v Perth and Kinross Council - Jury and Lord Sandison, award made on 3rd August 2023
This was a fatal road traffic accident in which a cyclist, Mr William Ronald, then aged 46, was killed in a collision with a bin lorry driven by...
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Friday, August 11th, 2023 Application to intervene successful in legal challenge to Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Kay Springham KC of Compass Chambers along with David Hay, advocate of Westwater Advocates have obtained permission on behalf of the Equality...
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Tuesday, August 1st, 2023 Equality Act and Disability Discrimination
The Sheriff Appeal Court has allowed appeals in two related cases and remitted them for proof. The pursuer claims that Glasgow City Council and...
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Thursday, July 27th, 2023 Robert Kinghorn v Martin Acoustics Ltd – GLW-PD361-21
The court rejected the pursuer’s contention that he should be allowed to proceed with an asbestos related claim despite the triennium having...
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Thursday, July 13th, 2023 Hugh Hall Campbell KC v James Finlay (Kenya) Ltd - [2023] CSOH 45
A judgment issued by Lord Weir on 12 July 2023 has held that tea workers in plantations in Kenya can continue with group proceedings against their...
View moreFriday, June 30th, 2023 Richard Templeton Joins Compass Chambers
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View moreFriday, June 16th, 2023 Scottish Government Seeks Views on the potential review of the Scottish Personal Injury Discount Rate
Compass notes with interest that the Government is now seeking views on the potential review of the Scottish personal injury discount rate of...
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Monday, June 5th, 2023 Kenny Christine Retires from Practice
Kenny Christine has retired from practice after 23 years at the Bar. Kenny called to the Bar in 2000 having worked at Thompsons...
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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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