Ampersand Advocates

Ampersand has announced that Jamie Gardiner and Alexander Sutherland have been appointed to the Scottish government’s panel of standing junior counsel. They join fellow Ampersand members Tim Young, Euan Scott, Jennifer Nicholson-White and Michael Way on the panel.

Ampersand has won the Stable of the Year award at the inaugural Legal 500 Scotland Awards 2023.

Ampersand Advocates has once again received top tier rankings across a number of areas of practice in the latest published guide to the legal profession, Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2023. Ampersand received 74 listings across 17 areas of practice, ranking as top tier (band 1) in Clinical Negl

Ampersand’s Graeme Hawkes QC, Archie MacSporran QC and Laura-Anne van der Westhuizen QC have taken silk. The trio are amongst 12 new silks appointed yesterday. Graeme Hawkes QC is an experienced commercial litigator, with a particular emphasis on commercial contracts, property and professional

Susanne Tanner QC of Ampersand Advocates has been appointed by the Lord President as an arbitrator for Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) cases where the driver at fault cannot be traced or is uninsured. She will be involved in cases being held under the Untraced Drivers’ Agreement and the Uni

Ampersand has welcomed Mary Ellen Stewart to the stable, following her call to the bar today. Ms Stewart was previously a solicitor with Brodies LLP, where she had a busy practice dealing with a broad range of commercial disputes.

Philip Simpson QC and Graham MacIver, instructed by the Office of the Advocate General, have successfully represented HMRC in a challenge to the loan charge legislation based on EU law: Finucane v HMRC [2021] CSOH 38. The challenge was brought in Scotland; there are parallel proceedings ra

Ampersand has welcomed Euan Scott, Mark Boni and Nick McAndrew to the stable following their call to the bar. Mr Scott has significant experience across a wide range of civil litigation, with a particular focus on commercial dispute resolution (concentrating on commercial contract disputes, pro

7 July12pm Simon Di Rollo QC will take a look at the two recent decisions of the Supreme Court from April on vicarious liability – designed to correct misunderstandings of the lower courts concerning the governing principles of the application of secondary liability.

Ampersand Advocates has welcomed Jenny Nicholson back to practice, following maternity leave. “A strong negotiator who has achieved fantastic results for clients” (Legal 500 2020 edition), she acts for both pursuers and defenders in a wide range of civil litigation and is ranke

Ampersand has welcomed Carla Fraser and Dominic Scullion the stable. Both come to the bar having previously been solicitor advocates, with a wealth of experience between them. Ms Fraser was admitted as a solicitor in 2004 and became a solicitor advocate in 2014. She came to the bar from Clyde &

Ampersand has again received top tier rankings across a number of areas of practice in the latest published guide to the legal profession, Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2020. Ampersand received 60 listings across 16 areas of practice, ranking as top tier (band 1) in Clinical Negligence as a Set

Legal action has been commenced against Clydesdale Bank plc (Clydesdale) and its former owner National Australia Bank Limited (NAB) for conduct in relation to its Tailored Business Loans (TBLs). RGL Management Ltd's (RGL) claim group consists of almost 2,000 claimants from England, Scotland and