Westwater Advocates

Westwater Advocates has welcomed John Laing and Terence Merck to the stable after they called to the bar today. As a solicitor, Mr Laing has advised clients in all aspects of child and family law as well as public law. He has been instructed in petitions to the nobile officium and a judicial review

Westwater Advocates’ senior counsel Calum MacNeill QC has successfully resisted appeals to the Court of Session by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) against a decision by the Upper Tribunal ordering the regulator to include two New Lanark trading companies in the register of

Melanie Barbour and Antonia Welsh have joined Westwater Advocates. Ms Barbour practised mainly as a local authority solicitor and is also a legal member of the Housing and Property Chamber of the First Tier Tribunal.

Westwater Advocates has bid a remote farewell to stable stalwart Sir Crispin Agnew QC.