Carla’s practice focusses on reparation, public and administrative law, health and safety, and professional discipline and regulation
Reparation
She regularly acts on behalf of public bodies, insurers and pursuers in all kinds of complex, high value reparation actions relating to public and employer liability, property damage, industrial disease, fatal accidents, sexual abuse, road traffic and medical negligence.
Health and Safety and Inquiries
She has a keen interest in Inquiries and is currently instructed to represent Core Participants in the Sheku Bayoh Public Inquiry. She has experience in conducting high profile FAIs and health and safety prosecutions. She gained experience of criminal law having served as a Procurator Fiscal Depute and defended clients in criminal trials.
Professional Regulation
Carla has an interest in professional regulation and has represented individuals in professional misconduct proceedings, most recently before the Police Appeals Tribunal. She was previously a member of the Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal and a Legal Adviser to the Scottish Social Services Council.
Public and Administrative Law
She has experience of judicial review and statutory appeals.
She has particular expertise in matters relating to policing including:
Sexual Harm Prevention Orders, Firearms Licensing, Public Protection, Police Officer Misconduct, the Police Appeals Tribunal, civil actions (wrongful arrest and assault), deaths in custody, Judicial Review and Data Protection.
Appointments
2021 – Appointed as a Standing Junior to the Advocate General in 2021.
2023– Tutor in Evidence, delict and criminal Law at the University of Edinburgh.
2024 - Appointed as Legal Member of the Scottish Social Security Tribunal.
2024 – Appointed to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission panel of Scottish Counsel