Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 Interim Awards of Expenses in the Court of Session and the Sheriff Court: A Significant Decision that affects all Practitioners
Lord Bannatyne has ordered a substantial payment of expenses while taxation is awaited. The effect of the ruling is that such...
View moreWednesday, August 16th, 2017 Higher Delta Ltd v Covea Insurance Plc - [2017] CSOH 84
The pursuers - a limited company - suffered a total loss of one of their commercial premises in a fire. The defenders, the insurers, refused to...
View moreMonday, July 31st, 2017 Gajdamowicz v First Glasgow Ltd & Moffat [2017] SC EDIN 43
At a proof in the All Scotland Personal Injury Court, the pursuer was a cyclist who was injured in an accident when her bicycle collided with a...
View moreWednesday, June 28th, 2017 John Lang v Torrent Trackside Ltd & Carillion Construction Ltd (ASPIC, 15 June 2017)
Sanction for Junior Counsel was granted in the All Scotland Sheriff Court in light of difficulties and complexities with establishing liability in...
View moreWednesday, June 14th, 2017 Higherdelta v Covea Insurance Plc [2017] CSOH 84
Lord Bannatyne ruled in favour of pursuers in Higherdelta v Covea Insurance, a Commercial Court action in which Andrew Smith QC (assisted by Paul...
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Thursday, June 1st, 2017 David Swanney Joins Compass Chambers
Compass Chambers is delighted to welcome David Swanney as our newest member after he called to the Bar today. David comes to the Bar...
View moreMonday, May 15th, 2017 Jarvie & Richards v Pfizer [2017] CSOH 77
Two lead cases against the pharmaceutical company Pfizer have been appointed to proof before answer by Lord Beckett following a procedure roll...
View moreMonday, May 8th, 2017 Compass Chambers Glasgow Conference 2017 - Friday 26th May
We are delighted to invite you to our Glasgow Conference which is taking place on Friday 26th May. Full details of speakers, topics and how to...
View moreWednesday, May 3rd, 2017 Buck v Ainslie & CIS Insurance [2017] CSOH 73
A car driver who struck a pedestrian while driving along a country road at night was not in breach of her duty of reasonable care in a recent...
View moreTuesday, April 25th, 2017 Cumming v SSE Plc
In the first appeal on the issue of sanction for counsel in the Sheriff Court since the raising of the privative jurisdiction of the Sheriff Court...
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