Thursday, March 16th, 2017 Gordon Lamont Appointed Crown Counsel and Other Compass Members Added to List of Ad Hoc Advocate Deputes
Compass Chambers are delighted to announce that Gordon Lamont has been appointed to the role of Crown Counsel by the Crown Office and Procurator...
View moreTuesday, March 14th, 2017 Sanction for Employment of Senior Counsel in ASPIC
A motion, on behalf of a Pursuer, seeking sanction for employment of Senior Counsel has met with success before the All Scotland...
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Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 Book Your Place at the Aberdeen Conference - 23rd March 2017
Our annual Aberdeen Conference is taking place on Thursday 23rd March at the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen. For full details of speakers and...
View moreMonday, February 27th, 2017 Change of the Personal Injury Discount Rate
The Lord Chancellor’s Department has announced that with effect from 20th March, the discount rate will reduce to -0.75%. This will have a...
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Monday, February 13th, 2017 Andrew Smith QC to join Ogden Working Party
Andrew Smith QC has been invited by the Chairman of the Ogden Working Party to join the working party. Although funding has yet to be arranged...
View moreThursday, February 2nd, 2017 Discount Rate Review - ABI v Lord Chancellor - Decision
The decision of Mr. Justice Baker in the challenge to the change to the discount rate can be found below. The comments of Steve...
View moreFriday, January 27th, 2017 Discount Rate Review Update
On 26th January 2017, Lord Justice Sales refused permission for the ABI to appeal the decision previously taken to deny them the right to seek to...
View moreWednesday, January 25th, 2017 AG v Scottish Ministers [2017] CSOH 10
Jillian Martin-Brown was recently successful on behalf of the Scottish Ministers in a petition for judicial review brought by a prisoner who...
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Monday, January 23rd, 2017 Claire Mitchell Elected President of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association
Compass Chambers are delighted that Claire Mitchell has been elected as President of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA). At...
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Friday, January 20th, 2017 ABI Refused Permission to Judicially Review Intention to Change Discount Rate
An application by the Association of British Insurers for permission to Judicially Review the intention to change the discount rate was refused...
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