Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 Kay Springham QC Appointed to SLCC Board
We are delighted to say that one of our members, Kay Springham, QC, has been appointed to the Board of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission as...
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 3 Compass Members Appointed as Summary Sheriffs
Three members of Compass Chambers are among the twenty one summary sheriffs appointed today as part of the largest ever judicial recruitment....
View moreTuesday, December 20th, 2016 Discount Rate Review
On 9th December 2016 we commented on the announcement by the Ministry of Justice on 7th December 2016 that the Lord Chancellor had undertaken a...
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 Supreme Court Decision on the Sanctioning Powers of Regulatory Bodies
The Supreme Court has issued its decision in Khan v General Pharmaceutical Council. The appeal relates to the powers of regulatory bodies when...
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Friday, December 9th, 2016 Lord Chancellor Undertakes Discount Rate Review
On 7th December 2016 the Ministry of Justice announced that the Lord Chancellor has undertaken a review of the discount rate, including two public...
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Monday, December 5th, 2016 St Andrew's Ball Raises £5,000 For Charities
The St Andrew's Ball is an annual, student led charity ball in Aberdeen. Compass were delighted to support the event which this year has...
View moreWednesday, November 16th, 2016 Perth & Kinross Council v Scottish Water & Millglen (Glasgow) Limited [2016] CSIH 83
The Inner House has clarified the considerations when a party seeks to amend after the expiry of the prescriptive period by changing the identity...
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Friday, November 11th, 2016 Compass Members in the Supreme Court
Andrew Smith QC, Kay Springham QC and Jillian Martin Brown have appeared at the Supreme Court this week in the case of Khan v General...
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 Compass Chambers recognised by Chambers UK in Core Areas of Practice
Compass Chambers is delighted to once again have been ranked Band 1 as a set in our core areas of Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Health...
View moreWednesday, November 2nd, 2016 SD v Graham's Dairies Ltd [2016] CSOH 151
The pursuer suffered an accident and subsequently suffered significant back problems and depression. There was argument in relation to (1)...
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