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Friday, March 3rd, 2023 X v Y & Others [2023] CSOH 17

Kay Springham KC and Dominic Scullion, advocate represented the Lord Advocate in X v Y and others [2023] CSOH 17: a landmark action for damages...

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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 Revive MS Support – Nominated Charity for 2023

Compass Chambers are delighted to announce that our nominated charity for 2023 is Revive MS Support. Revive MS Support is the leading...

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Friday, February 17th, 2023 C & S v Norman Shaw & Live Active Leisure Limited [2023] CSOH 11

The pursuers in this case, S and C, suffered abuse at the hands of Norman Shaw, the first defender. Live Active Leisure (“LAL”) was,...

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Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 Colin Mather v Easyjet Airline Company Ltd & DRK Hamburg Mediservice gGmbH [2023] CSIH 8

On 15 May 2017, after an easyJet flight from Edinburgh to Hamburg, the pursuer was being assisted from a plane by an employee of DRK, who had been...

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Thursday, February 9th, 2023 Karla Hodgson v Castlehill Housing Association Ltd [2023] SC EDIN 5

Sheriff Keir recently issued his Opinion in Karla Hodgson v Castlehill Housing Association Ltd where he found for the Pursuer, who lost her...

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Friday, January 27th, 2023 Alan King v Black Horse Limited & Park's (Ayr) Limited [2023] SAC (Civ) 4

David Adams acted for the successful defender/respondent in this action under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, both at first instance and on appeal...

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 Farmer acquitted of Culpable Homicide

A farmer has been acquitted of culpable homicide by failing to maintain a tractor and trailer that sped out of control down a hill and crushed a...

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Monday, January 16th, 2023 David McNaughtan KC Returns To Practice

Compass are delighted to welcome David McNaughtan KC back to practice after working as a full time Advocate Depute in Crown Office. During his...

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Monday, January 9th, 2023 Violet Paterson & Others v Lanarkshire Health Board [2023] CSOH1

Astrid Smart KC and Yvonne Waugh acted for the successful pursuers in this clinical negligence action, relating to the suicide of a young woman...

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Friday, December 23rd, 2022 Festive Opening Hours 2022/23

The Clerking Team will be on leave from 12noon on Friday 23rd December 2022 and will return to work as normal on...

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