Monday, December 10th, 2018 Craig Murray Qualifies as a Barrister
Compass Chambers are pleased to announce that Craig Murray has qualified as a Barrister in England and Wales following completion of a 3-month...
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 Murdo Macleod QC Shortlisted for Legal 500 Award
Murdo MacLeod QC has been shortlisted by Legal 500 in the category of Scottish Silk of the year. He has been recognized following appearances in...
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Friday, November 30th, 2018 Compass Teams up with SYLA for Annual Debate
Compass are delighted to be supporting the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association with it's Annual Debate which takes place on Wednesday 5th...
View moreThursday, November 8th, 2018 Last Chance to book your place at the Compass Chambers Annual Conference
There are only a few places left for our Annual Conference this year and the closing date for booking is Monday...
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Thursday, November 1st, 2018 Top Ranking for Compass in Chambers Directory
We are delighted that Chambers and Partners have ranked Compass Band 1 as a set in our core areas of Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and...
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 Rankings Success for Compass in new Legal 500
The latest edition of the Legal 500 has been published and Compass are delighted to have received 34 rankings over 6 practice...
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 Compass Chambers 11th Annual Edinburgh Conference
We are delighted to annouce that our 11th Annual Edinburgh Conference will take place on Friday 23rd November at the Balmoral Hotel. For full...
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Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 Geoff Clarke QC elected as Chairman of Faculty Services Limited
We are delighted to announce that Geoff Clarke QC has been elected as the new Chairman of Faculty Services Limited. He succeeds another...
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Sunday, September 9th, 2018 Clare Connelly to speak at Scottish Parliament event on Hate Speech, Free Expression and Censorship
Clare Connelly will be speaking at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 11th September at the event - Where to draw the line: Hate Speech, Free...
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Thursday, August 30th, 2018 Steve Love QC Appointed as Co-Director of Compass Chambers
We are delighted to announce that Steve Love QC has been appointed as Co-Director of Compass Chambers. Steve replaces Robert Milligan QC, who...
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Monday, August 13th, 2018 Appointment of Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General for Scotland
Compass Chambers is delighted to announce that David McNaughtan has been appointed as Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General for...
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Thursday, June 28th, 2018 Kevin Henry Joins Compass Chambers
Compass Chambers are delighted to announce that Kevin Henry has become our newest member after calling to the Bar today. Richard Pugh...
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 Compass Chambers Members in Supreme Court
Robert Milligan QC and Richard Pugh appeared in the UK Supreme Court today, representing the Respondent in the case of Warner v Scapa Flow...
View moreSunday, June 24th, 2018 Compass Members to speak at LSA Personal Injury Seminar
Geoff Clarke QC, Steve Love QC and Amber Galbraith of Compass Chambers will be speaking at the LSA Seminar, 'Introduction to Personal Injury...
View moreTuesday, June 5th, 2018 Safety 30: Piper ALpha Legacy 'Securing a Safer Future'
OIL AND GAS UK CONFERENCE, ABERDEEN Peter Gray QC was one of the keynote speakers, and the only practising member of the Bar, at...
View moreThursday, May 31st, 2018 Petition of AA against The Secretary Of State For Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Commission for Equality and Human Rights [2018]CSOH 54
Court of Session rejects claim for breach of EU law in employment case. Lord Tyre has dismissed a petition for judicial review of the...
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Thursday, May 31st, 2018 Gavin Anderson Joins Compass Chambers
Compass Chambers is delighted to welcome Gavin Anderson as its newest member after he joined today. Gavin comes with a wealth of Regulatory Crime...
View moreWednesday, May 2nd, 2018 Louise Stark v Lothian Health Board [2018] SC EDIN 7
This case concerned an attack by a patient on a psychiatric staff nurse at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. The nurse raised an action against her...
View moreTuesday, April 10th, 2018 Centenary 6 Limited v Robert Caven & Kevin Mawer [2018] CSIH 27
The Second Division has ruled in this important case concerning caution for expenses. The claim by the Noters for a sum in excess of £20m...
View moreMonday, March 19th, 2018 Appeal against Sentence by VE against Her Majesty's Advocate [2018] HCJAC 12
The appellant, a 14-year-old boy, was convicted after trial of two sexual offences – statutory rape and sexual assault - for which he was...
View moreMonday, March 19th, 2018 Appeal against Sentence by Ashley Whiteford against Her Majesty's Advocate [2018] HCJAC 13
This appeal against sentence related to a 42-month custodial sentence received by the appellant, following a guilty plea at Ayr Sheriff Court, in...
View moreMonday, March 12th, 2018 HMA v SIR ROBERT McALPINE LIMITED
In October 2013 an employee of SRM Ltd lost his life in the course of his employment as a result of a fall from height which occurred after the...
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Thursday, March 1st, 2018 Success at 6 Nations Discipline Hearing
On Wednesday 28th February 2018 Robert Milligan QC of Compass Chambers represented Ryan Wilson, the Scotland rugby player, at a 6 Nations...
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 Clare Connelly Gives Evidence to Justice Committee on Brexit, Policing and Criminal Justice
Clare Connelly of Compass Chambers gave evidence on behalf of the Faculty of Advocates yesterday to the Justice Committee at the Scottish...
View moreThursday, February 8th, 2018 HM Inspector of Health & Safety v Chevron North Sea Limited [2018} UKSC 7
The Supreme Court today handed down judgment in the case of HM Inspector of Health & Safety v Chevron North Sea Ltd., which defines the scope...
View moreFriday, February 2nd, 2018 Melville Dow v Amec Group Ltd [2017] CSIH 75
Lesley Shand QC of Compass Chambers appeared for the defender/respondent in this Reclaiming Motion heard by the Extra Division of the Inner...
View moreThursday, February 1st, 2018 Joseph Glen v Lagwell Insulation Company Ltd [2017] CSOH 153
Amber Galbraith of Compass Chambers appeared for the defender in this opposed Motion heard by Lord...
View moreTuesday, January 30th, 2018 Craigton Cemetery Fatal Accident Inquiry [2018] FAI 3
The sheriff's determination in the Craigton Cemetery Fatal Accident Inquiry, following the death of a child when a large memorial headstone...
View moreTuesday, January 30th, 2018 In Re Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of James Scott Miller [2018] FAI 2
Following a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Mr James Scott Miller as a result of a road traffic collision, the sheriff's...
View moreMonday, January 29th, 2018 Iain Pocock v Highland Council [2017] CSIH 76
Robert Milligan QC and Craig Murray of Compass Chambers appeared for the defender/respondent, while Jonathan Brodie QC of Arnot Manderson...
View moreFriday, January 26th, 2018 DC v DG and DR [2017] CSIH 72
Barney Ross of Compass Chambers appeared with Simon Di Rollo QC of Ampersand Advocates on behalf of the pursuer/respondent in this Reclaiming...
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Thursday, January 25th, 2018 Robert Milligan QC & David McNaughtan Appointed as Pensions Appeal Tribunal Chairmen
Compass Chambers are delighted to announce that Robert Milligan QC and David McNaughtan have been appointed as Chairmen of the Pensions Appeal...
View moreTuesday, January 16th, 2018 Daly v Heeps [2018] SC EDIN 01
On a warm and sunny Sunday morning in August 2015, two retired men set out separately into the Perthshire countryside for their favourite...
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