Michael is a skilful litigator who adopts a pragmatic and commercial approach. He provided clear and logical advice which led to a successful outcome in our case.
COMMERCIAL CLIENT
Michael has over ten years’ experience in pursuing and defending a wide range of commercial disputes. He regularly acts for companies, public bodies and insurers in proceedings before the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts.
He is particularly experienced in disputes involving commercial contracts, the enforcement of restrictive covenants and the defence of employer and public liability personal injury claims. He is also regularly instructed in judicial reviews, which have led to applications to both the UK Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights.
Michael also has considerable advocacy experience in the sheriff courts and has recently conducted a number of successful evidential hearings for commercial clients.
Group Proceedings were made available in Scotland in July 2020 following the enactment of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018. We look at the procedure involved in Group Proceedings and some of the claims which have used the procedure thus far.
The recent decision of the Inner House of the Court of Session in the petition of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) against Donald Murray and James McCusker examines the scope of the SLCC's powers under statute to obtain documents which would otherwise be covered by legal professional privilege in the context of a third-party services complaint.
The law of prescription (which governs the time limits for claimants to begin court proceedings) has been in a state of flux for the last few years and it is widely recognised that there is an urgent need for clarity on the current state of affairs. A significant change to the law of prescription in Scotland is due to enter into force on 1 June 2022 in an attempt to provide balance and clarity to the application of the law.
