Senior Counsel
Year of call: 1981 | Year of silk: 1988
Areas of expertise: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Land & Property and Commercial
John Campbell called to the Scottish Bar in 1981 and was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1990. His primary practice areas are in Town and Country Planning, Energy and Land and Rural Law.
Year of call: 1984 | Year of silk: 1998
Areas of expertise: Public Law
Mungo has litigated human rights cases at the highest level over a number of years, often in the House of Lords, Privy Council and the UK Supreme Court.
Brian Napier QC is recognised as the leading practitioner in employment law at the Scottish bar. He is regularly instructed in complex and high-value cases, both in Scotland and England.
Year of call: 1989 | Year of silk: 1998
Laura is experienced in a wide range of Civil Litigation and has long standing experience of all kinds of Personal Injury work. She currently practises mainly in Administrative Law and Professional Negligence.
Leo has more than 30 years litigation experience, both as a solicitor and as an Advocate. He has gained considerable experience in all areas of Civil Litigation and has made regular appearances in Scotland’s courts.
Year of call: 1992 | Year of silk: 2018
Areas of expertise: Land & Property, Crime, Commercial, Employment, Negligence and Public Law
Andrew Webster QC is a redoubtable court practitioner. The UK Government’s “go to” counsel in Scotland, he offers experience in commercial, public and regulatory work, civil liberties and human rights challenges, property and planning law, and in the area of reparation.
Year of call: 1993 | Year of silk: 2008
Areas of expertise: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Land & Property, Commercial and Negligence
Alan McLean QC has acquired a broad experience and practice in civil law in his almost thirty years at the Scottish bar, particularly in the fields of reparation and damages, professional negligence (with a focus on clinical negligence), construction law and property cases.
Andrew Brown QC has returned to full time practice after serving as an Advocate Depute for over five years. During his time in Crown Office Andrew prosecuted multiple trials in the High Court, including ten murders.
Year of call: 1999 | Year of silk: 2016
Areas of expertise: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial and Public Law
Steven Walker QC FCIArb is a British Queen’s Counsel and a leading advocate (Scotland), barrister (England) and attorney (Cayman Islands). He is a registered foreign lawyer in Western Australia.
Year of call: 2000 | Year of silk: 2017
Areas of expertise: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Land & Property and Commercial
Since calling at the Bar, Gavin has appeared before the House of Lords, Court of Session – Inner and Outer Houses, the Scottish Land Court, the Lands Tribunal for Scotland and the Lands Valuation Appeals Court. Gavin maintains a busy practice specialising in commercial law.
Year of call: 2001 | Year of silk: 2015
Areas of expertise: Commercial, Negligence and Public Law
Areas of Practice: Varied civil practice (e.g., reparation, contentious property and executry, commercial). Particular expertise in cross-border issues (i.e., questions of jurisdiction, choice of law, and the recognition of judgments), this being the field in which Kirsty obtained her PhD, and has published, led seminars, and given talks.
