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Themis Advocates ranked in Legal 500 UK 2025 Edition Legal 500 2025 Rankings have been published and Themis Advocates are delighted to have received the following recognition for members: Administrative & Public Law – Andrew Webster KC FRSA (2);Employment Law – Brian Napier KC ranked as Leading Silk and David James ranked as a Rising …

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Steven Walker KC re-appointed to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre’s List of Arbitrators for another 3 years The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) is one of the world’s leading dispute resolution organisations, specialising in arbitration, mediation, adjudication and domain name dispute resolution. HKIAC also offers state-of-the-art hearing facilities, which have been ranked first …

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Advocate General for Scotland Welcomes New Standing Junior Counsel Following the recent appointment process, the Advocate General for Scotland is pleased to announce a new panel of Standing Junior Counsel to deal with UK Government work arising in the Scottish Courts. This includes Themis members Andrew Crawford, Chris Stephen and Graham Middleton. Full details can …

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Jen Nelson v Renfrewshire Council Themis member David James recently appeared on behalf of the Appellant in the case of Jen Nelson v Renfrewshire Council before Lady Haldane at the Edinburgh Employment Tribunal. Details of Lady Haldane’s judgement can be found here.

Andrew Webster KC becomes new president of Pensions Appeal Tribunal Scotland Themis Advocates’ are delighted to congratulate  Andrew Webster KC on his appointment as the new president of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal Scotland. Full details may be found on Scottish Legal News here.

Themis Advocates welcomes a new Deputy Clerk: James Bishop Themis Advocates are delighted to welcome James Bishop to the Clerking Team. James will undertake the role of Deputy Clerk from 19th Aug 2024. Practice Manager, Kiera said that “James is a great addition to the clerking team and we are all looking forward to working …

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Chris Stephen Completes a Contextual Literature Review on the subject of Race and Policing for the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry. Themis member Chris Stephen acted as external counsel and produced a contextual literature review on the subject of race and policing for the Sheku Bayoh inquiry. The Inquiry resumes with a standalone block of public hearings …

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David Leighton and Susan Fallone appointed to the Social Security Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Themis Advocates are pleased to announce that David Leighton and Susan Fallone have been appointed to the Social Security Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland. Please join us in congratulating David and Susan on this well-deserved achievement! …

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Kirsty Hood KC appointed Senator of the College of Justice Themis Advocates are pleased to announce that Kirsty Hood KC has been appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice. Please join us in congratulating Kirsty on this well-deserved achievement! Full details may be found here.

Michael Upton appointed to Scottish Land & Estates’ board Themis Advocates are pleased to announce that Michael Upton has been appointed to the Scottish Land & Estates’ Board. Please join us in congratulating Michael on this well-deserved achievement! Further information can be found on Scottish Legal News.