Junior Counsel
(Called for over seven years)
Year of call: 1991
Areas of expertise: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Land & Property
and Commercial
Michael has extensive experience and expertise in most areas of civil litigation. He has particular experience in Agricultural Law, Planning, Electronic Communications cases and Tax.
Year of call: 1992
Areas of expertise: Employment
As one of the longer serving junior members of Themis Advocates, Mike has gained considerable knowledge of most areas of Scots Law.
Year of call: 1993
Areas of expertise: Family and employment
After instructing counsel in the Orkney Abuse Inquiry John joined the Bar in 1993. Whilst gaining experience in Personal Injury and Secular Law John’s primary focus remains in the Family Law Field. John is frequently involved in long running child related cases.
Year of call: 1995
Areas of expertise: Negligence, Land & Property and Commercial
As a busy and successful Junior Counsel, Mr Davidson has built up a large civil practice in many different areas of Scots Law. He has extensive experience over a wide spectrum of litigation within the reparation field, Mr Davidson’s early career concentrated on pursuing and defending high value claims.
Year of call: 1998
Andrew called to the Bar in 1998 and since then has developed a substantial judicial review and appellate practice. He specialises in nationality, immigration & asylum law and human rights law.
Year of call: 1999
Areas of expertise: Negligence
Since calling at the Bar, Ross has been well instructed with a busy civil practice with appearances in the Court of Session, sheriff courts, employment and employment appeal tribunals.
Year of call: 2000
Gerry’s principle practice is in professional disciplinary proceedings. He acts as an Independent Legal Advisor in hearings before the practice committees of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the General Dental Council, the General Optical Council…
Year of call: 2000
Areas of practice: Employment and Public Law
Ken was a solicitor for 22 years before coming to the Bar in 1977. Having called in 2000, he spent several years doing general work, with an emphasis on personal injury and employment cases. In 2005, he began doing immigration cases, and has specialised in these for over 16 years now.
Year of call: 2001
Areas of expertise: Land & Property and Commercial
Fintan has appeared before the Court of Session, Inner and Outer House (including commercial causes), High Court of Justiciary and Sheriff Court. His practice is broad ranging and civil in nature.
Year of call: 2003
Areas of expertise: Public Law and Family
Since calling at the Bar, although practicing across a range of areas, David’s primary areas of practice have been Family Law and Mental Health.
Year of call: 2004
Areas of expertise: Crime and Public Law
Please contact the Clerks for any information regarding Chris Pirie
Year of call: 2006
Areas of expertise: Public Law & Equality
Alan worked for 9 years as a solicitor with Gray & Co., Glasgow and Irving & Co., London.
Year of call: 2008
Areas of expertise: Commercial, Land & Proprety and Employment
Catherine practices in a number of areas of civil law, focusing on property-related and contractual disputes. She also has considerable experience in cases arising from sequestration, advising both trustees and other interested parties.
Year of call: 2008
Areas of expertise: Employment, Negligence and Land & Property
Kenny practised in civil litigation as a solicitor for nine years. Since calling to the bar he has continued to practise in civil law with particular emphasis on disputes involving Employment Law, Reparation (including professional and medical negligence), Land Law and Wills and Executries.
Year of call: 2012
After practising as a solicitor for over nine years, David called to the Bar in 2012.
Since calling at the Bar, David has been instructed in a variety of cases, predominantly civil and commercial in nature.
Year of call: 2013
Areas of expertise: Public Law & Equality, Employment, Family, Land & Property and Commercial
After practising as a solicitor in both the public and private sectors, Julie called to the Bar in 2013. As a solicitor in private practice Julie specialised in commercial litigation with an emphasis on property litigation.
Year of call: 2013
Areas of expertise: Public Law and Employment
Katerina Stein grew up in Prague and Germany. She studied at the University of Frankfurt/Main before moving to Scotland to teach at the University of Edinburgh.
Year of call: 2014
Areas of expertise: Public Law, Commercial and Land & Property
Graham called to the bar in 2014 after practising for six years as a commercial litigator with Dundas & Wilson CS LLP.
Year of call: 2014
Areas of expertise: Commercial and Negligence
Andrew graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1999 with a Master of Arts in Economics. He then trained as an actor, graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a Postgraduate Diploma in Acting.
Year of call: 2014
Chris graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 2009 with a first class honours degree in law.
As an advocate, he has represented clients in the Inner and Outer Houses of the Court of Session, the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary…
Junior counsel
(Called for under seven years)
Year of call: 2016
Areas of expertise: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial, Crime, Land & Property and Public Law
Since being admitted in July 2016, Tim has been instructed in a range of matters including immigration, human rights, property, procurement…
Year of call: 2017
Areas of expertise: Commercial, Crime, Employment, Negligence and Land & Property
Michael Dempsey called to the bar in July 2017. Prior to turning to the law, Michael graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2011 with a BA in politics.
Year of call: 2019
Before turning to law, Tracey was a registered general nurse. She undertook the LLB at Strathclyde University, graduating in 2005 and completing the Diploma in Legal Practice in 2006.
Year of call: 2020
Areas of expertise: Crime and Negligence
Robert was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 2020 after training with one of Scotland’s leading litigation firms. His main areas of practice are reparation, professional negligence, professional disciplinary…
Year of call: 2020
Areas of expertise: Negligence, Crime and Commercial
Since calling to the Bar in 2020, Chris has developed a mixed practice of Criminal and Civil Law having represented clients in the High Court of Justiciary, the Court of Session, and the Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland.
Year of call: 2021
Areas of expertise: Public Law, Family, Employment and Crime
Susan’s career spans private and public practice; undertaking a broad range of Civil and Criminal litigation, regularly appearing in civil courts, criminal courts and tribunals at all levels. Susan is experienced in cases involving murder, sexual offences, and misuse of drugs, in addition to all aspects of Family, Employment and Public law.
Year of call: 2022
Areas of expertise: Crime, Land and Property and Public Law & Equality
Iain called to the Bar in 2022 as a Faculty Scholar. He specialises in public law, including immigration and asylum, retained EU law, human rights, and judicial review.
Whilst devilling, Iain gained experience of drafting petitions and answers for judicial reviews and preparing notes of argument and grounds of appeal
Year of call: 2022
Areas of expertise: Public Law, Crime, Land & Property and Negligence
Jordanna practiced as an asylum and immigration solicitor in Glasgow for 5 years before calling to the Bar in 2022. She has appeared regularly in the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal in Glasgow, representing clients in asylum, immigration and deportation appeals.
Year of call: 2022
Areas of expertise: Employment, Public Law and Negligence
David called to the Bar in 2022 following a number of years practicing as an Employment solicitor with a leading litigation organisation in the public sector.
Year of call: 2022
Areas of expertise: Public Law, Employment, Commercial, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Family
Chris called to the Scottish Bar in 2022 as a Lord Hope scholar.
Prior to calling to the Bar, Chris was dual-qualified as a solicitor in both Scotland and England & Wales. He trained as a solicitor at Brodies LLP with seats in dispute resolution, employment, commercial property and an external secondment to a financial institution. He practised as a solicitor for over twelve years, including ten years spent in London.
