This year’s UKELA (Scottish) Annual Conference, Access to Environmental Justice and Other Issues, will take place in Edinburgh on Thursday 5 October. Westwater Advocate Sir Crispin Agnew QC is speaking at the conference on …
Read MoreDevelopments and changes in housing law – Westwater Advocates in major seminar
Westwater Advocates is to jointly sponsor with the Legal Services Agency a major seminar on housing law. The seminar, to be held on 29 February in Glasgow, will look at important recent developments and future changes in housing law and practice in Scotland.
Read MoreDecision on the Stronelairg Wind Farm in Favour of The John Muir Trust
Sir Crispin Agnew QC and Donald Cameron acted for The John Muir Trust, which succeeded at judicial review in challenging a decision of the Scottish Ministers.
Read MoreIsabella Ennis Joins Westwater Advocates
Westwater Advocates is delighted to welcome Isabella Ennis to the stable. Isabella called to the bar in 1993 and has a busy civil practice specialising in family law, personal injury and professional negligence.
Read MoreRobert Hayhow secures highest ever award to cohabitant
Lord Drummond Young issued his Opinion yesterday in the case of Jacqueline Whigham v Steven Owen. Robert Hayhow, who appeared for the pursuer, secured an award of £250,000 under s.28 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006.
Read MoreMorag Wise QC Appointed Senator of the College of Justice
Congratulations to Morag from all the stable on her appointment as Senator of the College of Justice.
Read MoreInner House upholds Westwater Advocates’ submissions and dismisses Petition
On 22 January 2013 an Extra Division of the Inner House dismissed a Petition to the nobile officium by S, the father of children subject to proceedings under the Children Scotland Act 1995.
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