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Westwater Advocates is delighted to welcome Linzi McQuade to the stable. She called to the Bar in 2024 and having established a busy practice in both criminal and civil work …

Secretary of State for Business v Ms Simran Sahonta and others [2025] EAT 166 (10 November 2025) David Hay KC (acting for the Second Respondent) and Greg Cunningham (acting for …

Members of Westwater Advocates have secured 30 individual rankings across 9 categories in the latest edition of the esteemed legal guide Chambers & Partners and the stable has received Band …

The President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, Lord Fairley, has contributed to the consideration by appellate tribunals and courts of the circumstances where the unlawful motives of a third party …

Westwater Advocates is delighted to announce that Rachel Shewan has been elevated to the rank and dignity of King’s Counsel. Rachel Shewan called to the Bar in 2014 following 18 …

Westwater Advocate Terence Merck has successfully pursued a direct sex discrimination claim for two police officers in the Employment Tribunal. Two male police constables in the armed response unit were …

Westwater Advocates welcomes Edwin Sheeran to the stable when he calls to the Bar today. Edwin is a criminal specialist having worked as a Procurator Fiscal Depute before coming to …

David Hay KC has recently returned from attending an advocacy training course run by the General Bar Council of South Africa as one of four international guest trainers alongside a …

Westwater’s Janys M Scott KC formed part of a group welcoming  the Chief Justice of Nepal and a team of Nepalese judges to the Court of Session and the Advocates’ …

Westwater Advocates welcomes back Isabella Ennis KC to civil practice from Crown Office. Isabella, whose main areas of practice are family law and personal injury, said that she was excited …