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Douglas has been a valued colleague, specialising in employment and commercial law, but with an all-round ability to get to the heart of complex cases.  His straightforward manner and quiet …

Upper Tribunal judge Lord Tyre has quashed two First-tier Tribunal decisions in charity appeals on the basis that they failed to provide “proper, adequate and intelligible reasons” for their outcomes. …

Last week saw the annual conference of the UK Environmental Law Association in Scotland.  Westwater remains committed to supporting the development of environmental law and were delighted to sponsor five …

The former President of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland has had his claim for a pension from the Scottish Government for himself rejected by an employment tribunal. Colin McEachran …

Westwater’s Janys Scott QC, together with junior Joseph Bryce from Hastie Stable saw off an attempt by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to restrict the eligibility of …

Crispin Agnew QC is speaking to the West Lothian Faculty of Solicitors about “Wills and Succession” on Tuesday 28 May as part of their CPD programme.  

Crispin Agnew, in conjunction with Professor T Appleby and E Bean, both of the University of West England, have an article published in the Journal of Water Law entitled “The …

In Accountant in Bankruptcy v. Reid [2019] SC EDIN 23 David acted for the defender in a sheriff court action raised by the AIB for repayment to a debtor’s estate …

The stable is delighted to welcome Debbie Dawson to the clerking team. Debbie, who joins the team to cover Jane’s maternity leave, has worked for Faculty Services Limited for 28 years. For 25 …

Members of Westwater Advocates have been awarded an impressive 23 individual recommendations in 8 categories in the newly published 2019 edition of the Chambers Directory and a further 31 Tier 1 Ranking in 9 of the 13 categories in the Legal 500, published earlier this week following a brief delay.

The Chambers rankings include two star individual ratings for top silks Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw Bt QC and Janys Scott QC and an impressive three Band 1 rankings for the stable in the Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Employment and Family law.

On learning of the latest endorsements in the authoritative annual review Clerk Sheila Westwater said, “I am delighted to hear the positive feedback from our valued instructing agents about both our members and the clerking team. Looking closely at the rankings it is very pleasing to see that the senior and junior bar within the stable have received such healthy rankings, highlighting the quality available at all levels of seniority across so many important areas of law.”

The full rankings in both publications are as follows: