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We are delighted to announce that Russell Bradley joins the stable today. Russell returns to full time practice having been a fee paid employment judge in Scotland for the past …

Westwater Advocates’ David Hay KC has successfully challenged needs assessments undertaken by Western Isles Council, under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, as being inadequately reasoned in judicial review proceedings …

We are delighted to announce that Tayyiba Ahmad joins the stable today after calling at the Bar. Her specialism is Family Law including Islamic Family Law, and Wills and Succession …

Members of Westwater Advocates have secured 28 individual rankings across 9 categories in the latest edition of the esteemed legal guide Chambers & Partners and the stable has received Band …

Congratulations to Desmond Cheyne, Colin Edward and Scott McAlpine on their elevation to the rank and dignity of King’s Counsel.   Desmond called to the bar in 1986. He has …

On 7 September Westwater Advocate Anne Bennie and a team of colleagues from the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry will be taking part in the MoonWalk half moon challenge. Their 13.1 …

A former agency worker with Transport Scotland has failed in his claim against the Scottish Government in which he sought compensation for harassment, victimisation and direct discrimination on account of …

HMRC, represented by Calum MacNeill KC and Alan Cowan of Ampersand, has won an appeal against a decision of an Employment Tribunal that a savings scheme operated by an employer …

We are delighted to announce that Morag McEwan joins the stable today after calling at the Bar. Specialising in family law and child law, Morag is experienced in litigation arising from …

Westwater Advocates’ David Anderson has demonstrated his versatility by netting a brace of successes in two very different Sheriff Appeal Court cases. In Marshall v. Berkshire Hathaway [2024] SAC (Civ) …