Scots Counsel Dispute Resolution

Our commercial disputes resolution team is one of the largest and most established litigation teams in Scotland, specialising in high value, complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution, known for its astute commercial advice and speed of response, which sets us apart from our competitors.

We have three Solicitor Advocates, who appear regularly in the Court of Session.

Cross-Border
When Scots law and/or jurisdiction applies to a dispute involving your client, you will want fast, reliable, cost-effective advice, and we have a track record of providing that. We support our referral partners in a flexible way, allowing them to decide if they need:

• ad hoc advice on Scots law and/or court procedure;
• a local agent to raise court proceedings, while our referrer maintains the client contact; or
• a Scots law advisor to act directly for their client in a Scottish matter.

We understand the demands placed on our referral partners and, for that reason, are set up to deliver the high quality service expected of a City of London law firm.  

We are regularly instructed to:

• freeze Scottish assets on a protective basis;
• enforce foreign judgements against Scottish assets;
• raise proceedings in Scotland which mirror lead proceedings in other jurisdictions;
• act in relation to dawn raids taking place at Scottish premises, where the lead investigation is in England; and 
• raise or defend a Scottish claim.

Expertise
Our commercial disputes resolution team has market-leading expertise in a number of specialist areas and draws on specialists from across our business including:

• corporate disputes (shareholder / director claims);
• contractual disputes;
• warranty claims;
• professional negligence;
• pensions disputes;
• IT/IP claims;
• finance disputes;
• contentious insolvency;
• property disputes;
• regulatory matters;
• private client disputes;
• litigation funding;
• employment disputes; and
• health & safety.

Recent Scots Counsel Dispute Resolution Articles

• Electronic signing of documents in Scotland
• Land valuation: Lands Tribunal for Scotland progresses “golden key” case
• Covid-19 and the right to roam
• Nuisance and the angel’s share: remedying neighbour disputes
• COVID-19: key issues for commercial tenants
• COVID-19: The Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill: impact on Commercial Lease Arrangements
• FAQs: signing Scots law documents in cross-border finance transactions
• Prescription Bill introduced
• Enforcing restrictive covenants against Scottish employees
• Drinking up time: Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol set to be introduced in Scotland following landmark decision
• New law on contractual rights of third parties in Scotland
• HSE enforcement: More notices and more appeals?
• New law on contractual rights of third parties in Scotland
• New regime for the contractual rights of Third Parties in Scotland
• Funding litigation in Scotland: Proposed changes could transform claims into assets
• The Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016: Lobbying Register ‘go-live’
• Scotland’s Civil Court Review: Initial Recommendations
• Goodbye ‘Postal Acceptance’ Rule, Hello ‘Out-of-Office Message’ Rule?
• Vive la (Counterpart) Révolution
• Revamping Scotland’s Civil Court Procedures: The Initial Recommendations
• Prescription in Scotland: Proposed Changes
• The RBS Case: Further clarification of legal advice privilege in the UK
• Changes afoot for Third Party Rights under Scottish Contracts
• Scotland's place in Europe
• Brexit: What are the Scottish Parliament's legislative powers and limitations?
• Duty to disclose all in litigation? Differences between Scotland and England 
• Latent defects claims - prescription and limitation
• New rules for judicial review in Scotland
• Counterpart Signing in Scotland
• Enforcing a standard security 
• Scottish court reforms
• Prescription and Limitation: differences north and south of the border

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