Ranked In
Scotland (Bar)
Commercial Dispute Resolution
(Band
1
)
Profile
Specialisation: Specialisation in company law and insolvency, including life assurance. Recent cases include West Coast Capital (Lios) Limited v Dobbies Garden Centres plc [2008] CSOH 72, Scottish & Newcastle plc scheme of arrangement (2008), Scottish Power scheme of arrangement (2007), Standard Life demutualisation scheme, HBoS scheme of arrangement. Insolvency cases include provisional liquidation of Independent Insurance plc, Scottish ancillary winding up of BCCI, administration and liquidation of Atlantic Telecom plc, administration of Heritable Bank plc, adminstration of Dunfermline Builiding Society and Company Voluntary Arrangement of JJB Sports (Scottish Aspects).
Professional Memberships: Member of Law Society of Scotland's company law and insolvency committees.
Career: Called to Scottish Bar 1984 and 1995. Silk 2000. Part-time lecturer in Company law 1989-93 and 1995-2002 and full time lecturer 1993-95. Standing Junior Counsel in Scotland to Department of Trade and Industry [DTI] 1996-2000.