Civil Litigation
Civil Court Practice
March 22nd
Edinburgh
The Essential Guide to Civil Court Practice
March 22nd
2 - 5pm
Speaker: Michael Upton, Advocate
This seminar covers practical points and new developments to assist the civil-litigation practitioner in the Sheriff Court and the Court of Session - with reference both to what the Rules require and also to what judges expect in practice. Topics which will be covered include:
The event begins at 2pm. Delegate registration is open from 1:30pm.
Michael Upton has practised as an advocate for 26 years and has extensive experience of commercial, corporate, property, agricultural, planning and tax litigation. He has advised or represented numerous public bodies including H.M.R.C. and Scottish Water and 15 of Scotland’s local authorities, as well as Aviva Insurance, Barratt Group, Carillion Construction, J. & E. Shepherd, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, Mrs. Ann Gloag, Greenpeace, Hamilton Academicals, John Lewis and the Libyan Government He been a member of the panel of instructors for candidate solicitor-advocates for the Law Society of Scotland for 14 years.