Jonathan Mitchell QC

The Murray Stable launched its Public Law Group at a well-attended meeting on 29 May chaired by Derek O’Carroll. Ailsa Carmichael and I spoke on “Ten Dos and Don’ts of Judicial Review“. The handout Continue Reading »

From 1975 to 2006, the European Young Lawyers Scheme brought about ten lawyers from all over Europe to Edinburgh for six months. Universally known as the Eurodevils, they were welcomed to the Faculty of Advocates every May to July, and as their devilmaster it was a pleasure to work with Dorthe Pederson (Denmark), Katarína Lenghardtová (Slovakia), Gerda Vastagh (Hungary), Bora Balci (Turkey), Johanna Aho (Finland), Patrick Govaert (Belgium), and Serenella de Lucca (France). Continue Reading »

The Murray Stable is forming a number of practice groups, the first stable to do so. The first to launch was the Employment Law Group, which held a very successful conference on 21 April. The next is the rather cumbersomely-named Public, Administrative and Human Rights Law Practice Group, which has twenty-three members of whom I am one. Our first public meeting will be at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, 172 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QX (map here) on 29 May (one hour CPD).

• 5.30 Registration; tea and coffee
• 6.00 Janys Scott QC, Murray Stable Director: Introduction
• 6.10 Jonathan Mitchell QC and Ailsa Carmichael, Advocate: Planning and Running a Judicial Review: 10 do’s and don’ts: (followed by questions and discussion)
• 7.00 Iain Murray, Murray Stable Practice Manager: A few words on clerking
• 7.10 The important business of the evening: Wine and refreshments

We have sent out invitations, but if you didn’t receive one and would like to come, please ask the stable or any member of the group: space may be limited.

Organised by Central Law Training and chaired by Scott Blair, Advocate, Murray Stable, the speakers at this all-day conference in Edinburgh are:

• Professor Alan Miller, Chair of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights: The Scottish Commission for Human Rights
• Ailsa Carmichael, Advocate, Murray Stable: Human Rights and Devolution Issues after Somerville
• Rosalind McInnes, BBC: From Tobin to Tommy- Article 10 Today
• Professor Jim Murdoch, University of Strathclyde: Strasbourg Update
• Jonathan Mitchell QC, Murray Stable: The Right to Know: Freedom of Information
• John Scott, Capital Defence Lawyers: The end of human rights in Scottish criminal courts?

Full details on this page.

This seminar, at Glasgow University at 5.30pm on Wednesday 23 April, is the first to be held by the newly-formed Scottish Public Law Group. Full details are at Murray Stable calendar.

The Scottish Public Law Group was launched in February 2008 as a forum in which academics, advocates, solicitors and government lawyers can meet and discuss matters of topical interest in public law in Scotland. In its first year, it is intended to hold a series of quarterly seminars. The Summer Seminar, on “Re-thinking the devolution settlement and the ‘national conversation’”, will be hosted by the Faculty of Advocates on 26 June 2008. Further details will be posted here in due course.

Murray and Hastie Stables have organised an Employment Law Seminar which will be held on Monday 21st April 2008 from 9.15am to 3.30pm in Edinburgh. Speakers include The Honourable Lady Smith, Ian Truscott QC, Brian Napier QC, Donald Cameron, Advocate and Alice Stobart, Advocate, who will discuss a wide range of current employment law issues. The talks will be followed by a tribunal advocacy workshop in the afternoon. CPD 4.5 hours; fee (including lunch) of £45.

Full details on the Murray Stable calendar.