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Sandy heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice, and acts in a range of complex and high value litigations. He has particular expertise in corporate and shareholder litigation, as well as disputes in the banking and financial services, healthcare, energy and construction sectors. Sandy also regularly advises clients in procurement, competition and professional negligence claims. As well as his prominent practice in the commercial court of the Court of Session, Sandy has acted in numerous appeals to the United Kingdom Supreme Court.
Sandy has a substantial public law practice and has extensive experience of advising the firm’s private and public sector clients in judicial review proceedings and statutory appeals involving questions of administrative law.
In addition to his litigation expertise, Sandy has a strong track record of resolving high value disputes through mediation, arbitration and expert determination.
Sandy is recommended in Commercial Litigation, Local Government and Professional Negligence in the UK’s legal directories, The Legal 500 and Chambers UK.
He has been described by Chambers UK as “a superb lawyer” and a “fantastic litigator” who “brings a level of composure and confidence to the matters he works on.” “He is ferociously bright, highly technical yet also commercial, and a pleasure to deal with.” In addition, Sandy has been recognised as a “Leading Individual” and “Recommended Lawyer” by The Legal 500 UK where he is described as one of “the best solicitors in Scotland” and “as good as it gets in commercial litigation”.
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