Colin Hutton

Colin Hutton has over 25 years' experience in dispute avoidance and resolution. He is dual qualified and advises on both English and Scots law matters, including litigations, arbitrations and mediations. He has significant experience working with energy and climate change and financial services sector clients. He also advises on shareholder disputes and disputes relating to corporate transactions, including misrepresentation, fraud and bribery issues.

Colin specialises in the project management of the dispute resolution process. He is a keen advocate of alternative dispute resolution and regularly uses mediation to effectively resolve disputes. Colin is a member of the CMS Cyber Breach team and regularly leads on assisting clients with managing data breaches. He has a specific interest in the increase in collective redress and its significance in relation to data protection and ESG issues.