Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Media Law

Scotland (Bar)

11 Years Ranked

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Administrative & Public Law

Scotland (Bar)

2 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Duncan Hamilton KC

UK Bar

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Acknowledged as a leading Silk in Media Law, regularly instructed by media clients including BBC and national newspaper titles in matters of contempt and defamation. Regularly instructed on behalf of high profile individuals in all aspects of reputation management including defamation, privacy and data protection.

In Public Law, extensive Public Inquiry practice including those ongoing into the death of Sheku Bayoh, the Covid Inquiry and the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. Instructed in high profile Fatal Accident Inquiries, including the 'M9' Inquiry. Duncan is a former Standing Junior to the Scottish Government and has appeared in many judicial reviews for and against public bodies. He was instructed in the successful judicial review of the Scottish Government by former First Minister Alex Salmond.

Duncan has additionally maintained a strong practice in Personal injury and Clinical Negligence matters and accepts instruction on behalf of both insurer clients and those pursuing claims in relation to complex and high value cases.

Duncan sits as a Part Time Sheriff and as a Member of the Shrieval Panel of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.

He was nominated for 'Silk of the Year' by the Legal 500 in 2023

Career

Called at Bar- 2006

Silk - 2021

Part-Time Sheriff (2022–present)

Ad Hoc Advocate Depute (2018–present)

Standing Junior to the Scottish Government (2013–2021)

Part-time Special Adviser to the First Minister of Scotland (2007–08)

Member of the Scottish Parliament ('MSP') (1999–2003)

MA (Hons); LLB; Diploma in Legal Practice; Kennedy Scholarship to study at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard

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