Hamish Dunlop

Practice Areas

Hamish Dunlop is an experienced family law advocate and is head of the 3PB's Family Finance group.

Hamish’s family law practice is concerned with the financial claims of: spouses on divorce; co-habitees upon separation and dependants from the estate of a deceased. In the context of financial provision on divorce, he has particular expertise in cases involving family businesses; professional clients and the military.

He advises and represents co-habitees, co-owners and other family members on property issues including legal and beneficial ownerships and promissory and proprietary estoppel.

Hamish is also a clinical negligence specialist. His practice includes high value claims and he advises on personal and medical short-term and long term care and life time housing requirements where appropriate. Hamish’s recent important cases have involved failures in GP referrals leading to cauda equina lesions and subarachnoid haemorrhage. His claims against Hospital specialists have included: A&E Departments; obstetrics; orthopaedic and general surgery.

He also has a strong practice in personal injury and product liability claims. Hamish is experienced in claims involving: housing requirements; lifetime care and complex dependency claims.  As an ancillary relief practitioner, he has a particular specialism for dependency claims by wives; partners and children.

Hamish is experienced in claims involving: housing requirements; lifetime care and complex dependency claims.

Career

Called in 1991

Professional Memberships

Family Law Bar Association

Western Circuit