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An experienced commercial litigator Stuart leads the dispute resolution team in Edinburgh. He specialises in the resolution of commercial disputes, with significant expertise in corporate, contractual, insolvency and property related disputes.
Stuart, a Solicitor Advocate with rights of audience in the Court of Session and the Supreme Court, has considerable experience acting for and appearing on behalf of clients in the Court of Session, the Sheriff Court, the Land Court and the Lands Tribunal.
Stuart advises insolvency practitioners, companies and directors on all aspects of insolvency law and has acted on a number of high profile insolvency cases. In 2015, Stuart delivered the legal update presentation for the fifth year running at the leading Scottish insolvency conference run by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Recent experience includes:
•acting for liquidators in an application to court for directions on previously untested question of whether liquidators in Scotland have power to disclaim onerous property;
•representing a global supplier of diving and subsea equipment in the successful resolution of a multi-million pound contractual dispute at mediation.