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This section covers judicial reviews, statutory appeals, inquiries, disciplinary proceedings and non-contentious advice on the powers and administrative functions of central and local government and other public and regulatory bodies. The section includes matters relating to competitive tendering, public procurement, environmental issues and employment and discrimination law. European and Human Rights law increasingly features in the practice of advocates ranked in this section.

Rankings overview for Sets

1

  1. Axiom Advocates
    Axiom Advocates 14 Years Ranked
2

  1. Ampersand Advocates

  1. Aidan O'Neill KCAmpersand Advocates
1

  1. Andrew G Webster KCThemis Advocates
  2. David Johnston KCAxiom Advocates
  3. Douglas Ross KCAmpersand Advocates
  4. Kenneth McBrearty KCAxiom Advocates
  5. Mark Lindsay KCAxiom Advocates
  6. Roddy Dunlop KCAxiom Advocates
  7. Ruth Crawford KCAxiom Advocates
2

  1. Alasdair Burnet KCTerra Firma Chambers
  2. Duncan Hamilton KCArnot Manderson
  3. Gerry Moynihan KCAxiom Advocates
  4. James Findlay KCTerra Firma Chambers
  5. James Mure KCAxiom Advocates
  6. Janys M Scott KCWestwater Advocates
  7. John MacGregor KCAxiom Advocates
  8. Laura-Anne van der Westhuizen KCAmpersand Advocates
3

  1. Paul Reid KC Ampersand Advocates12 Years Ranked
  2. Chris Pirie KCThemis Advocates
  3. Ian S Forrester KCAmpersand Advocates
  4. James Wolffe KCAxiom Advocates

  1. Usman Tariq KCAmpersand Advocates

  1. David WelshAxiom Advocates
1

  1. Lesley IrvineAxiom Advocates
2

  1. David AndersonWestwater Advocates
  2. Dominic ScullionCompass Chambers
  3. Ewen CampbellAxiom Advocates
  4. Michael WayAmpersand Advocates
  5. Scott BlairTerra Firma Chambers
  6. Timothy YoungAmpersand Advocates

All Sets profiles

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Band 1

  1. Axiom Advocates
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    Axiom Advocates
    Administrative & Public Law
    2026 | Band 1 | 14 Years Ranked

    Axiom Advocates possesses numerous prominent public law advocates who routinely act in the highest courts in Scotland and the rest of the UK. Members, praised for their "unrivalled knowledge of public law and their wholly impressive advocacy skills", are instructed in judicial reviews involving a range of issues, from immigration rules and human rights to procurement and constitutional law. The advocates, one source says, "consistently demonstrate a profound understanding of the complexities and nuances inherent in public law matters" and count the Scottish Government and many local authorities among their clients. The stable fielded counsel on both sides of Joanna Cherry's prorogation judicial review in 2019. Recently, members have acted on behalf of Greenpeace in the first Scottish case to consider the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Finch. The challenge related to the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil fields and whether their licences should be quashed.

    Lesley Flynn leads the team.

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Band 2

  1. Ampersand Advocates
    Administrative & Public Law
    2026 | Band 2
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