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Type
Lecture

Construction law seminar: the jurisdiction of the Scottish Civil Courts

Event organised by ICE

Date
20 May 2025
Time
08:30 - 10:30 BST (GMT+1)
Location
Morton Fraser MacRoberts
9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh, EH3 8RY
United Kingdom
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Overview

This is the final of a series of five seminars which explore the nuances of Scots law and how these nuances could affect everyday delivery of a construction contract. The series is aimed at current and future decision makers in the profession who are either developing or interpreting construction contracts.

This seminar will look at the Scottish Civil Courts and their jurisdiction in the context of construction contract disputes.

Venue

Morton Fraser MacRoberts
9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY

Programme

08:30 - 09:00

Registration and networking

09:00 - 10:00

Lecture

10:00 - 10:30

Networking

10:30

Close

Speaker

Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan

Morton Fraser Macroberts

senior associate and solicitor advocate

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Michael Vaughan

Michael has over ten years’ experience in pursuing and defending a wide range of commercial disputes. He regularly acts for companies, public bodies and insurers in proceedings before the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts. Michael was admitted as a solicitor advocate in December 2023, granting him rights to appear in the country’s highest civil courts.

He is particularly experienced in disputes involving commercial contracts, the enforcement of restrictive covenants and the defence of employer and public liability personal injury claims. He is also regularly instructed in judicial reviews, which have led to applications to both the UK Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights.

Michael also has considerable advocacy experience in the Sheriff Courts and has recently conducted a number of successful evidential hearings for commercial clients