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Chris Dickson
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Work Department
Advocacy unit.
Position
Chris is a partner and solicitor advocate in the commercial litigation team and is head of the specialist advocacy unit. He deals with many aspects of dispute resolution, with particular experience in commercial disputes, health and safety, professional negligence and regulatory work. Chris has spent almost all of his legal career in the detailed preparation, analysis and presentation of cases in both the Court of Session and the Sheriff Court. He has conducted numerous proofs (trials) in the Sheriff Court, presented appeals to the Sheriff Principal and appeared on numerous occasions in the Court of Session. He has rights of audience in the Court of Session, Supreme Court of the UK and judicial committee of the Privy Council. He was recently counsel in the first Scottish reported decision relating to whether or not the Court of Session could competently transfer a judicial review application to the Upper Tribunal (Currie Petitioner 2010 SLY 71). Chris was awarded ‘Rising Star of the Year’ at the 2008 Cuthbert Scottish Legal Awards.
Career
Detective sergeant with Leicestershire Constabulary, investigating serious crime; trained as a solicitor Drummond Miller; qualified 2005; qualified assistant Anderson Strathern LLP 2005-07, senior solicitor 2007-08, associate 2008-09, partner 2009 to date; tutors civil court practice at Edinburgh University; Notary Public 2004; solicitor advocate (civil) 2008.
Member
Law Society of Scotland; Society of Solicitor Advocates.
Education
Portobello High School; Edinburgh University (2002 LLB with distinction; 2003 Diploma in Legal Practice).
Leisure
Football, cycling.
Practice Areas
Health and safety; Litigation - commercial; Professional negligence
