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Jonathan J Mitchell QC
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Position
General civil practice, including administrative law, judicial review, family law (finance) and commercial court; particular interests include information law and jurisdiction issues. About 150 reported cases, examples include: Pearson v EIS [1997] SC 245 (freedom of information); Cunniff & Cunniff (1999) SC 537 (divorce); Kaur v Singh (2000) SLT 1323 (land registration); T v T (2001) SC 337 (evidence); S v Miller (2001) SC 977 (ECHR); A v Scottish Ministers (2002) SC (PC) 63 (ECHR); Glasgow CC v Morrison Developments Ltd (2003) SLT 263 (commercial leasing); McLaren Murdoch v AMG (2003) SCLR 323 (‘black hole’); SPH v Edinburgh CC [2003] SPLP (local government powers); Western Heritable v Hunter [2004] SC 635 (rent assessment); Spring Salmon v IR (2004) STC 444 (tax judicial review); Clarke v Fennoscandia (2005) SLT 511 (enforcement of US decrees in Scotland and the possible defences); Gillies v Secretary of State (2006) 1 WLR 781, SC (HL) 71 (natural justice); Aberdeenshire Ptrs (2006) SCLR 580 (challenge to decision of auditor); Syed v Ahmed (2006) SC 165 (international divorce); Candleberry v WEHA (2006) SC 638 (conveyancing); H v H (2006) Fam LR 49 and 77 (Hague Convention); Sweeney v Sweeney (2007) SC 396 (expenses in family actions); Maris v Banchory Squash Club (2007) SLT 447 (relying on irritancies in a commercial lease); Dumfries and Galloway Council v Scottish Information Commissioner 2008 SC 327 (freedom of information); Simmers v Innes 2008 SC (HL) 137 (commercial contract); Tuley v Highland Council 2009 SC 456 (Land Reform Act); Lynch v East Dumbartonshire Council 2010 ICR 1044 (lis pendens, jurisdiction); Craigdale Housing Association v Scottish Information Commissioner 2010 SLT 655 (FOI and data protection); EBA v Advocate General 2010 SLT 1047 (competency of judicial review); McPherson v Scottish Government 2011 CSIH (statutory commencement). See also ?www.murraystable.com/advocate/49/jonathan-mitchell-qc and ?www.jonathanmitchell.info.
Career
Called 1979; appointed QC 1992; formerly of Simpson & Marwick and Citizens’ Rights Office; temporary sheriff 1988-96; deputy social security commissioner 1994-2002; Murray Stable director 2000-03.
Member
Convenor of the Faculty’s Direct Access Committee; Scottish project lead, Creative Commons.
Education
New College, Oxford; Edinburgh University (1976 LLB).
Practice Areas
Administrative and public law; Local government; Property - litigation
