Douglas Armstrong QC represented the Petitioner and Stuart Gale QC represented the Respondents in Jermon Ltd v West Dunbartonshire Council & Anr [2008] CSOH 76 where the Petitioners successfully challenged certain decisions of the Council on the basis that there had been a misdirection by the Council in deciding not to notify certain proposals to the Scottish Ministers in terms of the Town and Country Planning (Notification of Applications) (Scotland) Direction 2007. more...
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News from May 2008
Members of Terra Firma Chambers will be presenting a programme of seminars in Aberdeen on Thursday 26 June 2008 between 2pm and 5pm. more...
We will be holding a drinks reception in Inverness on 5 June 2008 to celebrate the launch of Terra Firma Chambers. Following our highly successful events in Edinburgh and Glasgow we are pleased to be able to show our commitment to providing a service to all parts of the country. more...
Terra Firma member Stephen O'Rourke is one of the speakers at this year's Scottish Young Lawyers Association Conference organised by the Law Society of Scotland. Stephen will be speaking on career choices for young lawyers and access to the Scottish Bar. more...
Neil Kinnear represented the Appellant in Eileen Blackburn v. Elizabeth Cowie, a test case which clarified aspects of bankruptcy law. more...
Terra Firma member Steven Stuart is one of the speakers at this year's ALA / WS Society Joint Conference on Agriculture. Steven will be giving a case law update. The Conference is one of the major events of the year for agricultural law practitioners. This year's conference is the eleventh, and will take place on Monday 16th June 2008. more...
Steven Stuart acted for the successful appellants in the recent case of Site Projects Ltd v Scottish Ministers, [2008] CSOH 57, a decision of Lord Brodie allowing an appeal against a decision of a reporter which had dismissed an appeal against an advertising enforcement notice. more...
Three members of Terra Firma Chambers feature in Planning magazine's 2008 Legal Survey. Pole position is held by Roy Martin QC. Douglas Armstrong QC and Gordon Steele QC are ranked third and fifth respectively. more...
