Professional Negligence Law Conference 2024

The PNLA and WS Society have partnered to produce a joint conference on Professional Negligence Law, designed to address the latest issues for professional negligence litigators in Scotland. The full day programme will cover the perspectives of individuals, insurers, professional bodies, expert witnesses and the judiciary. The keynote address will be given by the Hon Lord Richardson, who will offer his reflections on professional negligence actions in the Court of Session. Further sessions include a case law review and cross-jurisdictional developments. The conference will be jointly chaired by by Tim Edward of BTO and Andrew Foyle of Shoosmiths.

• Tim Edward, Partner BTO (Conference Co-chair)
• Andrew Foyle, Partner Shoosmiths (Conference Co-chair)
• The Honourable Lord Richardson, Judge of the Supreme Court - Keynote address
• Sheriff Kenneth Campbell KC - The advantages of Sheriff Court Commercial Procedure
• Nicholas Davidson KC, Deputy Head Hailsham Chambers - E&W Keynote Address
• Alastair Duncan KC, Axiom Advocates - Developments in Professional Liability in the Scottish Courts
• Simon Wilton KC, Hailsham Chambers -Recent developments in Professional Negligence & Liability
• Karen Cornwell - The challenges of being a litigant
• Rory Thomson, CMS -AI Litigation Risks
• Christine Rolland, Director Henderson Loggie - Developments in Forensic Accounting and Investigations
• Katy Manley, PNLA President/BPE Solicitors

• The use of Commercial Procedure in the Sheriff Court for professional negligence claims.
• Unlawful means conspiracy.

Full programme details to be published shortly.

CPD: 6 hours (Law Society of Scotland)

Host or Publisher The WS Society