Nick Gardiner
nickgardiner@arnotmanderson.co.uk
07739 639045
Areas of interest
Clinical Negligence
Commercial
Employment
Health and Safety
Inquiries (Public & FAI)
Judicial Review
Personal Injury
Property
Professional Negligence
Public Law
Year of Call
2001
Devil Masters
R.G. Clancy QC
R. Anthony QC
A.R.W . Young QC
Summary of Practice
Nick has a mixed practice of mainly personal injury and commercial work. He is regularly instructed for both pursuers and defenders in personal injury matters. He has dealt with accidents at work, industrial diseases and road traffic accidents. He has advised on insurance issues including contractual indemnities. His commercial work has included contract disputes, construction cases, heritable property disputes, company disputes and has involved advocacy and advice. He has experience of professional negligence claims. He also has experience of employment work for claimants and respondents. He has dealt with cases which have been resolved by mediation.
Cases, trials, inquiries
Robb v.Salamis (M & I) Limited 2007 SC (HL) 71 - Work equipment case.
Simmers v. Innes [2008] SC (HL) 137 - Operation of a buy-out option in a property contract.
Moira Stewart v. Matalan Retail Limited, unreported, 20 October 2006, Lord McEwan, accident at work
Gordon Stenson, Brian Torrie and Gordon Marshall, v. West Dunbartonshire Council, UKEATS/0089/06, Lady Smith, unreported 20.9.07, incorporation of Trades Union agreement into individual contracts.
Appointments
Crown Counsel in the second Lockerbie Appeal 2007-2009.