Ruth Charteris

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Areas of interest
Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Property
Professional Negligence
Public Law

Year of Call
2000

Devil Masters
Laurence Murphy QC
I. M. Duguid QC
J. G. Thomson

Summary of Practice

Ruth came to the Bar on completion of her post as Legal Assistant to the Lord President.  She quickly established and has maintained an extensive and varied civil practice in which she has conducted cases at all stages of the legal process.  Her areas of practice include personal injuries, professional negligence, insurance litigation and property disputes.  In addition Ruth has recently been appointed an Ad Hoc Advocate Depute by the Crown Office.

Cases, trials, inquiries

 

Nicola Reid v David Ogilvie and Alexander Forrest; 15th January 2010 (Civil Jury Trial)

Reverend Donald Smith and another v. Reverend John Morrison and others [2009] CSOH 113

Elizabeth Gordon v. Mark Martin Lynch [2009] CSOH 116

John Telfer v Gordon MacPherson, 6th February 2008 (Civil Jury Trial)

Enid Smith v Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust [2007] CSOH 08

Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) v Free Church of Scotland [2005] CSOH 46

Gillies Ramsay Diamond v PJW Enterprises Ltd 2004 SC 430

 

 

Publications

Intervention - in the Public Interest? 2000 SLT (News) 87
Sun Sets on Dawn Raids. 2000 SLT (News) 271
Articles in the Scottish Parliament Law Review

Appointments

Ad Hoc Advocate Depute 2010 to present