Gordon S. Balfour
gordonbalfour@arnotmanderson.co.uk
07947 023 487
Areas of interest
Commercial
Health and Safety
Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Property
Professional Discipline & Regulatory Law
Professional Negligence
Year of Call
2002
Devil Masters
Eric W. Robertson
John Beckett, Q.C.
Graham S. Primrose
Summary of Practice
Gordon has an extensive practice in a number of different areas of law and has demonstrated an ability throughout his career to adapt his forensic skills to any type of case. He has substantial experience in commercial litigation including contractual disputes, property disputes (especially commercial leasing) and insolvency matters. He has an interest in health & safety law, acting in a number of high profile cases. He has also been involved in a significant number of reparation cases, many involving complex claims of high value.
Cases, trials, inquiries
1. Transco plc v HMA 2004 JC 29; 2005 1 JC 44; 2005 1 JC 194
2. HMA v Balmer & Others
Appointments
Standing Junior Counsel to the Scottish Government 2008 - present