Marion Caldwell Q.C.

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Areas of interest
Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Professional Negligence
Professional Discipline & Regulatory Law
Mediation

Year of Call
1986

Year of Silk
2000

Devil Masters
Baroness Clark of Calton
Donald MacLeod QC

Summary of Practice

Marion has considerable experience in a wide range of civil litigation, public inquiries, Fatal Accident Inquiries and professional disciplinary tribunals. She is familiar with the demands of lengthy and complex litigation. Over half of her work is in cases concerned with medical negligence, acting both for pursuers and defenders. She also sits as Legal Chairman of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals for Scotland. She is a CEDR accredited Mediator

Marion had a previous career as a journalist in both newspapers and television.

Cases, trials, inquiries

1. Learmont v Vernon; Lord Uist, 19 December 2007

2. Fairlie v Perth and Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust 2004 SLT 1200

3. Duff v East Dunbartonshire Council (IH) 2002 RepLR 98

4. Girvan v Inverness Farmers Dairy 1998 SC (HL) 1

5. Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster 1989-1990

Appointments

Standing Junior Counsel to the Accountant of Court and the Accountant in Bankruptcy 1991-2000

Chairman, Pensions Appeal Tribunals for Scotland 2001- present