Senior solicitor specialising in financial crime and associated litigation. Managing director of Livingstone Brown. Legal 500 & Chambers recommended.
Joined September 2019
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Brilliant day today at the Simons Muirhead Burton golf day at Moor Park in London. Golf wasn’t quite so great. Many thanks to @PhilSmithSMB for the invitation!
Our Employment Department is looking for a new assistant solicitor, with enthusiasm, a willingness to learn, and an appetite for advocacy. NQ level to two years. Mix of claimant & respondent work, mostly private fee, with a considerable number of Tribunals.
This is a great opportunity to work alongside senior solicitors in a progressive firm while also building a career. We’re an equal opportunity employer – we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. Competitive terms, which will take into account previous experience.
Decision now published in a tremendously sad case against a local authority for failures in supporting a foster placement. The authority’s case collapsed when its key witness changed her position in cross-examination. scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/defau…
What does the UK Government’s latest statement on mass exoneration mean for victims of the Post Office scandal?
#PostOfficeScandal
livbrown.co.uk/news/criminal… – at Glasgow, Scotland
Will a grudging, caveated scheme - one which the Minister was at pains to stress would lead to guilty people being acquitted - really feel like justice?
Hugely significant day in London, making submissions to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry. Our focus was on the experience of those wrongly convicted in Scotland, which the chair recognised as ‘very important’. #PostOfficeInquiry
Fascinating day in the Inner House today, as the court considered whether the Crown should be vicariously liable to the victim of assault by a judicial office holder - a question yet to be determined anywhere in the common law world. scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts…
Stuart Munro retweeted
🧵 As enhanced media attention is trained on the Scots aspects of the Post Office scandal - here's a significant detail which emerged from Sir Wyn Williams' inquiry which raises significant questions for the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service.
The Post Office Horizon scandal - why we’re still a long way from understanding what led to wrongful convictions in Scotland. #horizon livbrown.co.uk/news/criminal…
In Scotland, cases were prosecuted not by POL, but by our independent public prosecutor, the Procurator Fiscal. That should have allowed a proper overview and highlighted common concerns about the reliability of Horizon. Did it?
Did our particular rule requiring corroboration - evidence from more than one source - offer any sort of safeguard to those accused? – at Glasgow, Scotland
Brilliant day running the @GreatScotRun half marathon, as part of the firm’s fundraising efforts for @LawCareLtd. The day was made really special by two of my daughters taking part too. gofundme.com/f/livingstone-b… – at Glasgow, Scotland
Big day today - a number of us @LivingstoneBrow are running the Great Scottish Run (10k and half marathon) to raise funds for Lawcare, a mental health charity. Any support would be greatly appreciated!gofundme.com/f/livingstone-b…