Scottish silks shortlisted for Legal 500 Bar award

Mark Stewart QC, of Compass Chambers (pictured right), recently appeared in a number of complex FAIs including the Jim Clark and Snowman rally case as well as the Glasgow Bin Lorry inquiry.

Mr Stewart has a strong record in serious and organised crime, regulatory crime and domestic and international arbitration. He took silk in 2005 and has sat as a part-time sheriff and part-time judge in the Court of Session and High Court.

Roddy Dunlop QC, of Axiom Advocates, has also been named as a finalist. His principal fields of practice include media law, judicial review, property damage, professional and medical negligence and regulation, insurance litigation, and commercial litigation.

He has appeared in a number of high profile cases including Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Carlyle; Timothy Morrison and others v Alistair Carmichael MP and Alistair Buchan and G v Watson.

Mr Dunlop took silk in 2010 and was standing junior counsel to the Scottish government between 2008 and 2010. He is also part time chairman of the Police Appeals Tribunal.