Michael Vaughan
Solicitor Advocate, Legal DirectorMichael is a Legal Director in our Litigation team.
Michael has over ten years’ experience in pursuing and defending a wide range of commercial disputes. He regularly acts for companies, public bodies and insurers in proceedings before the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts. Michael was admitted as a Solicitor Advocate in December 2023, granting him rights to appear in the country’s highest civil courts.
He is particularly experienced in disputes involving commercial contracts, the enforcement of restrictive covenants and the defence of employer and public liability personal injury claims. He is also regularly instructed in judicial reviews, which have led to applications to both the UK Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights.
Michael also has considerable advocacy experience in the Sheriff Courts and has recently conducted a number of successful evidential hearings for commercial clients.
Areas of Expertise
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Appeal Court rejects "absurd" and "ill founded" interpretations of patent licence agreement
Court upholds royalty payments post-patent expiry in Rocep-Lusol Holdings v Lindal Dispenser, reinforcing the interpretation approach of looking at the contract as a whole, and may combine textual and contextual approaches.
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Judicial Review in Scotland: Scope
This is our second in a series of articles looking at judicial review in Scotland. In our initial article we provided an overview of the judicial review process. In this article we will take a more detailed look at the scope of judicial review in Scotland, the types of decisions which fall within its remit and the grounds under which they can be challenged.
