Michael Vaughan
Solicitor Advocate, Legal DirectorMichael Vaughan is a Legal Director in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution team and deals with a wide range of commercial and public law disputes.
Michael is a highly experienced litigator, regularly acting for companies, public bodies and insurers in proceedings before the Court of Session and sheriff courts. He was admitted as a Solicitor Advocate in 2023, granting him rights of audience in the country’s highest civil courts.
He is particularly experienced in disputes involving commercial contracts, the enforcement of restrictive covenants, director and shareholder disputes, intellectual property and group litigation. He is also regularly instructed in judicial reviews, including matters that have led to applications to both the UK Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights.
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Expanding Your High Street Pharmacy Presence in Scotland
Expanding or relocating a pharmacy in Scotland requires meeting strict regulatory tests, submitting robust evidence, and navigating PPC and potential appeal stages. MFMac guides owners through every step to strengthen applications and protect their position.
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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.