SCOTLAND Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Jacqueline Harris, Kirsty Gallacher, James Ferguson and Charlotte Kelly Pinsent Masons
Pinsent Masons is an international professional ser- vices business with law at its core. With 29 offices across four continents, it supports clients across a range of sectors, with particular strength in energy, financial services, infrastructure, real estate, profes- sional and public services, retail, sport and hospital- ity, and technology, science and industry. Ranked Band 1 in Scotland Litigation within the Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2026, it helps its clients pro- actively manage disputes risks, through its multi-dis- ciplinary team of legal experts, forensic accountants,
technologists, legal project managers, e-data advis- ers and compliance professionals. It has significant experience in group, collective and mass actions, including redress schemes. The combined expertise of its teams, international footprint and network, and access to scalable resources gives its clients a sig- nificant advantage. As a result, it has recently acted, and is currently acting, on a number of the most high- profile examples of these types of claims internation- ally.
Authors
Jacqueline Harris is head of the international technology, science and industry litigation practice at Pinsent Masons. Jacqueline is a commercial
judicial developments in commercial disputes. Kirsty also plays a key role in horizon scanning initiatives, helping to ensure clients remain informed and prepared in an evolving legal landscape.
litigator with over 30 years’ experience in a wide range of litigation frequently involving mass claims, including proceedings involving groups of claimants in Scotland and before the CAT, as well as other forms of complex multi-party actions. Jacqueline specialises in environmental and product liability litigation and leads the firm’s product liability team, which is ranked as a leading UK team.
James Ferguson is an experienced commercial litigator at Pinsent Masons, who leads on a wide range of cases including banking litigation, matters involving product liability and other commercial disputes. He has
experience of working on group proceedings in Scotland and England including matters which involve test cases.
Kirsty Gallacher is an experienced solicitor with a background in commercial litigation, having advised a wide range of clients throughout the UK, including on group procedure in Scotland. Now a practice
Charlotte Kelly is a commercial litigator at Pinsent Masons with experience in a wide range of disputes including product liability, property litigation, financial services and corporate investigations. She has
development lawyer, Kirsty supports Pinsent Masons’ litigation and regulatory teams with a keen focus on Scottish court procedure and ensuring colleagues and clients are kept abreast of key legal developments. She delivers bespoke legal training programmes and is a regular contributor to legal publications, particularly on regulatory reform and
experience working on group proceedings in Scotland and proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal. In addition to her litigation experience, Charlotte has spent a period on secondment at a large manufacturing organisation in the beverage sector.
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