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Robert Burns Against (first) Hamilton & Forbes Limited And Others

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JurisdictionScotland
JudgeSheriff P.J. Braid
Neutral Citation[2017] SC EDIN 72
CourtSheriff Personal Injury Court (Scotland - United Kingdom)
Docket Number[Case No]
SHERIFFDOM OF LOTHIAN AND BORDERS AT EDINBURGH
(IN THE ALL SCOTLAND SHERIFF COURT)
[2017] SC EDIN 72
[Case No]
NOTE BY SHERIFF PETER J BRAID
In the cause
ROBERT BURNS
Pursuer
Against
(FIRST) HAMILTON & FORBES LIMITED, 60 Hyde Park Street, Glasgow, G3 8BS;
(SECOND) JAMES HARRISON & COMPANY (BUILDERS) LIMITED, Pardovan,
Philipstoun, West Lothian, EH49 6QZ; (THIRD) CARILLION CONSTRUCTION
(CONTRACTS) LIMITED, Carillion House, 84 Salop Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 OSR
Defenders
Act: Brodie, QC; Alt (for 1st and 2nd defenders: Bennet; (for 3rd defenders: McGregor)
Edinburgh, 26 October 2017
[1]The pursuer’s motion 7/6 of process called before me on 16 October 2017. Stated
briefly, the pursuer moved the court to interpone authority to a joint minute in settlement of
the action, and thereafter (i) to certify certain skilled witnesses and (ii) to grant sanction for
the employment of junior, and senior, counsel. The motion was opposed by all three
defenders only as regards sanction for the employment of senior counsel.
The Statutory Test
[2]Section 108 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) provides:
“108 Sanction for counsel in the sheriff court and Sheriff Appeal Court

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