About the Commercial Actions Users Group

The court encourages a free flow of information and views between the court and the business community about the practical operation of the commercial court. A Commercial Actions Users Group allows discussion of the issues. Its members include the commercial judges, representatives of the legal profession and representatives from commerce and industry. The Commercial Actions User Group aims to meet three times a year.

The current members of the group are:

• Lord Braid (Chair)
• Lord Sandison
• Lord Richardson
• Almira Delibegović-Broome KC
• Ross Anderson, Advocate
• John MacKenzie, solicitor advocate and partner, Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
• Jim Cormack KC, solicitor advocate and partner, Pinsent Masons LLP
• Carol Paton, Head of Litigation and Investigation, National Westminster Bank Plc
• Colin Hutton, Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
• Alan McMillan, Partner and Head of Property Litigation, Burness Paull LLP
• Michael Byrne, Corporate Counsel
• Chris Fyffe, Deputy Principal Clerk of Session
• Nicola Marchant, SCTS
• Lorna Morgan (Clerk)

The Lord President’s Private Office provides secretariat support to the Users Group. Communications should be addressed to: lppo@scotcourts.gov.uk