Practice profile. Queen's Counsel: 2002 Year Of Call: Telephone:

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1 Ronald Clancy QC Queen's Counsel: 2002 Year Of Call: 1990 Telephone: Practice profile Ronnie Clancy QC qualified as an advocate in He took silk in His primary interest is in civil litigation. He has a wide-ranging practice in commercial disputes, administrative law and personal injury claims including clinical negligence. He has appeared in numerous cases in the Court of Session (Inner and Outer Houses) in Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland and in a wide range of tribunals. He served as a full time Advocate-Depute from 1995 to 1998 since when he has maintained a keen interest in criminal prosecution appearing as an ad-hoc Depute for the Crown in numerous criminal appeals. From 2007 to 2009 he was Senior Crown Counsel in the Lockerbie appeal. He has developed an interest in professional conduct cases and has appeared in the NHS Tribunal, the GMC and the Scottish Football Association Disciplinary Appeal Board. He recently acted for the snooker player John Higgins in disciplinary proceedings brought by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. He has acted for the BBC in interdict proceedings and applications for recall of court orders prohibiting or restricting press reporting of court proceedings, most recently in the recent appeal by Nat Fraser.

2 He has negotiated settlements in hundreds of damages claims over the years including several seven figure claims. Professional appointments Part time Chairman of Police Appeals Tribunal: 2009 to date Senior Crown Counsel in Lockerbie Appeal (abandoned): 2007 to 2009 Standing Junior Counsel to Ministry of Defence: 1998 to 2002 Advocate-Depute: 1995 to 1998 Solicitor in private practice: 1983 to 1989 Faculty appointments Member of the Training and Admissions Committee Member of the Board of Examiners Member of the Dean's Council Publications The New Commercial Cause Rules, Clancy et al 1997 SLT (News) 45 Teaching Part-time Lecturer in Civil Court Practice Edinburgh University Legal Practice Unit since: 1991 Faculty of Advocates Advocacy Skills Course Instructor 1994 to 2007 and Assessor since: 2010 NITA Diploma in Advocacy Teacher Training: 1996 Additional information Stable Director of Ampersand: 2009 to 2011 Member of the Court of Session Rules Council: 2006 to 2010 Administrative and Public Law Administrative Law (including judicial review) Pairc Croft ers Lt d v Scot t ish Minist ers Sept.10 Judicial review and statutory appeal on crofters right to buy legislation Bennet t v Michael Gordon and ot hers Planning appeal concerning the decision of the Reporter Several Judicial Review pet it ions concerning police pensions Including Henry McAdam v Lothian and Borders Joint Police Board Human Rights Law

3 Local Government Law Commercial Law Commercial Law Vent ure Drilling As v Larson Oil and Gas Dec.09 t o Aug.10 High value dispute concerning the management of an offshore drilling vessel Response Handling Plc v T he BBC Interim interdict for breach of confidentiality Part ick T hist le v Inverness Caledonian T hist le 2004 Court of Session interdict on right to promotion to SPL Royal Scot t ish Assurance v Scot t ish Equit able (OH) and (IH) High value breach of contract case Siet ech Hearing Limit ed v Russell Borland and ot hers Misappropriation of confidential info. and breach of copyright St ewart Buchanan Gauges Lt d v BEC (Scot land) Lt d and anr Breach of contract personal liability of directors Moodiesburn House Hot el Lt d v Norwich Union Insurance Lt d and anr Fire insurance claim waiver Class 98 Lt d v Gordon Hogg and ot hers Servitude dispute in PFI scheme Intellectual Property Law Siet ech Hearing Limit ed v Russell Borland and ot hers Misappropriation of confidential info. and breach of copyright Company Law St ewart Buchanan Gauges Lt d v BEC (Scot land) Lt d and anr Breach of contract personal liability of directors Competition Law Reparation Law (including Professional Liability)

4 Personal Injury Law A.M. v Reverend Joseph Hendron and ot hers Vicarious liability of religious order Dale McFarlane v Barry T hain and Ot hers RTA Neil McCue v Nort h Lanarkshire Council Liability for defective footpath St uart McPhee v T he Chief Const able of Cent ral Scot land Police Liability for injury sustained in training accident George Weir v East of Scot land Wat er Aut horit y Liability for breach of statutory duty Andrew Connor v Secret ary of St at e for Scot land Duty of care to prison officer Medical/Clinical Negligence Law AW v Great er Glasgow Healt h Board [2015] CSOH 99 For pursuer. A cerebral palsy case relating to alleged failures by community midwives at an antenatal check resulting in a subsequent emergency admission for pre-eclampsia. Quadriplegia, learning difficulties and behavioural problems requiring 24 care for life. Complex causation issues arising including defences of placental insufficiency and intra uterine growth retardation. Longest-running clinical negligence proof on liability and causation Fiona McInt osh v Highland Healt h Board Sept. T o Nov.10 High value clinical negligence claim Health And Safety Law Professional Liability Planning and environmental law Planning And Environmental Law Bennet t v Michael Gordon and ot hers Planning appeal concerning the decision of the Reporter

5 Other Specialisms Public inquiries & Fatal Accident Inquiries Fat al Accident Inquiry int o 4 suicides at Cornt on Vale Prison 1997 Crown counsel at the Inquiry Lord Clyde s Inquiry int o Allegat ions of Child Abuse in Orkney Criminal Law Coubrough v HMA Gordon v HMA Appeal from SCCRC referral in rape case Affleck v HMA Russell v Procurat or Fiscal, Glasgow Appeal from SCCRC referral in breach of the peace case 2007 t o 2009 Abdelbaset Al Megrahi v HMA The Lockerbie Appeal following SCCRC referral see opinions of , and Cochrane v HMA Petition to Nobile Officium Harper v HMA t o 1998 Crown Counsel in numerous High Court t rials and appeals Property Law And Conveyancing Achievements Standing junior counsel (past)