Heriot Currie QC

QC (Scotland) Wadham College Oxford, Edinburgh University LLB
Call date: 1979 Silk: 1992

Summary

Major Recent Cases

  • Scottish Power Generation v Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (2005)
  • WS Karoulias v Drambuie Liqueur Co. (2005)
  • Charterhall Marketing v Customs & Excise Comrs (2005)
  • Abercromby Motor Group v Customs & Excise Comrs (2005)
  • Land Securities plc v Scottish Ministers (Appeal to House of Lords marked) (2004)
  • Standard Commercial Properties v Glasgow Council (Appeal to House of Lords marked) 2004
  • Scottish Health Boards v Generic Drug producers (2004)
  • Scottish Power v Scottish and Southern Energy (2003)
  • ITP v Coflexip (2003-5)
  • Scottish Power v British Energy (2001-2)
  • Mowlem v Inverclyde Council (2000-3)

Practice Summary

Heriot Currie QC (Scotland) practices in both Scotland and England and is a leading silk at the Scottish Bar.

He started a full time practice at the Scottish Bar in 1979, was Standing Junior in Scotland to DTI between 1987 and 1992 and was called to the English Bar (Gray's Inn) in 1991. In 1992 he became Queen's Counsel in Scotland.

In 2005, he also commenced practice at the English Bar when he became a member of Monckton Chambers, where he deals with matters of European law, competition law and VAT.

His practice in Scotland covers a wide range of commercial cases. He is instructed in the fields of intellectual property, building and engineering contracts, judicial review, professional negligence, commercial fraud and EC law, competition law arbitrations and public inquiries. In addition he has substantial experience of advising local government and other statutory authorities in matters including judicial review, PFI and procurement. 

He is familiar with the principles of Human Rights law. He has practical experience of Human Rights law in relation to commercial disputes, patent law, civil recovery under the Proceeds of Crime Act and before the Discipline Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland and the Law Society of Scotland.

He is experienced in conducting lengthy and complex litigation. He is used to dealing with foreign lawyers and co-coordinating litigation in more than one jurisdiction.