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Derek Reekie
Practice
Derek has extensive experience in civil litigation and has a busy practice acting for both pursuers and defenders in the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts. He has experience of handling high value claims both on his own and as a Junior to Senior Counsel. Derek has also been instructed in a range of other areas including property disputes, professional and medical negligence, Employment and Employment Appeal Tribunals, and for an individual accused in a Health and Safety prosecution. Derek came to the Bar with over 20 years experience as a solicitor in private practice . As a solicitor he gained extensive experience in a wide range of areas of civil litigation including personal injury, professional and medical negligence, commercial, matrimonial, insolvency, judicial review and all aspects of appeal work.Professional Memberships
* Part-time tutor, Edinburgh University (2002- )
* Member(co-opted)Legal Services Sub-Committee, Scottish Legal Aid Board(2001- )
* Civil Reporter, Scottish Legal Aid Board (1988-)