Meet the team
Kathleen Gaughan
Solicitor
Dispute Resolution and Litigation
Phone
0141 302 8450
Address
100 Queen Street Glasgow G1 3DN
About Kathleen
Kathleen is a recently qualified Solicitor in our Personal Injury team.
She has a particular interest in personal injury litigation and has experience of pursuing and defending claims in the All-Scotland Personal Injury Court, as well as assisting counsel in high value medical negligence and personal injury actions in the Court of Session.
Kathleen undertook a fixed traineeship in the Dispute Resolution and Litigation team and has advised clients across a range of commercial, contractual and neighbour disputes. She gained particular experience in housing law during her training and provides assistance to landlords and tenants on all aspects of tenancy law, including repairing obligations, pre-litigation notices and eviction actions on grounds of rent arrears and antisocial behaviour. She regularly represents both private and registered social landlords in Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
To find out more about our personal injury services, visit Calio Claims, our dedicated online personal injury website.
Expertise
Highlights
- Scottish agent in All-Scotland Personal Injury Action arising out of the 2013 Glasgow Clutha Helicopter Crash. Kathleen was involved in preparing the case for jury trial and ultimately negotiating damages of twice the defender’s original offer.
- Court of Session Agent for a local authority in defending a claim for damages under the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2012 in respect of a public tender process.
- Handling Court of Session agency instructions in a commercial action for interim interdict and breach of restrictive covenants.
- Securing shortened court timetables and immediate eviction orders on behalf of private and social landlords in repossession actions involving rent arrears and anti-social behaviour.
- Coordinating the revamp of Lindsays’ style Agency Agreement to comply with the introduction of the Code of Practice for Letting Agents (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
- Advising individuals and small business in respect of infringements of copyright.
News & Insights
From the team
insights 21 November 2019
Recent court decision finds against Amazon UK Services Ltd concerning the validity of a notice to quit in a commercial lease.
news 4 November 2019
We are delighted to announce the promotion of three lawyers in our Commercial Property, Personal Injury and Rural teams
news 24 October 2019
Recent cases demonstrate the pitfalls which could await the unwary despite us being almost two years into a new residential tenancy regime and Tribunal procedure
news 21 October 2019
John Bett discusses the importance of having an agreement in place when disputes arise amongst shareholders - this article featured in The Scotsman on Monday 21 October
news 25 September 2019
When a Simple Procedure court action is defended the court may refer parties to mediation to explore alternative resolutions
news 27 August 2019
The recent decision in the case of Our Generation Limited v Aberdeen City Council highlights the issue regarding the validity of a notice in a commercial contract
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