Alasdair Gillies, Partner

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Alasdair is a graduate of the University of Glasgow with Honours in Medical Law and Ethics. He joined Levy & McRae upon qualification in September 2001 and was made an Associate in July 2004. He was assumed as a Partner in July 2007.

Alasdair is a Solicitor Advocate with Rights of Audience in the High Court and Privy Council. Alasdair's criminal casework encompasses advocacy, appearance and preparations for both Summary and Solemn cases. He is presently part of the team involved in Solemn Case arising from the Rosepark Nursing Home fire. He was the instructing solicitor in the successful acquittal of an RAF Flight Lieutenant Air Traffic Controller following the longest UK Court Martial arising from the death of two American F15 pilots. Alasdair has also been involved in many Fatal Accident Inquiries.

Alasdair's civil casework encompasses many Sheriff Court and Court of Session cases focussing primarily on personal injury and medical negligence claims; he has been successful in a number of multi-million pound actions. Alasdair plays a key role in the preparation and strategy in a number of our high-profile litigation claims including a case taken to the House of Lords.

Out of the office, Alasdair's main hobby is rock and ice climbing.

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This firm is unique in that it acts only for privately funded individuals in the criminal arena. Highlight matters include acting on the longest court martial in Britain: the team secured the acquittal of an RAF ATC charged with causing the death of two American pilots. The team also acts for a number of Scottish Police Federations and the Prison Officers Association Scotland. The team also acts for a number of Scotland’s police forces to deal with on-duty criminal allegations for officers. For example, it acted on behalf of Shirley McKie in the landmark fingerprint case, which changed the way fingerprint evidence is used in courts throughout the world.