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Professional information

  • 2024: Appointed as a Standing Junior to the Advocate General for Scotland
  • 2023: Admitted to the Faculty of Advocates
  • Devilmasters: Ewen Campbell, Ross Anderson and Frances Connor
  • 2019 – 2022: Associate (formerly Trainee Solicitor), Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (London and Paris) (English-qualified solicitor)
  • 2018: Stagiaire, Court of Justice of the European Union
  • 2018 – 2019: Graduate Diploma in Law (Exemptions) and Legal Practice Course, BPP University
  • 2013 – 2017: LL.B (Hons) (First Class) in Scots Law with French Legal Studies, University of Glasgow and Université de Strasbourg
Professional experience

Rachel has a varied public law and commercial law practice, with a particular interest in public procurement and competition disputes. In 2024, she was appointed as a Standing Junior to the Advocate General for Scotland.

Notable cases

Public procucurement

  • Roche Diagnostics Ltd v Greater Glasgow Health Board (No 3) 2024 SLT 1239 (led by Lord Keen of Elie KC): a decision on leave to reclaim in the context of a challenge to the abandonment of a procurement exercise.
  • Roche Diagnostics Ltd v Greater Glasgow Health Board (No 2) 2024 SLT 1069 (led by Lord Keen of Elie KC): a decision on the scope of “without prejudice” privilege and waiver of legal professional privilege in the context of a procurement challenge.
  • Amey OW Ltd v North Lanarkshire Council 2024 CSOH 66 (led by Garry Borland KC): a decision on whether to lift the automatic suspension under regulation 89 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
  • Roche Diagnostics Ltd v Greater Glasgow Health Board (No 2) 2024 SLT 1069 (led by Lord Keen of Elie KC): a decision following debate on the relevancy of averments alleging an unlawful means conspiracy and the delict of causing unlawful means in the context of a challenge to the abandonment of a procurement exercise.

Public law

  • Brown v Glasgow City Council 2024 SLT 1025 (led by Alasdair Burnet KC): judicial review of a local authority’s planning decision.

Commercial law

  • Renfrewshire Council v HR150 Ltd (led by the Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop KC): the determination of whether certain payment provisions were inter naturalia of a lease.
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