Colin Hutton

Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP

Colin Hutton has over 25 years' experience in dispute avoidance and resolution. He is dual qualified and advises on both English and Scots law matters, including litigations, arbitrations and mediations. He has significant experience working with energy and climate change and financial services sector clients. He also advises on shareholder disputes and disputes relating to corporate transactions, including misrepresentation, fraud and bribery issues.

Colin specialises in the project management of the dispute resolution process. He is a keen advocate of alternative dispute resolution and regularly uses mediation to effectively resolve disputes. Colin is a member of the CMS Cyber Breach team and regularly leads on assisting clients with managing data breaches. He has a specific interest in class actions and collective redress.

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Group procedure in Scottish civil litigation—procedure after permission granted

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers how Scottish group proceedings (class actions) will be dealt with after permission has been granted. It examines the permission order issued by the court, the date of commencement of group proceedings and the processes for joining and withdrawing from the group. It then examines how defended group proceedings are dealt with in terms of case management, disposal, appeals and settlement.

Dispute Resolution