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Rory Thomson

Senior Associate

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Saltire Court
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EN
United Kingdom
Languages English

Rory is a senior associate in the Insurance & Reinsurance Group.  Rory advises on a wide range of commercial and financial disputes, with extensive experience acting for professionals, financial institutions and their insurers in the defence of complex and high-value professional negligence claims, and particular expertise representing solicitors.

He has represented clients in the UK Supreme Court and courts in Scotland and England. Rory is qualified in Scotland and in England and Wales.

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Relevant experience

  • A solicitor and their professional indemnity insurers in a successful appeal to the UK Supreme Court, in one of the most significant solicitor's negligence cases in recent years.
  • A firm of solicitors and their professional indemnity insurers in the successful defence of a complex and high-value claim involving allegations of dishonest assistance and negligence.
  • An insolvency practitioner in the successful defence of a multi-million pound claim involving allegations of negligence.
  • A major UK company in the successful defence of a high-value contractual claim and subsequent expert determination.
  • A secondment to the claims service of one of the London Market’s largest insurers and three secondments to the dispute resolution teams of two of the UK’s largest financial firms.
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Education

  • 2007 – Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh.
  • 2004 – M.Litt. in Management, Economics and International Relations, University of St Andrews, St Andrews.
  • 2003 – LL.B., University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh.
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13/08/2024
Scottish Courts clarify the need for expert evidence in professional negligence...
The recent Court of Session decision of Cockburn v Hope [2024] CSOH 69 provides additional guidance to parties and practitioners on when expert evidence is required in actions making allegations of professional...
25/05/2020
Scottish appeal court upholds decision to avoid insurance policy for lack...
Summary In April 2019, we reported on Young v Royal and Sun Alliance Plc, in which the Scottish court found that an insurer had not waived its right to disclosure of information under the Insurance Act...
23/07/2019
Sent hameward tae think again - High Court in England has jurisdiction...
Should where you are physically working decide where the law says services are being performed? In a claim brought in the High Court in England, a Scottish law firm sought a ruling that the courts of...
01/06/2018
Kernel: Summer 2018
Welcome to the latest edition of Kernel, our Scotland food and drink bulletin. In Kernel, we examine current legal issues affecting the Scottish food and drink industry and provide bite-size articles...
24/05/2018
New regulatory regime for claims management companies
Background The perception of widespread misconduct in the claims management industry led the UK Government to commission the Brady Review in 2015. The Review’s final report, published in March 2016...
23/05/2018
New regulatory regime for claims management companies
The new regime aims to strengthen the regulation of claims management companies (CMCs) in response to reports of malpractice in the sector. Background The perception of widespread misconduct in the claims...
30/01/2018
"When you find yourself in times of trouble, let it be": sales at undervalue...
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08/09/2016
Third party rights in Scotland (update)
In our recent Law-Now, we explained that the Scottish Law Commission (SLC) has published a Report and draft Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Bill with proposals for reform of the Scots law of...
30/08/2016
Third party rights in Scotland
The Scottish Law Commission (SLC) has published proposals for much-needed reform of the Scots law of third party rights. Third party rights It can be useful for contracts to create rights for third parties...
08/02/2016
Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill
In the UK a party who receives unjustified threats that they will be sued for infringement of a patent, trade mark or design right has a statutory right of redress. A ‘threats action’ can be used...
05/10/2015
Financial services and the Consumer Rights Act 2015
Although the often stricter Financial Conduct Authority rules will continue to apply, the changes introduced by the CRA will affect financial services. In particular, firms will need to ensure that their...
02/10/2015
Financial services and the Consumer Rights Act 2015
The main provisions of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) are now in force. The CRA aims to consolidate, modernise and simplify consumer protection law in the UK. In particular, the CRA introduces reforms...