The Contractual Aspects of Dismissals
 
Brian Napier
Brian Napier is recognised as the leading practitioner in employment law at the Scottish bar. He is regularly instructed in complex and high-value cases, both in Scotland and England. At appellate level he has recently appeared in the Supreme Court in a case raising a fundamental issue that goes to the interpretation of the right of conscientious objection under the Abortion Act 1967 (Doogan and Wood v Greater Glasgow Health Board (November 2014, judgment awaited) and in 2012 he successfully defended before the Supreme Court the decision of the Court of Session in a case involving both sex and race discrimination (Hewage v Grampian Health Board [2012] IRLR 870, SC). He has appeared in several cases before the Court of Appeal and Employment Appeal Tribunal in England. In Scotland he regularly appears in the Court of Session, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, and also at employment tribunals.
 
David Ogilvy
David Ogilvy is a partner at Turcan Connell and is Head of Employment Law and Litigation. He is an accredited specialist in Employment Law and regularly appears before Employment Tribunals. He regularly speaks on a range of Employment Law issues and previously served a 5 year term as a part time chairman of the Employment Tribunal.