Qualifications
LL.B University of Aberdeen
Dip. LP University of Aberdeen
LL.M (Construction Law)(with Distinction) University of Strathclyde
FCIArb
Barrister at Law (Inner Temple)
Special interests
Alternative dispute resolution
Construction
Company and commercial
Energy
Biography
Brandon called to the Bar in 2022 following thirty years’ experience as a commercial litigation solicitor, twenty of those years as a solicitor advocate.
Brandon is also Barrister authorised to practice in England and Wales, and has rights of audience before the DIFC Court, Dubai, UAE.
As a solicitor, Brandon specialised in construction and engineering law and international arbitration. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and an eminent Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Brandon has a particular interest in alternative dispute resolution. He regularly sits as an arbitrator, adjudicator and expert determiner. He is a FIDIC Certified Adjudicator (dispute board member) and a mediator registered with RICS, IMI and CMC.
He has appeared in numerous substantive hearings in the Sheriff Court, the Outer and Inner House, and before a variety of tribunals.
Brandon also has significant experience of energy and technology disputes.