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Robert D. Sutherland

Robert D. Sutherland

From Chambers UK Directory (2010 edition): His areas of expertise include crofting, environmental and property law matters. 'I find his advice sensible and pragmatic, and he always takes into account what my clients ultimately hope to achieve,' one solicitor comments. He is 'well known in the agricultural community, prompt when dealing with instructions and insightful on rural matters'. From the Legal 500 (2009 Edition) Robert Sutherland 'deals with highly technical matters in agricultural law, so as to enable the client to reach a pragmatic solution'.

 

Professional Information:

Year of Call: 1992
Devil Masters: Jonathan J. Mitchell, QC; Richard S. Keen, QC; Sheriff M. G. O'Grady, QC
Qualifications: MA (Hons) (History) (1981), LL.B (1988), Dip.L.P. (1989)


Biography:

Robert Sutherland specialises in administrative and local government, environmental, housing, property, and agricultural law (in respect of which he has entries in both the current Legal 500 and Chambers UK directories).

He has been involved in a wide variety of arbitrations, planning inquiries, local authority committee hearings and has appeared in cases before the House of Lords, the Court of Session, the Sheriff Courts, the Scottish Land Court, the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, the Social Security Commissioners, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeal Panel and the Immigration Appeal Tribunal. Robert has also been instructed in waste management prosecutions and statutory nuisance cases under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, summary applications under the Telecommunications Code and a statutory appeal under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000.

 

He has been a speaker at a number of conferences concerned with agricultural, crofting, environmental and property law matters.  Recent conferences include the Legislative and Regulatory Changes in the Brownfield and Contaminated Land Sector (Scotland) (January 2008), CLT's Rural Law Update (October 2008) and at recent seminars organised by Terra Firma Chambers (Savills; solicitors in Aberdeen, Oban, Dumfries).
 

Robert’s personal interests include US politics and hill walking.

 

 

Appointments:


Membership:

  • Agricultural Law Association
  • Crofting Law Group
  • Scottish Planning, Local Government and Environmental Bar Group
  • United Kingdom Environmental Law Association.

 

Publications:
  • Former Scots Law Times case reporter
  • Former Editor of Green's Housing Law Reports
  • Frequent article contributor to SCOLAG, the Scots Law Times and the Bulletin of the Agricultural Law Association
  • Contributor to Green's Litigation Styles
  • Contributor to Claiming Criminal Injuries Compensation (Judicial Review chapter)
  • Contributor to Scottish Human Rights Service (Social Security chapter)
  • Contributor to Scottish Planning Factbook (updating Chapter 8, Conservation and other controls, from 2008).

Recent Cases:

  • MaColl v Crofters Commission, 2010 SLT 128
  • Fraser v McArthur Stewart, 2009 SLT 31
  • Grant v Trustees of the Glengarry Estate Trust, 2008 SLCR 63
  • S v Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, 2007 SLT 575
  • Downie v The Trustees of the Earl of Stair’s 1970 Trust, 2007 SLT 827
  • Ferns v Scottish Homes, 2007 SLT (Sh Ct) 27
  • Planning Appeal, P/PPA/230/858, 1 Baberton Loan, Woodhall Mains, Juniper Green, Edinburgh
  • Planning Appeal, P/PPA/230/860, 69 Marionville Road, Edinburgh
  • Nisala v Glasgow City Council, 2006 Hous LR 66
  • Erdem v Secretary of State for the Home Department, 2006 SLT 356
  • South Lanarkshire Council v Taylor, 2005 1 SC 182
  • Wani v Secretary of State for the Home Department, 2005 SLT 875
  • Planning Appeal, P/PPA/230/700, 97-99 South Bridge, Edinburgh
  • McQuade Petitioner, 2004 SLT 182
  • Palmer’s Executors v Shaw, 2004 SC 408
  • Planning Appeal, P/PPA/230/601, Bell’s Mill, Edinburgh
  • Stewart v Perth and Kinross Council, 2004 SC (HL) 71
  • Scottish Water v The Scottish Ministers, 2004 SLT 495
  • Mooney v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 2004 SLT 1141
  • Capello v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 2004 SLT 1155

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