Jim Cormack KC

Jim is a solicitor advocate and litigation partner who leads Pinsent Masons’ global advocacy programme.

Jim’s Latest Work

Advised McCalls Limited in bringing judicial review proceedings before the Court of Session in Scotland against Aberdeen City Council which raised a novel point of law about the statutory duties of roads authorities which had not previously come before the Court. The issue was the extent to which the interests of adjoining properties to the road need to be taken into account.

2021 – United Kingdom – Retail

Advising Agilisys, an IT systems integrator on the termination of a contract concerned with the supply of ERP and digital portal services to the City of Edinburgh.

£40m – United Kingdom – Technology, Science & Industry

Acted as solicitor-advocate for an IT platform provider in the successful defence of a claim made in the Court of Session for breach of contract alleging defects in analysis of requirements and system design.

2018 -United Kingdom – Financial Services

Acted and appeared for a major electronics business in defending patent entitlement proceedings before the UK Intellectual Property Office.

2018 – Cross-border – Technology, Science & Industry

Acted as solicitor-advocate for a global pharmaceuticals business in bringing three claims for invalidity of patents before the Court of Session.

2018 – United Kingdom – Technology, Science & Industry

Acted for News Corporation and group companies as Scottish legal adviser on all Scottish civil and criminal aspects of alleged voicemail interception at the former The News of the World and related matters.

2017 – United Kingdom – Technology, Science & Industry

Appeared for the Falkland Islands Government as advocate at trial before the Supreme Court in the successful defence of a claim made by Geophysical Service Incorporated relating to alleged rights in seismic data and the exploration licensing regime in the Islands.

2017 – Falkland Islands – Energy

Advised and represented the directors and shareholders of a downhole technology business in a dispute with fellow shareholders and directors which was successfully resolved at mediation.

2017 – United Kingdom – Energy

Represented a former director of a technology business in the defence of a claim for breach of fiduciary duty arising from alleged failure to prevent bribery including acting as solicitor-advocate on his behalf in the commercial court of the High Court in London. The matter was successfully resolved for our client at pre-trial mediation.

2017 – United Kingdom – Technology, Science & Industry

Acting for Headon Holdings Limited and appearing as solicitor-advocate in relation to a number of claims arising in relation to a major property development joint venture outside St Andrews

2017 – United Kingdom – Real Estate