Alex Robertson
Senior SolicitorAlex is a Senior Solicitor in our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team.
Alex deals with a wide range of commercial disputes and has a particular interest in insolvency, contractual and company law matters.
Alex has been a litigator since qualifying in 2021 and regularly acts on behalf of pursuers and defenders in the Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland.
Alex provides pragmatic and commercially focussed advice to clients to ensure swift and effective results.
Areas of Expertise
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Sheriff Appeal Court considers the meaning of 'entitled resident' in the enforcement of a standard security
Can the spouse of an executor claim to be an 'entitled resident' in the context of a 'calling-up' of a standard security? That was the question for the Sheriff Appeal Court in Soofi, Appellant. The answer from the Sheriff Appeal Court was no, but the case raises some interesting points for lenders to consider who may qualify as a 'debtor' or 'proprietor' under the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970.