Jennifer Andrew
Senior AssociateJennifer is a senior associate in our Litigation division which is one of the largest and most experienced litigation teams in Scotland.
Jennifer is an experienced commercial litigator and regularly advises both public sector and private sector clients on all aspects of commercial litigation, debt recovery, and personal and corporate insolvency. She acts on behalf of a wide range of clients including insolvency practitioners, public sector organisations, businesses, and private clients.
Jennifer is experienced in dealing with high value claims and providing clear and commercial advice. Jennifer regularly represents clients in the sheriff courts and instructs Counsel in the Court of Session.
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Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act - Enforcement of rights in terms of the Statutory Pledge
The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 4 May 2023 and is expected to be implemented in later part of 2024. The Bill introduces a number of changes to modernise Scots law to better meet the needs of today's business, one of which is the introduction of the Statutory Pledge. You can read about the Bill in our previous article on The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill.
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Sequestration: The discretion of the court in granting a warrant to cite the debtor
A recent judgment of Glasgow Sheriff Court has considered whether the court has discretion in granting a warrant to cite a debtor in a sequestration petition and found that there is no discretion available to the sheriff unless there has been incompetent procedure or there is a lawful impediment.
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Dooneen v Mond: Supreme Court finds that a discharged debtor is entitled to retain PPI compensation
There have been a run of recent cases, discussed in our earlier article considering whether a PPI claim paid out after an individual is discharged from sequestration or from a trust deed, but where the PPI was mis-sold prior to the date of sequestration or start of the trust deed, belongs to the trustee or to the individual.