9-12 Bell Yard silk Herbert Kerrigan QC is taking legal action against a solicitor for comments made about him during a guest lecture at Edinburgh University.
Robin Davidson, who works for the Scottish Legal Aid Board, is said to have made a derogatory remark about Kerrigan’s integrity to the students. He is also alleged to have told them that the QC is nicknamed "Two Wigs"...
According to the Scottish Sunday Mail, a "furious" Kerrigan – pictured here, here and here – heard about the comments through a relative of a student who attended the lecture.
The QC, who combines his London work with a high profile criminal law practice at Edinburgh’s Black Chambers, has hired Scottish law firm Balfour Manson to act for him. A defamation action was lodged with the Court of Session in Edinburgh on December 17.
Damages are being sought not just from Davidson but also from the Scottish Legal Aid Board.