Optimum Advocates,
Glasgow High Court,
1 Mart Street,
Saltmarket,
Glasgow.
G1 5JT
Dominic called to the Bar in 2025 as a Lord Hope Scholar. As a trainee, Dominic worked for pursuers in Historical Abuse and Group Litigation in Court of Session and Supreme Court actions. Dominic’s work was focused on historical abuse in schools and private organisations. In Group Litigation, Dominic was involved in product liability cases for metal-on-metal hip replacements, PIP breast implants and gynecological mesh. He was also involved in a workers’ rights group litigation for Kenyan Tea Farmers suffering from Musculoskeletal Disorders. Dominic was a part of the team in the cases of Hugh H Campbell QC v Celtic PLC; Hugh H Campbell KC v James Finlay (Kenya) Limited [2023] CSIH 39; and Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd [2022] UKSC 19.
From September 2023, Dominic held his restricted practicing certificate and worked in a criminal defence firm in the Scottish Borders. Dominic appeared in Sheriff Courts all over Scotland on a near daily basis and was involved in several High Court trials. Dominic qualified as a solicitor in May 2024.
During Devilling, Dominic continued his interest in Criminal law and Personal Injury whilst developing an interest in Family and Public Inquiries throughout the Devilling courses and his involvement with the Hospitals Inquiry.
Dominic is an Affiliate member of the Society of Writers to His Majesty’s Signet.