Jamie Perriam
- Year of Call
- 2025
- Devil Masters
- Giles Reid
- Sarah Loosemore
- David Welsh
Contact
jamieperriam@amadvocates.co.uk 07749 658 591Practice Profile
Jamie called to the Bar in 2025 as a Lord Hope Scholar.
Prior to devilling Jamie trained as a solicitor with a leading international litigation firm, where he gained experience of a wide range of professional negligence and personal injury matters and regularly conducted proofs and other hearings in the sheriff courts.
During devilling Jamie further developed his knowledge of commercial, property and public law, including constitutional issues. He was involved in several large-scale and high-profile Court of Session cases, among them novel group proceedings. Jamie has a particular interest in professional regulation and liability, as well as a parallel focus on criminal appeals and extradition.
Jamie currently tutors on a number of courses at Edinburgh Law School. In his own time as a student there he received numerous awards, including the Margaret Malloch Scholarship as top student on the accelerated LL.B, the Pinsent Masons mooting trophy and the Law Society of Scotland Prize for best performance in civil court practice.
Education & Professional Career to Date
MA Hons (St Andrews), LL.B (Edinburgh), Dip LP (Edinburgh)
Prior to law Jamie spent a number of years working in financial media. He also (unrelated) holds a qualification in civilian bomb disposal.
Appointments
- Junior Counsel to the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry (2025 –present)
- Civil Indexer, Advocates Library (2025–present)
- Board Member, Free Legal Services Unit (2024–present)
- Tutor in Civil Law and Public Law, University of Edinburgh (2021–present)
Selected Cases
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Civil Procedure
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Hill v Johnson & Johnson and others 2026 SLT 732
Successful petition for exercise of the nobile officium, the extraordinary equitable jurisdiction of the Court of Session, against a backdrop of pending group proceedings involving complex and high-value personal injury claims.
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Commercial
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Mackie v Mercedes-Benz Group AG and others [2025] CSOH 94, 2025 GWD 46-435
Junior counsel to Alasdair McKenzie KC in pioneering “Dieselgate” group proceedings debate spanning prescription, unlawful means conspiracy and competition law among other issues.
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Expenses
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“A” Council, Petitioner [2025] CSOH 78
Appeared for respondent seeking exceptional award of expenses against local authority given conduct of interdict proceedings featuring child protection concerns.
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Crime
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Griffiths v HMA
Successful solemn appeal against sentence imposed on climate change protester raising human rights issues.
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Professional Negligence
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Tilbury Douglas Construction Limited v Ove Arup & Partners Scotland Limited [2023] CSOH 53
Assisted as trainee in landmark litigation related to prescription of claims (time bar).
Areas of Practice
Publications & Seminars
"Time Bar in Clinical Negligence (or What to Do When You Know the Worst is Coming)" – in-house training for solicitors, March 2026
“I need (dis)closure: principles and practicalities in document recovery” – presentation for AM Advocates, June 2025
Additional Information
Languages: French, Italian