Fergus Whyte - Advocate
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Fergus Whyte - Advocate
@whytefergus.bsky.social
A mix of Kiwi & Scots, lawyer (in some places) currently practising as an advocate in Scotland, music & tech lover, & other things besides.
Litigation pro-tip, judges tend to get a wee bit shirty if your witnesses start heckling the other side's witnesses from the public gallery, as both my own experience and case law suggests
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Honestly not sure what meaning of "own" they are going for here but I am going to choose its the colloquial, very online version
October 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Did we only put a final, legislative stake through the heart of the East India Company in 2008?
October 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Fascinating things found around the library, access card for scale
October 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Curious attempt by the NZ greyhound racing industry to effectively seek to interdict a minister from taking action on a Cabinet decision featuring a nice Fitzgerald v Muldoon reference - NZ Greyhound Racing Association v The Attorney-General [2025] NZHC 2665 www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
September 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Interesting incidence of a party who was representing themselves referring to having used ChatGPT in their preparation for the Competition Appeals Tribunal (sitting as a Scottish Tribunal), more details on case here: www.catribunal.org.uk/cases/167257...
September 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
And then came the Village Green Preservation Society... (unsuccessful in its efforts it should be said) - from Cotham School v Bristol City Council [2025] EWHC 1382 (Ch)
August 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This case has some good bits
July 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Judicial notice that lawyers are well paid, seems legit - JP Morgan International Finance Ltd v WEREALIZE.COM Ltd [2025] EWHC 1842 (Comm)
July 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Now we know that the EU Withdrawal Acts are some of the most horrifying pieces of legislation ever but I think is the also the first time I've ever seen an act say "maybe look over there too?" - s 7A(5) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
July 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM