Laurence Scott

Laurence Scott is a consultant in the litigation and dispute resolution team of Carter Lemon Camerons dealing with a wide range of matters. He has been in practice as a Solicitor and as a Notary for 40 years, during which time he has specialised in contentious business, mainly litigation and arbitration

Laurence joined Carter Lemon Camerons in October 2009, having previously for many years been a litigation partner at Metson Cross, and senior partner until March 2008.

• Commercial mortgage disputes:
Duke v. Robson [1973] I WLR 267
Mobil Oil Company Limited v. Rawlinson [1981] 43 P&CR 221

• Landlord and tenant and business tenancy disputes:
 Domer v. Gulf Oil (GB) Ltd. (1975)  119 Sol.Jo.392
 Winter v. Mobil Oil Ltd (1975) 119 Sol.Jo.398
 Celsteel Ltd v. Alton House Holdings Ltd. [1985] I WLR204 and (No.2) [1986]
 1 WLR 666
 Moss v. Mobil Oil Co. Ltd [1988] 1 EGLR 71
 Philips v. Mobil Oil Co. Ltd. [1989] 1 WLR 888
 B P Oil UK Ltd v. Birmingham City Council [2002] 2 P&CR

• Charterparty disputes:
Mobil Shipping and Transportation Co v. Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd; The Mobil Courage [1987]   Lloyd’s Rep 655
LMAA arbitrations

• Personal injury claims and other tortious claims in negligence, nuisance, interference with contracts and in conspiracy: Gulf Oil (GB) Ltd v. Page [1987] 3 WLR 166

• Local government finance: 
Reg v. London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames ex parte McCarthy v. Stone (Developments) Ltd.  [1991] 3WLR 941; [1991] All ER 897 HL(E)

• Train derailment:  
Gulf Oil (GB) Ltd v. Caib UK Ltd : Judge J Lloyd Q.C.   TCC (1996)

• Compulsory purchase: compensation:
Telegraph Service Stations Ltd v. Trafford BC: Lands Tribunal [2000]
3 EGLR 145

• Arbitration: trade and commercial claims including a multi-party arbitration before London arbitrators in a protracted dispute over the licensing of Monotype fonts.