Court and tribunal representation
We arrange and attend hearings, including urgent interim hearings, across the Court of Session, Sheriff Court, Sheriff Appeal Court and relevant tribunals.
Legal services
Edinburgh Agents & Correspondents
A dependable Edinburgh agency service for solicitors and professional firms.
How we can help
Clear advice for the matter in front of you.
MBS Solicitors assists firms requiring experienced Edinburgh agents across court, tribunal and procedural work.
We provide dependable local support without displacing the principal solicitor's relationship with the client. The scope can be limited to a hearing or procedural step, or extend across an ongoing Edinburgh instruction.
Discuss your matterCommon matters
- Court and tribunal hearings
- Instructing Counsel
- Court processes and timetables
- Productions
- Precognitions
- Appeals
- Tribunal work
Our work
Support through each stage of your matter.
Counsel and consultations
The team can instruct Senior or Junior Counsel, arrange and attend consultations, and support principal agents with local preparation and representation.
Process and timetable management
We prepare and lodge processes, enrol or oppose motions, manage timetables, lodge productions and mark appeals in accordance with instructions.
Practical agency support
Our work includes precognoscing witnesses, post-box facilities and the traditional Edinburgh Agent service. The principal firm retains control of the instruction according to its requirements.
Who we help
Advice shaped around your circumstances.
- Law firms outside Edinburgh
- Scottish and English firms
- Principal agents
- Solicitors needing local court representation
- Firms requiring flexible procedural support
Courts, tribunals & resolution
Experience in the appropriate forum.
- Court of Session — Outer and Inner House
- Sheriff Court and Sheriff Appeal Court
- First-tier and Upper Tribunal
- Mental Health Tribunal
- Children’s Panels and referral proofs
- UK Supreme Court instructions
Why MBS
Practical guidance. Careful preparation.
We listen carefully, identify the legal and practical issues, explain the available options and develop a proportionate strategy. Where negotiation is appropriate, we pursue it. Where representation is required, we prepare thoroughly for the relevant court or tribunal.
Frequently asked questions
Helpful first answers.
Can MBS assist with a single urgent hearing?
Yes. The firm can discuss a discrete hearing or procedural step as well as a longer-running agency instruction, subject to availability and conflict checks.
Does the principal agent retain control?
Yes. MBS works to the principal agent's requirements and agrees the scope of local involvement for each instruction.
What information should be sent with an instruction?
Please provide the court or tribunal, case details, relevant deadline or hearing date, the assistance required and the papers currently available.
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