Christie Allan is an Associate within the Specialist Litigation Team at Livingstone Brown. She is a well-regarded and experienced solicitor and notary public. Indeed, Christie was recognised as ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘Up and Coming Award’ at the Herald Law Awards 2025 and was shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘Rising Star of the Year’ award at the Scottish Legal Awards 2025. She is mentioned as a ‘Key Lawyer’ in the firm’s Legal 500 rankings and she contributed to the firm being awarded ‘Criminal Law Firm of the Year’ at the Herald Law Awards, both in 2024 and 2025, and ‘Criminal Defence Team of the Year’ at the Scottish Legal Awards in 2025. 

Christie is a graduate of the University of Dundee where she obtained First Class Honours in her Bachelor of Laws Scots and English Dual Qualifying Degree and obtained her Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. She joined Livingstone Brown in 2022 having trained and qualified at an international commercial law firm at which she gained well-rounded experience working on high value matters for a variety of clients in different areas of law such as corporate, banking, commercial litigation and employment.

Since joining the firm, she has demonstrated her ability to handle complex and high-profile matters and to deliver under pressure, and she specialises in representing individuals in matters arising from, and relating to, both criminal and civil litigation.

Christie has a microscopic eye for detail which is derived from her experience in defending criminal cases (including defending criminal confiscation and civil recovery proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002), and in the preparation of civil cases which are closely connected to criminal allegations. She is a reliable instructing solicitor for Counsel in the High Court of Justiciary and in the Court of Session, and regularly appears herself to represent clients in the Sheriff Court, and at police interviews.

As part of the firm’s civil practice, Christie was instrumental to the team involved in the pursuit of the first defamation case in Scotland under the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021, which was heard in the Court of Session in 2025.

Christie also has a particular interest in Public Inquiry work, and, in recent years, she has been at the forefront of Livingstone Brown’s efforts to expose the injustices suffered by Postmasters in Scotland as a result of the Post Office scandal. Representing Core Participant, Susan Sinclair, at the Post Office Horizon IT Public Inquiry in London, Christie undertook extensive oral questioning of key witnesses - most prominently of former Post Office Chief Executive, Paula Vennells, with her questioning receiving national media coverage, including by the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-69056259#lx-commentary-top. Drawing upon the evidence gathered through witness examination, Christie helped to shape the narrative of the Inquiry by exposing the failures that gave rise to wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice in Scotland specifically, despite the protections which were said to be afforded by Scots criminal law.

Demonstrating unwavering commitment to those who have suffered due to the wrongdoing of the Post Office, Christie continues to represent numerous Scottish Postmasters who were impacted by the scandal, advocating for their cause and assisting them now to seek full and fair compensation.

Additionally, Christie has contributed to several articles published by Scottish legal outlets and has been interviewed by journalists interested in her work.

Recent Blog Posts:

Scottish Grooming Gangs Inquiry - What Can We Expect?

Post Office Horizon IT Public Inquiry – Inquiry Chair published Volume 1 of his Inquiry Report