Public Law and Regulatory

Qualified 1983. Senior local government officer with over 15 years’ experience. Head of administration and legal services Clackmannanshire Council 1996. Joined Brodies LLP 2007. Key clients: City of Edinburgh Council, Aberdeen City Council, Perth and Kinross Council, Stirling Council, Falkirk Council Argyll and Bute Council, Scottish Social Services Council, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

The Law Society of Scotland, 1981.

Jackie is co-head of our Government and Business team. She is a public law specialist with particular experience and expertise in the local government sector where she worked in-house for a substantial period of time. She regularly advises on the full breadth of local authority activity including social care, education, housing and roads as well as in relation to conduct and good governance. She also advises clients in relation to major infrastructure process working closely with colleagues in Real Estate and Planning in relation to compulsory purchase and statutory consents. Jackie’s client base includes a number of Scottish local authorities.

Jackie also acts on behalf of a number of registered social landlords as well as the Scottish Housing Regulator. Her regulatory practice also extends to advising and supporting care providers in connection with investigations and regulatory interventions in addition to advising clients in the independent schools sector in relation to regulation, standards and good governance.

Strathclyde University (1980 LLB; 1981 DipLP).