E-Ming Fong > Harper Macleod LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

The ‘strong and well-respected team’ at Harper Macleod LLP handles a broad range of matters, such as pursuing claims against professionals in the banking, financial services and insurance sectors, in addition to negligence claims against engineers, architects and surveyors. Praised as ‘thoroughly knowledgeable, highly professional and proactive’, David Kerr jointly leads the team alongside Sandy Hastie. Other key contacts in the group include John McHugh, who focuses on cases involving contractual, construction and corporate elements, E-Ming Fong and Andrew MacKenzie, who is commended as ‘intelligent and a formidable opponent’.

Consistently handling multi-jurisdictional brand protection matters, new trade mark applications, and copyright infringement claims, the Harper Macleod LLP practice is renowned for its ‘excellent knowledge’. Splitting his time between Glasgow and Edinburgh, Jamie Watt leads the group, primarily focusing on cybersecurity and copyright law issues. Glasgow-based E-Ming Fong helps companies in safeguarding their IP rights, while Scott Kerr – who works in Edinburgh – is a data protection expert. Anne Cornelius is a further key contact in Glasgow.

Bringing ‘great knowledge and expertise’, Tom Thomas leads the Harper Macleod LLP team, which specialises in framework services agreements, digital infrastructure projects, and licensing software solutions. Based out of Glasgow, Thomas is an expert in high-value tech contract work and cybersecurity matters, while from Edinburgh, Scott Kerr routinely collaborates with internet-based service providers and Jamie Watt concentrates on data protection issues. In Glasgow, E-Ming Fong primarily focuses on IT disputes. Laura McCorquodale is also recommended.

Featuring the ‘exceptionally knowledgeable’ Jamie Watt at the helm, the Harper Macleod LLP practice has extensive expertise in multi-jurisdictional contract breach and copyright infringement claims, in tandem with a deep specialism in data protection matters. The Edinburgh-based Watt is an expert in trade marks, patent law, and cybersecurity issues. In Glasgow, Tom Thomas routinely advises on film and television production and location agreements. Other key Glasgow-based figures include E-Ming Fong, who regularly handles IT and tech sector disputes.

Harper Macleod LLP offers significant experience in handling contractual, shareholder, and post-M&A disputes, with increased instructions in group litigation. Practice head Sandy Hastie, praised as ‘one of the top commercial litigators in Scotland’, excels at corporate and shareholder litigation, handling disputes in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors. David Kerr manages complex post-M&A, tax, and banking disputes, E-Ming Fong brings expertise to corporate disputes and intellectual property matters, while John McHugh focuses on contractual disputes.