John McHugh > Harper Macleod LLP > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Harper Macleod LLP Offices
CITYPOINT, 65 HAYMARKET TERRACE
EDINBURGH
EH12 5HD
United Kingdom
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John McHugh
Position
Partner
John specialises in commercial disputes. His main focus is in the area of contractual disputes and his practice includes acting in contentious construction related matters. He also has a wealth of experience of commercial property disputes acting for both landlords and tenants.
John acts in a wide range of contentious matters including fraud; professional negligence; PFI/PPP disputes; and construction claims. His commercial practice involves advising clients on disputes involving taxation and pensions. He has acted in disputes involving company directors and their duties. He also has considerable experience of sports law disputes and has acted in a number of football related matters.
He conducts cases and appears in courts and tribunals of all levels, as well as adjudications and mediations. He has considerable experience of arbitration.
John is a member of the Property Litigation Association and has passed the entrance examination of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a part-time Chairperson of the statutory First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber). He is a Member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Complaints sub-committee. For 15 years, he has been an active member of the International Fraud Group, which is an international group of law firms specialising in fraud and asset recovery.
John is a solicitor advocate, which permits him to represent clients in the civil courts at all levels.
Memberships
John is a member of the Property Litigation Association and has passed the entrance examination of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a part-time Chairperson of the statutory First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber). He is a Member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Complaints sub-committee. For 15 years, he has been an active member of the International Fraud Group, which is an international group of law firms specialising in fraud and asset recovery.
Education
LLB (Hons) Dip LP NP, Solicitor Advocate
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Real estate > Property litigation
Harper Macleod LLP supports clients with disputes related to commercial leases, title boundaries and conditions, access rights, and agricultural property. Sandy Hastie heads up the dispute resolution department, while Andrew Upton spearheads the real estate litigation division, regularly appearing in the Sheriff Court, Court of Session, Scottish Land Court, as well as the Lands Tribunal for Scotland. John McHugh is a key member of the team, bringing significant experience in acting for shopping centre landlords.
Scotland > Insurance > Professional negligence
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’.
Scotland > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Professional negligence Scotland > Insurance
- Commercial litigation Scotland > Dispute resolution
- Property litigation Scotland > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Insurance > Medical negligence: pursuer
- Public sector > Parliamentary and public affairs
- Insurance > Personal injury: defender
- Insurance > Personal injury: pursuer
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Projects
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Employment > Employment
- Real estate > Planning
- Public sector > Education