Praised for its ‘excellent knowledge and experience of public sector issues’, Harper Macleod LLP handles a wide range of project, employment, and governance matters for local authority clients. Commercial contracts and regulatory specialist James McMorrow jointly spearheads the team alongside Jennifer Jack, who leads on judicial reviews and disputes against regulatory bodies, in addition to representing local councils in major public inquiries. Partner Fiona Killen joined from Burness Paull LLP in June 2023, focusing on governance and constitutional advice and statutory appeals before the UK courts. Euan Pirie advises on high-profile procurements and engineering matters.
Testimonials
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‘Jennifer Jack is experienced and provides sound advice. She is friendly, approachable and responds quickly to queries.'
‘Excellent knowledge and experience of public sector issues, and come up with innovative and collaborative solutions.’
‘Euan Pirie has excellent knowledge and experience of public sectors issues and getting solutions to them.'
‘Efficient and effective client management. Collaborative in approach to achieving innovative and practical solutions.'
Key clients
- Glasgow City Council
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Fife Council
- Inverclyde Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- The Highland Council
- West Dunbartonshire Council
- West Lothian Council
- Perth and Kinross Council
Work highlights
- Acted for Glasgow City Council and City Property Glasgow in relation to a further part of its project to raise funding in order to fund a significant equal pay settlement agreed by the Council with its employees.
- Advising Inverclyde Council on the Inverkip City Region Deal Project in partnership with Scottish Power/Iberdrola.
- Advising Orkney Islands Council on the £200m+ Scapa Deep Water Quay Project, a major infrastructure project at Scapa Flow, Orkney.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
James McMorrow, Jennifer Jack