What we say about the firm's legal practice in Scottish Bar
Civil liberties, human rights, public inquiries, public and administrative law (including local government)
At Hastie Stable, Chris Pirie is a ‘rising star’, who is ‘hardworking and intelligent’, and was involved in the Greens judicial review case.
Commercial litigation
Within Commercial litigation,
Hastie Stable’s Michael Howlin QC is a ‘very experienced corporate lawyer who is efficient and thorough’. Gavin MacColl is a ‘pragmatic and commercially astute advocate who gains respect from clients with his clear and direct advice’, and is particularly praised for handling property and corporate-related disputes.
Employment
Within Employment,
Murray Stable’s Ian Truscott QC and Hastie Stable’s Brian Napier QC are the ‘foremost employment lawyers at the Bar in Scotland’. Ian Truscott QC ‘allies a thorough knowledge of employment law with genuine tactical nous’, and Brian Napier QC is a ‘doughty pleader with a good bedside manner and a willingness to take on novel or even speculative points’. Christian Marney provides ‘sound and pragmatic employment’ advice.
Family and childcare
Within Family and childcare,
At Hastie Stable, the ‘pragmatic and fair’ David Jack ‘deals appropriately with clients from a wide range of backgrounds’.
Overview
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Within Scottish Stables Stables – both civil and criminal law