Amanda Masson > Harper Macleod LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Harper Macleod LLP Offices
THE CA'D'ORO
45 GORDON STREET
GLASGOW
G1 3PE
United Kingdom
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Amanda Masson
Work Department
Family
Position
Partner
Amanda has specialised in Family Law for the majority of her career and is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland in Family Law, Child Law and Family Mediation.
Amanda’s practice is wide-ranging. She is experienced in complex high value financial provision cases, both in the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts. She take pride and satisfaction in children’s cases including those involving relocation of children, residence and contact.
In 2016, Amanda launched Harper Macleod’s Modern Families Initiative which aims to assist clients create families whether that be via adoption, donor conception or surrogacy. The law around parental rights is nuanced and the legislation can be daunting. Finding a knowledgeable, experienced and supportive advisor is important. She enjoys assisting clients in their journey, navigating our system of child law and fertility law in as straightforward a manner as possible.
Amanda is regularly invited to speak at professional conferences. She often contributes to professional publications including Green’s Family Law Bulletin and the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland.
Amanda holds the COSCA (Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland) Certificate in Counselling skills, which has proved invaluable in supporting clients.
Memberships
Amanda is a member of CALM and the Family Law Association.
Education
Qualifications: MA (Hons); LLP Dip LP
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Private client > Family
With a deep and experienced bench that includes six accredited family law specialists, Harper Macleod LLP‘s family practice is well placed to advise on a wide range of matters, including financial provisions on divorce, asset protection, fertility law, child relocation and abduction. The team is led by Amanda Masson, whose caseload has seen an uptick in international child law work. Jenny Smith primarily handles divorce, cohabitation and civil partnership matters, while Alexis Harper and Karen Gibbons are key contacts for contentious work. The team is supported by senior associates Jane Blackwood and Linda Walker.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Employment > Immigration
- 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
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Insurance > Medical negligence: pursuer
- Insurance > Personal injury: defender
- Insurance > Personal injury: pursuer
- 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
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Parliamentary and public affairs
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Projects
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Employment > Employment
- Real estate > Planning
- Employment > Immigration