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Harper Macleod LLP Offices

Harper Macleod LLP
THE CA'D'ORO
45 GORDON STREET
GLASGOW
G1 3PE
United Kingdom
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Andrew Hunter

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0141 227 9388 andrew.hunter@harpermacleod.co.uk

Position

Partner

Andrew is the lead partner of the Licensing team and is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Liquor Licensing Law. He is the principal contact for the firm’s liquor licensing clients, which include Belhaven Brewery Company Limited, Lidl UK GmbH and BP Oil UK Limited. His role involves providing legal advice to clients on liquor licensing, betting and gaming licensing, and civic government licensing matters. He attends the licensing boards on behalf of clients throughout Scotland.

Andrew is also a Partner in the Insolvency team, who previously won the prestigious “Insolvency Team of the Year” award at the Law Awards of Scotland and “Regional Insolvency Team of Year” at the Insolvency and Rescue Awards. His role involves providing advice to clients on debt recovery and insolvency matters, both at personal and corporate level. This includes initial insolvency work such as sequestration petitions, petitions for liquidation and appointment of administrators as well as acting for trustees, liquidators and administrators in post insolvency recovery work.

Andrew has been a part time tutor in Civil Procedure at the University of Glasgow Diploma in Legal Practice since 2010.

Memberships

Andrew is a member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Licensing Law Sub-Committee.

Education

LLB (Hons) Dip LP

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Dispute resolution > Debt recovery

Harper Macleod LLP handles the full spectrum of debt recovery mandates, assisting a varied client roster of public sector bodies, registered social landlords, plcs, SMEs and individuals. The group is particularly active in the public and housing sectors and has also expanded its work in private sector spaces including the utilities, banking, health and media industries, among others. Andrew Hunter and Natalie Dissake jointly lead the practice, which gained Bill Stark as a consultant in 2022.

Scotland > Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing

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Andrew Hunter – Harper Macleod LLP

With a particularly strong reputation in the food, leisure and hospitality sectors, the team at Harper Macleod LLP covers the entire gamut of licensing areas including applications, hearings and appeals, as well as the buying, selling and leasing of licensed premises. Practice head Andrew Hunter is adept across a broad range of licensing matters spanning liquor, betting, and civic government, regularly appearing before licensing boards on behalf of clients.

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