Harper Macleod LLP

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• The team at Harper MacLeod is highly responsive and knowledgeable and takes the time to understand the sector we work in. They have advised us on several complex employee relations cases and are quick to provide a full response to our queries, containing legal risk and sound advice.
• Andrew Maxwell - he is extremely responsive and provides sound and practical legal advice free of hard-to-understand legal jargon. He partners with us throughout the entirety of a case and provides a valued sounding board, allowing us to navigate complex employee relations matters with confidence.
• A professional service that can react quickly and always gives really good advice.
• Scott Milligan - 1st class technical knowledge and an ability to articulate legal positions and options to us as clients in a practical way we can understand. He always adopts a solutions approach and guides us through the decision-making process. Deborah Rookes - Excellent availability and response times. Her willingness to do a good job for us as clients and always checking with us to ensure we are okay and comfortable with the options provided.
• For me, it's simple. The ethos of teamwork and collaboration, along with a genuine desire to do a great job for their clients, is commendable. They get to know our business really well, and this helps them with the advice they provide. In terms of availability, they are always available, and response times are quick.
• I worked with Scott Milligan (Partner) and Claire Fowler (Associate) and found both to be exceptional. I found it very easy to build a rapport with both and found them friendly, sympathetic, and focused the whole way through our engagement. Scott really impressed me with how quickly he got a strong grasp on the key aspects of the dispute that they were advising me on. His very thoughtful, measured, and targeted approach meant that the courses of action he proposed were always thoroughly considered, assertive, and drove real progress on resolution. Scott and Claire's personable approach to me and presumably all of their clients shouldn't be underestimated. When in a difficult, uncertain situation, empathy plays an important part alongside professional advice.
• Extremely personable and offer pragmatic advice in unambiguous language. Communication is excellent and there is always a contingency built in to cover leave/court, etc., so the client is assured of support at all times. The offices and team who run them are slick, and over the years, I have only had excellent service at every turn.
• Scott Milligan is an exceptional lawyer. He takes time to research and understand our industry, which is complex as part government, part commercial, and part civil service. Scott is always prepared and extremely personable. His advice and guidance are balanced, and he takes time to explain the rationale and risks behind various options.
• Scott Milligan (partner) provided excellent support when running a case. He is always willing to do extra work to assist. He is direct and proactive in following up on suggestions. Claire Fowler is an excellent associate working with Scott Milligan. She is low-key but very efficient as a lawyer and good with clients. She is up to date with recent legal developments.
• Bruce Caldow provides employment law advice. He is outstanding in his ability to consider all employment issues from different perspectives and in careful detail. He also clearly cares about the advice he gives and the client, seeking to be reassuring and making sure his advice is understood and fit for purpose.

Key clients

• Concentrix
• Scottish Ministers
• City of Edinburgh Council
• Celtic plc
• Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
• Glasgow City Council
• Scottish Engineering
• Registers of Scotland
• Orion Group
• Pebbles Care

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