Harper Macleod LLP’s wide-ranging education practice encompasses matters relating to additional support needs and placing requests, estate and investment projects, and education disputes. Leading the team, Jennifer Jack is particularly impressive in representing students and education providers in judicial review challenges. Euan Pirie has a high level of experience advising procuring authorities, developers and contractors in relation to education estate projects, while Jamie Watt specialises in intellectual property and cybersecurity.
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Testimonials
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- I only work with Euan Pirrie and have been very happy with the service provided. He is clearly very experienced, client-focused, and efficient in the way he delivers the service - able to focus on getting to the required end goal in the most straightforward way possible.
- Easy to work with, pragmatic, able to adapt the service offering to respond to the experience of the client team and to really add value.
- Clare McGeough worked on a disability discrimination case for us, and the representation was excellent.
- The team is very knowledgeable in specialist areas of the law such as Education and has all been very approachable. The advice is clear and easy to understand. They have also been proactive in terms of highlighting significant cases and changes to the law in these areas to us.
- Euan Pirie is an experienced operator and is incredibly responsive, offering practical advice on legal issues.
Key clients
- Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Glasgow City Council
- Student Awards Agency for Scotland
- Scottish Universities Press
- Fife Council Education Services
- Hub North Scotland Limited
- North Ayrshire Council
- NYOP Education (Aberdeen) Limited
- Robertson Facilities Management Limited
Work highlights
Successfully defending Glasgow City Council in a judicial review challenge following approval of GCC’s budget for 2024 – 2027 and their decision to reform the education service.
Advising North Ayrshire Council on drafting, negotiating and concluding alternative contractual arrangements for delivery of the £multi-million Ardrossan Educational and Community Campus.
Representing Fife Council in its interests in the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (“SCAI”) in its ongoing investigations relative to residential care in establishments for children and young people.
Practice head
Jennifer Jack
Other key lawyers
Euan Pirie; Jamie Watt