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Harper Macleod LLP welcomed over 100 attendees to the 13th National Housing Conference, with new Minister for Housing and Welfare, Margaret Burgess MSP, receiving an extremely positive response from the delegates.

The Minister, who was the conference's keynote speaker, set out the Scottish Government's key priorities for housing which included amongst others, the aim to deliver 30,000 affordable homes during the 5-year parliamentary term, a review of construction procurement, and responding to the changes to the welfare benefits system.

This year’s National Housing Conference (NHC), taking place on Thursday 8 November at the Dunblane Hydro Hotel, is shaping up to be one of the best yet and there is still time to reserve your place at the conference.

The 13th NHC aims to address key issues facing housing providers at a time of unprecedented challenge. The conference will be based around 10 key questions, six of which will be addressed in plenary session and four in breakout groups, to allow maximum opportunity for discussion and debate.

Harper Macleod LLP was the talk of the Law Awards of Scotland last night after winning four accolades at the prestigious ceremony in Glasgow.

Described by the judges as "being extremely good at what they do and playing to their strengths with continued excellence and innovation", the team collected the Law Firm of the Year (over 40 fee earners) for an amazing fifth time.

Harper Macleod LLP has been appointed primary legal advisers by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), the Government funded body that looks after all of Scotland's nature and landscapes, following an extensive tendering process.

Harper Macleod will provide legal advice and support to SNH across all areas, including natural heritage & countryside legislation, environmental law, planning law, public inquiries, outdoor access law, land management, debt recovery, and corporate & commercial law.

Following on from Harper Macleod’s recent announcement about its 14% growth in fee income, the leading law firm today announced the appointment of a new Partner, Gordon Hollerin.

Gordon has over 25 years' restructuring, corporate recovery and insolvency experience and is described by the leading independent legal directories as a "highly respected" figure in the market who "compares favourably with anyone". He advises banks and financial institutions, administrators and liquidators in large scale restructuring and insolvency assignments and supports some of the world’s top banks and financial institutions.

Leading law firm Harper Macleod LLP has announced the appointment of highly-respected Highland lawyer, David Eason, in addition to making seven internal promotions.

Harper Macleod has seen its Banking practice bolstered by the addition of new Partner Tony Cameron who joins the firm from MacRoberts. Tony brings to Harper Macleod substantial experience in acting for both lenders and borrowers in a wide range of transactions and sectors having acted for a range of well-known Scottish businesses and spent time on secondment in a non-legal role within the corporate and structured finance team of a major UK bank. He joins a team which already acts for some of the world’s largest banks and financial institutions.

Professor Lorne Crerar, Chairman of Harper Macleod, said: “We are very pleased to welcome Tony to our highly regarded Banking team. Tony brings a wealth of experience to the team and already has strong relationships in the Scottish banking market. He is sharply focused upon the requirements of lenders and also provides an understanding of banks’ processes and motivations to achieve the best outcomes for borrowers.“

More than 60 Highland business people gathered at the Glenmoriston Town House Hotel, Inverness, on Monday 12th March 2012 to hear about what it takes to have the winning formula. The event was organised by Harper Macleod LLP (the legal adviser to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games) and saw Inverness Caledonian Thistle Manager, Terry Butcher, and Scottish Olympian and Glasgow 2014 hopeful, Kathryn Evans, share their tips and experiences on what it takes to succeed. Delegates also heard from Business & Sports Language Behavioural Strategist Consultant, David Yeoman, and racing driver, Dave Newsham.

The event was fittingly held on Commonwealth Day and many of the delegates wore their trainers in support of Glasgow 2014’s ‘Sport Your Trainers’ campaign.

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Harper Macleod law firm reveals programme for Scottish Highland Renewable Energy Conference

Scotland, Wednesday 22nd February 2012 ---  Leading law firm Harper Macleod LLP has announced the keynote speaker at its third Scottish Highland Renewable Energy Conference (SHREC) will be Fergus Ewing, Minister for Energy, Enterprise & Tourism. Other presenters at the event, which takes place on 26th April 2012 in the Drumossie Hotel, Inverness, will be respected industry figures Martin Moran from the National Grid, Audrey MacIver of Highlands and Islands Enterprise and David Bone, Harper Macleod’s Head of Energy. The conference will be chaired by Jeremy Sainsbury of Natural Power Consultants who is also Chairman of industry body, Scottish Renewables Forum.

Harper Macleod LLP has been appointed by sportscotland, the national agency for sport, to provide legal advice and support as part of the Expert Resource Framework for Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport, which cover more than 58 sports in Scotland.

Scottish Governing Bodies (SGBs) have a responsibility to govern, administer and deliver sports in Scotland, which includes managing regulations, developing coaches and athletes and organising and hosting competitions.

Glasgow 2014 has appointed leading commercial law firm Harper Macleod, as the first sponsor for the XX Commonwealth Games.

The announcement is the first of three Tier 2 sponsors to be announced across a three week period.

Following a competitive public procurement exercise, leading law firm Harper Macleod LLP has been appointed to supply employment law services to Edinburgh Leisure.  With a turnover of £23 million and 750 employees, Edinburgh Leisure is the biggest sport and leisure provider in the capital, operating a wide range of facilities, including Meadowbank Sports Centre, The Royal Commonwealth Pool and Braid Hills Golf Course. The not-for-profit organisation will engage Harper Macleod for legal representation in Employment Tribunal claims and also for general employment policy advice, ad-hoc employment incident advice, advice on impact of changes to employment law and routine maintenance for legal matters.

Chairman of Harper Macleod, Professor Lorne Crerar, commented: "We're delighted to be working with such a high profile organisation which helps the people and communities of Edinburgh to enjoy a healthier and more active lifestyle. We see this as an important appointment for our employment law team, adding to our complement of major public sector clients, and we are looking forward to working closely with Edinburgh Leisure's HR Team. Our Employment Partner, Lesley Murphy, will lead the project."