Andrew is the lead partner of the Licensing team and is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in 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 won the prestigious "Insolvency Team of the Year" award at the Law Awards of Scotland 2012 and “Regional Insolvency Team of Year” at the 2014 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. He is also a member of the Law Society of Scotland's Licensing Law Sub-Committee.
Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession lists Andrew as a "Leader in the Field" in Licensing.
Qualifications: LLB (Hons) Dip LP
Qualified: 2003
Joined the firm: 2001
Andrew Hunter receives an abundance of praise from clients, with one saying: "Andrew has an easy manner which, along with excellent knowledge not only of licensing but allied disciplines, makes him a one-stop shop for a successful licensing case." Chambers UK 2017
A "Leader in the Field" in Licensing, where he is acclaimed by sources say he provides "an open and frank assessment upfront without going into a myriad of trivial detail." CHAMBERS UK 2016