LAWYER PROFILE
Bruce Caldow

Bruce Caldow

UK 2026

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About

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UK

Practice Areas

Bruce specialises in employment law and heads the firm’s employment law practice. As a Law Society of Scotland Accredited Specialist, Bruce advises in relation to both contentious and non-contentious matters, acting primarily for employers along with executive and senior-level employees, including in disputes before the Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal.

Bruce advises on all aspects of employment law across each of the public, private and third sectors, with Bruce regularly working with clients to create and apply policy, to make decisions about risk management, with technically astute advice focussed on practical delivery of achieving objectives. Bruce’s practice extends beyond Scotland with Bruce regularly advising our clients who have UK-wide operations and beyond.

Equalities advice is also a key feature of Bruce’s practice, advising clients on compliance, culture and resolution of contentious issues, not only within the workplace but more widely, also in relation to property, goods and services. Business immigration is an increasing area of Bruce’s practice with clients recently including businesses and individuals alike seeking Bruce’s guidance and support through planning and implementing recruitment, or leave to remain issues.

Bruce also leads the firm’s sports law practice. In this role Bruce advises the firm’s many sports clients in relation to regulatory, disciplinary and governance matters. Clients include Scottish Rugby, for whom Bruce is the national team’s lawyer, sportscotland, Scottish Swimming and Scottish Gymnastics Association. Bruce is a chairman for the SFA judicial panel and regularly chairs judicial and appellate panels further to the judicial protocol.

Publications

Bruce writes regularly on sport and the law in a number of publications and is member of the editorial board of the leading publication "Sports Law Administration and Practice". Bruce edits sections on Employment Precedents for Sweet & Maxwell and authors Lexis Nexis PSL section on the Public Sector Equality Duty – Scotland.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Sport - Scotland

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Individual Editorial
Bruce Caldow is regarded as one of the foremost sports law experts in Scotland, with a number of major sporting organisations calling upon his abilities in both contentious and non-contentious mandates across the UK.

Strengths

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  • Easy to deal with, if I need to phone him or something I can have a really good conversation with him. He's also really knowledgeable in sport, really approachable and easy to deal with,

    SportChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • He is extremely knowledgeable but has the ability to explain things in an appropriate way to a non-legal person. He is always the professional and represents his firm to the highest standard.

    SportChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Experienced, friendly, knowledgeable.

    SportChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Bruce makes himself accessible and responds very quickly with expert advice.

    SportChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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