Eoghainn MacLean

Practice Areas

Eoghainn MacLean has handled hundreds of commercial, competition, property (including planning and IP) and professional liability cases before the highest civil courts. He conducts them as lead counsel.

Recent key cases: Guidi v Promontoria (Chestnut) Limited 2023 CSIH 4, 2023 SCLR 417, 2021 SLT (Sh Ct) 441; Paterson v Angelline (Scotland) Ltd 2022 CSIH 33, 2022 SC 240, 2022 SLT 114 & 1395, 2022 SCLR 397; Neilson v Wellington School (Ayr) Ltd 2023 SAC; Hingston v Craigellen Assets Ltd: 2022 GWD 37-542, 2022 10 WLUK 461; The Rangers Football Club Ltd v Scottish Professional Football League Ltd & Doncaster: BBC News 7.5.2020; https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52571770.

Career

Called in 1995. Since specialised in commercial and property work. In 2020, he returned full time to the commercial and property bar after a year as permanent Crown Counsel, leading High Court (i.e. Crown Court) prosecutions in back to back jury trials, preliminary and sentencing hearings.

Professional Memberships

2018-2019 Full time Advocate-Depute: Crown Counsel in High Court prosecutions. Since 2011 Ad Hoc Advocate-Depute: Crown Counsel in High Court prosecutions. Faculty of Advocates Disciplinary Investigating Committee.

Publications

Competition Law: cross border football club transfers, national newspaper articles. Error in property and contract law, Journal of Law Society of Scotland. Greens Civil Practice Bulletin, Court of Session Reports, author.