Jackie McGuire

Career

Jackie is a public law specialist with particular experience and expertise in the local government sector where she worked in-house for a substantial period of time. She regularly advises on the full breadth of local authority activity including social care, education, housing and roads as well as in relation to conduct and good governance. She also advises clients in relation to major infrastructure process working closely with colleagues in Real Estate and Planning in relation to compulsory purchase and statutory consents. Jackie’s client base includes a number of Scottish local authorities.

Jackie also acts on behalf of a number of registered social landlords as well as the Scottish Housing Regulator. Her regulatory practice also extends to advising and supporting care providers in connection with investigations and regulatory interventions in addition to advising clients in the independent schools sector in relation to regulation, standards and good governance.