Jamie McGowan

Jamie specialises in Public Law and Commercial law. Jamie called to the bar as Lord Reid Scholar. Prior to calling to the bar, Jamie worked in the Commercial Dispute Resolution team at MacRoberts LLP. Jamie has also a doctoral research at the University of Glasgow in Constitutional Law, where he continues his PhD studies while practicing at the bar.

Jamie is an experienced public lawyer. He has assisted with judicial review proceedings related to environmental disputes, human rights challenges, immigration, and human rights. At present, he is advising a number of public authorities in respect of complex equality law disputes. He has presented at a number of international conferences on Public Law and Human Rights. He is well-equipped to assist clients with petitions for judicial review. In his practice and his academic research, Jamie also takes a particular interest in Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) litigation.

Since calling to the Bar, Jamie has assisted with a number of multi-million pound commercial cases involving complex questions of law and fact. Jamie has been instructed to advise in high-value disputes in the whisky sector and in the wholesale sector. He has a particular interest in intellectual property litigation. Having devilled to Usman Tariq KC, he has particular experience and knowledge of the handling of IP disputes in Scotland. Jamie accepts instructions to act in the Scottish Courts and at the UK Intellectual Property Office. In particular, he is able to accept instructions for urgent interim orders in patent, trademark, and copyright infringement cases.

Jamie also teaches on the Commercial Litigation and Public Law course at the University of Edinburgh.