Shaun McPhee

Year of Call
2024
Devil Masters
David Leighton
Gillian Ross
Simon Crabb
Grant Markie

Contact

shaunmcphee@amadvocates.co.uk

Practice Profile

Shaun called to the bar in 2024 and specialises in public law and personal injury.
As a trainee then solicitor with a law centre, he gained broad experience in social welfare law - especially housing and judicial review. After clerking at the Constitutional Court of South Africa, he joined the litigation team of a local authority, where he worked across functions including vulnerable adults, criminal justice, employment, and licensing.
During devilling, he further specialised in public law, with a focus on education, prisons, and social work, often involving equality and human rights issues. He also gained broad experience in personal injury, including abuse, employers’ liability, and medical negligence.
Shaun has a particular interest in housing and homelessness. As a solicitor, he advised all manner of tenants, occupiers, and homeless persons, as well as national government on housing legislation and a local authority and social landlord on all housing functions.
Beyond civil law, Shaun may be instructed in criminal defence, especially sex crime.

Education & Professional Career to Date

MA (Hons); LLB; MSc; LLM
Shaun trained in the court department of a law centre. After a short contract advising the Scottish Government, he was a law clerk in the Constitutional Court of South Africa, and latterly a solicitor in the litigation team of a local authority.

Appointments

  • Board member of the Free Legal Services Unit (2023–present)

Areas of Practice

Additional Information

Shaun is a trained mediator