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Marcus McKay
Year Of Call : 2000
Areas of practice
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Experience
Listed in the Legal 500, Marcus has a specialist interest in planning and environmental law with a particular focus on the renewable energy sector. He is regularly involved in all aspects of the consents process for major energy projects from initial advice on the requirements of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (including Environmental Statement review work), to appearances at public inquiries and judicial review hearings in the Court of Session. Marcus has appeared at a wind farm inquiry in England and is involved in a major proposed wind farm project in Wales. He has also acted for planning authorities and has successfully resisted applications for judicial review of planning decisions.
Marcus has a broad range of appearance work in a variety of courts and tribunals including: the Court of Session, High Court of Justiciary, Court of Criminal Appeal, Sheriff Court (including Fatal Accident Inquiry, referrals from the Reporter to the Children's Panel, licensing appeal summary applications and appeals to the Sheriff Principal), Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeals Tribunal, Planning Inquiries, and Planning Appeals.
Selected cases
- Junior Counsel to Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Limited and SP Transmission Limited in public inquiry into the proposed Beauly - Denny 400kV overhead transmission line
- Acted for Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) plc at Cairngorms National Park local plan inquiry
- Junior Counsel to South Lanarkshire Council at local plan inquiry
- Acted for PC Fisher in successful employment law claim brought against Chief Constable of Tayside Police
- Thomas Sneddon v Renfrewshire Council [2009] CSIH 40 - Acted for Mr Sneddon in test case taxi licensing appeal.
- Kropwiniski and Engler v the Lord Advocate [2010] HCJAC 42 – junior counsel to the Lord Advocate in test extradition case concerning Prison conditions in requesting state
Professional appointments
- Standing Junior to the Scottish Government (2008 to 2011)
- Ad hoc Advocate Depute (Proceeds of Crime cases)
- Ad hoc Counsel for the Lord Advocate (Extradition cases)
- Junior Counsel to SSE plc in relation to renewable energy projects
Other
- Regular contributor to SPEL journal (Scottish Planning and Environmental Law)
