Euan McLaughlin

Partner / Corporate & Commercial

Lincoln
01522 542211
01522 700490
07818 253008
EMcLaughlin@sillslegal.co.uk

Euan McLaughlin

Euan is an experienced corporate & commercial Partner, having been with Sills & Betteridge since 2009.

Euan advises clients on all kinds of commercial contracts and agreements. This includes:

traditional terms & conditions of both sale and purchase;
complex agreements such as distribution agreements, agency agreements or franchise agreements;
JCT, Development and other Construction agreements; and
structural documents such as shareholder or partnership agreements.

During his time with Sills & Betteridge, Euan spent over four years on full-time secondment to the in-house legal team of Siemens PLC. This gave Euan an invaluable insight into complex, high-value international negotiations, with Euan being the sole legal advisor on enormously complex contracts valued at up to £80m. Connected to this contractual advice, Euan advises clients in respect of disputes arising during the course of contracts, with a keen focus on realistic outcomes in the commercial context of the dispute and wider relationship.

Aside from his commercial contracts work, Euan has built up a significant breadth of experience handling business sales and acquisitions. These range across a large number of different industry sectors, but include particular experience and expertise in transactions involving professional businesses (including financial advisors and accountants) and those in the manufacturing and engineering sectors.

Finally, Euan also specialises in data protection issues. Following the advent of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, Euan has provided in-depth advice to organisations on a local, national and international scale. This varies from clients in the professional services industry to those in manufacturing, healthcare and a wide range of other areas. Whilst these variations pose very different challenges, Euan takes a consistent approach of focussing on obtaining compliance in a practical and realistic manner. Euan also supports clients in responding to complaints, whether made by data subjects to you directly or via the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Reviews

As always, thank you for the prompt response Euan. As MD of Capezio Europe, I have dealt with you and a number of your Commercial and Property colleagues. I have found each of you to be outstanding to deal with, both in terms of quality and timeliness. I look forward to continuing the long-standing relationship between Capezio and Sills & Betteridge in the future.
Paul Briggs, 02/11/2022

I have been very impressed by Euan's work on a number of matters over the years, both for mutual clients and in respect of my business affairs. In each case I have found Euan to be clear and pragmatic in his advice, but with the patience and thoroughness to get to the heart of often complex matters. I would heartily recommend Euan to anyone requiring prompt, high quality and cost-effective corporate & commercial legal advice.
Richard Grayson, 01/11/2022

it is great to know that Euan is always on hand to provide prompt, accurate and commercially-focussed advice whenever we need it. Having worked with Euan and a number of his colleagues at Sills & Betteridge over the last few years, we wouldn't hesitate to recommend them for all kinds of business legal advice.
Pete Martin, 31/10/2022

Euan was excellent from start to finish and had a real knack of explaining complicated matters in a very understandable way.
Peter Frogson, HFL Financial Services Ltd, 26/10/2022

Having built HFL to a point where we were considering a sale, it was important for us to have a solicitor who not only understood the legal process, but also understood the unique challenges of selling a financial services business. From our first meeting with Euan, it was clear that we were in safe and experienced hands. Our experience of working with Euan and his colleagues at Sills & Betteridge was that they have a true understanding of the legal issues relating to a corporate transaction. We would expect nothing less of any law firm of a similar stature to Sills. What I think sets Euan and Sills apart is the ability to apply this knowledge with a sense of pragmatism and commercial common-sense to bring a negotiation to a successful conclusion.
Nic Lewis, 26/10/2022

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