Lawyers in Scotland
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257 lawyers listed
Fiona Cameron
Partner
Addleshaw Goddard
Fiona Henderson
Partner
CMS
Fiona S MacGregor
Fiona is a counsel in Dentons' Glasgow office. She is a member of the Disputes, Regulatory and Investigations practice group. Fiona is also a Solicitor Advocate with extended rights of audience in Scotland's civil courts and has represented clients before the Court of Session, Sheriff Appeal Court, Sheriff Court, Scottish Land Court, Lands Tribunal for Scotland and also at public hearings and inquiries. Fiona’s focus is on property disputes and she has a strong track record in complex property litigation. Her practice spans a wide range of issues including: recovery of arrears; rent reviews; termination of leases; recovery of possession; notice disputes; keep open obligations; dilapidations; consent not to be unreasonably withheld; insolvent tenants; disputes concerning issues of construction/interpretation; rectification; title disputes; variation and discharge of title conditions; encroachment; servitudes; wayleaves; nuisance; electronic communications code; and schemes for development under crofting legislation. Fiona is also experienced in planning and environmental disputes. She regularly represents clients in hearings and inquiries before the Department of Planning and Environmental Appeals and in subsequent statutory appeals and judicial review. Fiona has advised on various aspects of compulsory purchase. In addition to her knowledge of the law and court process, Fiona regularly advises clients on alternative forms of dispute resolution, including the use of expert determinations, arbitration and mediation.
Dentons
Frank Fowlie
Partner
CMS
Gemma Rooke
Gemma is a Principal Associate in the Construction and Engineering Team. Gemma advises developers, contractors, sub-contractors and other construction and engineering professionals across a broad range of contentious issues, including payment disputes, loss and expense claims, claims for defective workmanship and design, and professional negligence claims. She advises primarily in relation to dispute resolution including conducting mediations, adjudications and court proceedings in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC). Gemma also has a background in insurance litigation and has experience in dealing in a range of disputes, including property damage related disputes. Her recent experience includes: Acting for an international main contractor in defending a multi-party, multi-million pound proceedings in the TCC in respect of alleged management, design and workmanship failings, and alleged defects relating to cladding, fire safety and Building Regulations breaches. The proceedings were successfully resolved through mediation. Acting for a logistics and housebuilding developer in defending procedurally complex, multi-party, multi-million pound proceedings in the TCC in respect of the defective construction and design of a ground floor slab and its associated foundations. The proceedings were successfully resolved through mediation. Acting for a Diocese in respect of allegations of professional negligence made against its structural engineer relating to defects in the design of a podium slab. The matter was successfully resolved through mediation. Assisting in advising a large retailer in respect of various issues arising out of an NEC3 form of contract with its contractor, including payment, compensation events, delay, defects and other third party claims. Acting for a leading developer and manufacturer of 3D/4D simulation attractions and special effects cinemas in a high value adjudication dealing with a number of issues relating to payment, delays and extensions of time, and defects. Acting for a regional contractor in an adjudication commenced by its subcontractor relating to a final account dispute, which required the commencement of enforcement proceedings in the TCC by our client. Acting for a high net worth individual in respect of major landscape restoration works undertaken at a Grade I, 18th century estate which were part funded by English Heritage and Natural England. The dispute related to defects in the design and construction of a restored water cascade, and was successfully resolved through mediation.
Shoosmiths LLP
Gillian MacLellan
Partner
CMS
Gillian Ralph
Gillian is a real estate lawyer with a broad range of experience in all aspects of commercial property, having acted for both residential and commercial developers, institutional investors, funders and tenants. Her experience includes:acting for the developer in the acquisition of a landmark city centre site for commercial and residential development; acting in connection with the acquisition of sites at Pacific Quay, Glasgow for commercial development; acting for the developer in the acquisition of a site for residential development, including the provision of affordable housing, forming part of a major regeneration project in Edinburgh; advising on the regeneration of Edinburgh Waterfront including acting on the acquisition and disposal of development sites; acting for a large housing association in connection with the property aspects of their requirements including the acquisition and disposal of sites and of affordable housing across the central belt; acting for a residential developer in the acquisition of sites for residential development across the central belt;acting for a major institutional investor in connection with its Scottish portfolio including acquisitions, disposals and lease management. Acting for various funders in connection with securities over investment and development of properties and in the refinancing of social housing portfolios.
Shoosmiths
Gillian Ross
I'm an employment lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience advising UK and global clients across a broad range of sectors, including infrastructure, consumer goods, financial services and the public sector. I take a practical, commercially focused approach to advising clients - whether that's navigating complex TUPE or restructuring projects, supporting senior exits or helping employers manage day-to-day workplace challenges. I also support clients through sensitive and high-value tribunal litigation, particularly where reputational or strategic risk is at stake. Clients value my ability to combine technical expertise with clear, responsive guidance that aligns with their commercial goals.
Lewis Silkin
Gordon Hay
Partner - Head of Banking and Finance Scotland
CMS
Grace Watson
Grace is a Senior Associate specialising in employment law and is based in our Edinburgh office. Grace is an experienced litigator and regularly appears on behalf of a diverse client base in employment tribunals across the UK. In addition to dealing with contentious employment matters, Grace works closely with our real estate and corporate teams to advise on the employment implications of business sales and acquisitions, including TUPE. Grace provides sensitive and pragmatic advice to clients, always being mindful of the damaging impact employment disputes can have on an individual or a business. Recent work highlights include: Successfully defending a company in the food and drinks sector against multiple claims of disability discrimination. Successfully having a claim of race and sex discrimination struck out at an early stage in a claim brought against an SME. Advising on the employment implications of the sale of a family run business to a large company in the logistics sector
Shoosmiths
Graeme Clubley
Partner
CMS
Graeme Young
Partner
CMS
Gregor Hayworth
Gregor has specialised in advising and representing energy market participants in respect of dispute avoidance and dispute resolution for around 10 years, and is a member of the leadership team for our UK-wide energy disputes practice. He advises on major domestic and international energy projects, both onshore and offshore, with a focus on renewable energy projects. Gregor has a keen interest in risk advisory work, advising clients on dispute avoidance during the life-cycle of major projects. He has significant experience in the Scottish Courts, and in the High Court in England & Wales. He has also represented clients in arbitration, including ad hoc, ICC, LCIA and LMAA proceedings, and in adjudication, expert determination and mediation. Gregor also teaches at the University of Edinburgh Law School.
Burges Salmon LLP
Harriet Munro
Partner
CMS
Harriet Willmore
Harriet is a Senior Associate in our core Real Estate team with a strong development background. Harriet acts for national and local housebuilders, developers and promoters on site acquisitions (including phased acquisitions) and land disposals on both an immediate and strategic basis. Harriet regularly investigates title to land and produces reports advising clients on agreements, title to land and search results together with recommendations as to the appropriate course of action. She has experience in drafting contracts, overage deeds, transfers and other legal documentation associated with the development process. Harriet’s experience includes: acting for a number of the top national housebuilders in the acquisition of sites in the North West; acting on a disposal for an educational sector client to four housebuilders, to create 450 new homes; acting on an acquisition of land for a national UK housebuilder which will see them build more than 330 new homes including an extra-care development; and acting for a retirement living provider on the acquisition of sites and site set up.
Shoosmiths
Hayley Band
Hayley joined Shoosmiths in 2018 and qualified as a Senior Associate in the employment team having completed her Training Contract at the firm. Hayley has a wide range of experience advising clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters, and assists clients with the employment aspects of M&A transactions and investments. Hayley works with the firm's corporate and commercial teams to review and prepare employment related documentation as part of wider due diligence projects and data protection queries. Hayley is also experienced in handling Tribunal litigation, including claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination and collective consultation, and has a successful track record negotiating commercial settlements for both employee and employer clients. She assists clients with day to day advisory work, including the preparation of Service Agreements, contracts of employment, staff handbooks and settlement agreements. Hayley also prepares and delivers client training sessions and writes publications on a range of HR topics, including amongst others, hybrid working and disability in the workplace.
Shoosmiths
Helen Burnell
Helen is a Partner in our corporate department specialising in venture capital, growth capital and sustainable and next generation infrastructure investments. Helen advises both institutions and companies/founders on start-up through funding rounds and M&A. Helen works with a variety of clients but increasingly specialises helping investors and companies on capital fund raisings: Recent experience includes: • advising EV Chargers (EVC) on its £165m investment from Denham Capital • advising Equitix on its £75m investments into Grain Connect and £84m into Freedom Fibre • advising Gresham House Sustainable Infrastructure Fund on its continued investment into Go Fibre, Telcom Group and Wildanet Limited • advising Gresham House Ventures on various investments such as into Panthera BioPartners, Metrion BioSciences, Dayrize and Airfinity • advising Foresight Group LLP on its investment into F&W Network Limited • advising Burda Principal investments on its further investment into Bloom & Wilde Limited as part of its £75 million Series D fundraising led by General Catalyst and Index Ventures • advising Carbon Quota on its seed series led by Codex Captial Helen also leads on Shoosmiths spHERe initiative – our network supporting female founders and venture capitalists within the VC space. Open to all women and men, founders or venture capitalists spHERe’s goal is help women to be successful through creating a forum for more meaningful networking opportunities within the VC space and to help address the disparities that exist between female and male entrepreneurs.
Shoosmiths
Helen Gillies
Partner
CMS
Helen Woodford
Helen joined the Burges Salmon's Pensions and Lifetime Savings team in 2023, advising clients across the UK from the firm’s Edinburgh office and her Northumberland home base. She has specialised in pensions law since qualification over two decades ago. Helen recognises pensions issues are complex and constantly evolving, she strives to advise her clients with clarity, in a manner tailored to their specific situation and requirements. Clients with whom Helen has built longstanding relationships range from employers and pension trustee boards of global corporations with large ongoing defined benefit pension schemes to smaller entities with open or closed defined benefit arrangements and defined contribution occupational schemes or insurer provided pension plans. Helen’s client base has straddled many sectors including energy, manufacturing, retail and transport. She has also acted for many pension trustee boards and employers operating within the charity and not-for-profit sector. She is a full member of the Association of Pensions Lawyers and a member of the Pensions Ombudsman’s Legal Forum.
Burges Salmon LLP
Helena Brown
Helena is an IP, IT and commercial expert with over 15 years' experience advising on a range of legal areas such as high profile technology sector investments and acquisitions, high profile public bodies and charities and on strategic data protection issues and more. Helena is also a fully accredited Practitioner in Data Protection, and also has extensive experience in providing support on complex freedom of information matters. Helena supports and advises on international data transfers, service offshoring and subject access requests.
Addleshaw Goddard
Holly Hirst
Holly is a Partner, corporate lawyer with a particular focus on private equity and private M&A transactions. Holly works with private equity houses, corporate entities, individual shareholders and management on both acquisitions and disposals of their investments in private companies, as well as providing general on-going corporate advice. Holly also has experience in advising on cross-border transactions in a number of different industry sectors. Recent experience includes advising: Datix on its acquisition of RL Solutions; Kelso Place and management on the sale of RED Driving School; Five Arrows Principal Investments on their acquisition of the Karnov Group; and Downing LLP on their investment into the Magnus Care Home Group.
Shoosmiths
Iain Sutherland
Iain is a senior partner in Dentons' Corporate team and is based in our Glasgow office. He advises on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters including mergers and acquisitions, MBOs/MBIs, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. He regularly co-ordinates multi-disciplinary teams and manages complex domestic and international projects across a range of sectors.
Addleshaw Goddard
Ian McCann
Ian has over 25 years’ experience in all aspects of non-contentious construction and engineering law providing advice in both the public and private sectors from inception to completion and as such he has a wide understanding of the range of construction issues that can arise. As a member of the firm’s Real Estates group he is used to working as part of a multidisciplinary team and has had day to day exposure to the processes required to deliver often complex and high value projects successfully on time and within budget. He has experience with all major industry standard form contracts (SBCC, JCT, NEC and FIDIC) contracts as well as bespoke contracts and has continually demonstrated that he has a deep understanding of the range of issues that can arise throughout the design and construction period. Prior to joining Shoosmiths, Ian was co-head of construction (Scotland) for international law firm CMS. Schemes he has worked on include Edinburgh Trams, the St James Quarter in Edinburgh, student accommodation and PRS developments across the UK, commercial developments, energy and infrastructure schemes, projects for several universities and other project sector bodies, a number of projects with Opportunity North East in Aberdeen, and utility contracts for electricity and water
Shoosmiths
Jack Letson
Partner
CMS