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Dentons has appointed Gordon Anderson as a construction partner in its projects practice in Glasgow. Mr Anderson joins from Addleshaw Goddard, where he was a partner, to lead Dentons' non-contentious UK construction practice, which is strategically important and a key business driver for the firm's

Lindsays has strengthened its commercial property team with the appointment of Philip Sim as a consultant. Mr Sim has spent the past eight years running his own legal practice - Sim Legal - having previously been a partner at Ledingham Chalmers, McClure Naismith and Harper Macleod.

A global study of venture capital investors and tech developers active in the low-carbon space found that 99% of UK respondents have invested in or already developed a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project, with 79% saying they plan to do so in the next year. The research conducted by Pinsent Mas

A new report offers an in‑depth analysis of how investors, developers and advisers are navigating the next phase of the global shift toward net zero. Drawing on research conducted in collaboration with Infralogic, with 100 UK‑based senior executives, financial sponsors, developers and general co

Six law firms have joined together to launch a new training programme designed to support early‑career lawyers and paralegals entering the Scottish real estate sector. The initiative, developed and delivered by professional support lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard, Burges Salmon, DWF, Lindsays, Morton

Fergus Spowart, solicitor, and Sinéad Pow, trainee solicitor, from Shakespeare Martineau’s Scotland office, discuss why the construction industry needs a more strategic approach to debt recovery, what steps businesses can take and how these measures can protect cash flow while maintaini

Lawyers from CMS are joining forces with other female industry experts to launch a new organisation aimed at supporting women who work within Scotland’s wind energy sector. The Women in Wind Network has been set up to promote professional development, shared learning, and peer support for fema

Harper Macleod has announced the appointment of new partner Jacqueline Cook to its planning team. Ms Cook is one of only 10 planning law specialists accredited by the Law Society of Scotland, reflecting her 20 years of experience across contentious and non-contentious planning law in all UK jurisdic

Shoosmiths has appointed Sarah Fitzpatrick as partner and head of planning. Her arrival marks a significant milestone in the continued build-out of Shoosmiths’ planning team across the UK, following the promotion of Matt Nixon to partner in London and the appointment of Steven Stewart as partn

Construction and projects lawyer Kirstin Beattie is one of five new partners at Scottish law firm Burness Paull. Ms Beattie acts for a wide variety of clients across the UK on contract advisory and contentious construction matters. She has considerable experience in various forms of dispute resoluti

Following recent Competition and Markets Authority enforcement action against companies involved in bid‑rigging and other anti‑competitive practices, Colin Miller, a legal director in the corporate team at BTO, issues a timely reminder that construction remains a priority sector for regulatory s

Barry McKeown, a real estate partner and head of Shoosmiths’ Glasgow office, reflects on the key issues from a Scotland perspective that arose from last week’s MIPIM 2026 conference. Last week, I and several colleagues joined more than 20,000 delegates from across the global property, in

BTO has welcomed Donna Strong as a new partner in the law firm’s real estate team, based in its Glasgow office. This senior hire follows the appointment of partner John Dunlop in the firm’s Edinburgh office last year, further strengthening BTO’s growing real estate capability.

A construction company that specialises in utility and infrastructure services has been fined £183,000 after one of its employees died after falling through a fragile roof.

A major wind farm proposal in the Scottish Borders is heading back for reconsideration after Scotland’s highest civil court ruled that the planning reporter failed to properly assess whether the turbines and their future grid connection should have been treated as a single project.