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Burness Paull has appointed highly regarded renewables development lawyer Nicola Scott as a partner in its energy team. Ms Scott advises clients in the renewables sector on real estate matters having spent her career working in both private practice and in house with a ‘big six’ energy c

Burges Salmon has advised the majority shareholders of Aberdeen-based Encomara, a floating wind and subsea engineering firm, on the sale of the business to Inverness-headquartered Aurora Energy Services. Encomara will maintain its brand and product identity while gaining access to Aurora’s glo

Last week, Sheelagh Cooley, real estate partner and head of the Edinburgh office at Shoosmiths, delivered the keynote speech at the Scotland Investor and Developer Breakfast as part of the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF, Leeds, 20-22 May). She shared her market insights

Laura Sefton, an energy specialist lawyer from CMS, highlights the challenges facing the housing sector over the decarbonisation of heat from buildings, explains why we’re seeing an evolving regulatory environment and examines the legal and regulatory implications of these changes. Scotland&rs

An Aberdeen man who sought judicial review of his local authority’s plans to redevelop part of a recreational park near his home as part of a sustainable energy strategy has had a reclaiming motion against the refusal of the petition refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session.

The growing popularity of self-builds and owner-managed conversions and renovations, perhaps fuelled by the popularity of Grand Designs and other such programmes, puts an additional potential responsibility on conveyancers when acting for purchasers of such properties and this is becoming a growing

Law firm DWF has appointed Laura McCorquodale as a dispute resolution partner within its Edinburgh Infrastructure, Construction and Engineering team. Joining from Harper Macleod LLP, where she led the construction disputes team for the past five years, Laura brings experience in complex and high-val

Law firm Shoosmiths has appointed two principal associates and two associates to its real estate practice in Scotland. Ben Harper-Phillips has joined as a principal associate, having recently relocated to Scotland from Australia. An experienced real estate solicitor, who has been recognised in Best

Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed project finance specialist Graham Young as the latest partner to join its clean energy team. Mr Young brings extensive experience in complex banking and finance transactions, and his technical skillset and sector expertise have earned him a strong reputatio

Construction dispute resolution specialist Kirsti Olson outlines the significance of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority's newly published 'PFI Expiry Asset Condition Playbook' for the construction and infrastructure sectors. The Infrastructure and Projects Authority's (IPA) "PFI Expiry Asset

Scottish building and fire safety regulations are set to change significantly in light of the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry, writes Katherine Metcalfe. The Scottish Government’s acceptance of all recommendations from the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire signals further significant cha

A Dundee sheriff has refused an appeal by a trust against a decision of the Scottish ministers to allow a community body to exercise the right to purchase derelict land in St Andrews owned by the trust, in the first appeal of its kind in Scotland. Forthtay Ltd Employee Trust, which owned a plot of l

A commercial judge has dismissed parts of a claim brought by a contractor against the Port of Aberdeen in relation to a settlement dispute between them but appointed a proof in respect of the overall claim.

The owners of a Category A listed country house in Ayrshire have lost a judicial review challenge against a purported decision of a local authority that a 2004 grant of planning permission imposing conditions on the development of the estate remained extant after a lord ordinary ruled the letter al

Law firm CMS is holding a series of events across Scotland aimed at supporting further growth of the nation’s renewable energy sector. The Future of Renewables Seminars will kick off on April 1 at CMS’s Glasgow office with follow up sessions taking place in Edinburgh on April 3 and concl