Law

BTO has welcomed John Dunlop as a new partner in the firm’s real estate team, based in its Edinburgh office. This appointment follows last month’s announcement of Paul Greenhill’s promotion to partner in Glasgow, as well as the recent recruitment of three new real estate solicitors

CMS partner Shona Frame outlines key legal and legislative issues that are likely to impact the construction sector over 2025.  In the year ahead, significant legal and legislative measures covering a range of areas including environmental sustainability, health and safety, financing and employ

Brodies' legal director Jamie Dunne and solicitor Emma Hill highlight a CMA probe into possible bid-rigging in relation to a school improvement fund and discuss what it could mean for construction businesses.

Lindsays is on course to break the £200 million barrier for total home sales in 2025. Market experts at the firm say a more stable market during the past 12 months has been to the benefit of buyers and sellers following years of extreme highs and lows in both prices and trading conditions.

Organisations that can deliver green construction stand to benefit from increasing consumer demand, argues Julia Maguire​, partner and head of energy at Pinsent Masons. The UK construction industry is navigating its way through the energy transition as it shifts towards a more sustainable, lower c

CMS partner Caroline Maciver highlights what the Scottish Government has in store for 2025 in terms of cladding remediation. As this year comes to a close, Scotland’s housing minister Paul McLennan has given some indications of what to expect next year in respect of cladding remediation.

Representatives from across the industry were brought together for a breakfast seminar to discuss the impact of the Grenfell Inquiry Report on Scotland’s construction sector. Held last week by Morton Fraser MacRoberts, the seminar attracted attendees including employers, developers, architects

BTO has announced the promotion of Paul Greenhill to partner within its real estate team. A dual-qualified lawyer in Scots and English law, he has built a reputation for delivering tailored, strategic advice across a range of real estate matters.

Burness Paull has strengthened its offering for clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors with the appointment of Scott Duncan as a partner in the firm’s construction and projects team. Mr Duncan is an experienced lawyer with a strong track record of acting for energy and infrastructure

A sheriff has ordered a materials processing company to pay just over £58,000 to a civil engineering contractor in respect of an overpayment made during a dispute about volumes of excavated rock at a landfill site after finding that the defender had been unjustly enriched at the pursuer’

Very few in Scotland’s real estate sector are currently satisfied with the existing planning system. The question then is how best to alleviate the issues that currently challenge the public and private sector parties with an interest in this key industry. Lee Murphy, a planning consultan

The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused a reclaiming motion by a community interest company against a decision to reject a challenge to the Scottish Ministers’ grant of planning permission for a wind farm near a known Scottish wildcat habitat.

BTO has appointed Ian McCann as a partner in the firm's construction and engineering team. Mr McCann brings almost 30 years of experience in non-contentious construction and engineering law and considerable expertise in advising clients across the UK and Europe in both the public and private sectors

Morton Fraser MacRoberts (MFMac) has been reappointed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide legal services in Scotland. Having acted for it for over 22 years, the firm has built a strong relationship with the MoD in Scotland and has been directly awarded this exclusive contract to continue to

Law firm CMS has strengthened its infrastructure, construction and energy disputes (ICE disputes) offering with the appointment of Caroline Maciver as partner in its Edinburgh office. Ms Maciver, who joins the firm from Burness Paull, has 20 years’ experience leading on large, complex disputes