Our Teams are Expert In
PROPERTY
• Whole of Project – from initial option agreements through to energisation with an unceasing focus on producing a fundable and marketable package
• Commercial – our knowledge of the market and clients’ goals allows us to develop property structures which find the most efficient route to achieving those goals
• Consented Schemes – Section 75 and other planning agreements
PRIVATE WIRE/ICP CONNECTIONS
• Property and consenting expertise and experience in some of Scotland’s largest private wire projects
• Structures designed to achieve capital saving with managed risk
LIFETIME EXTENSION & REPOWERING
• Maximising return on existing consents and arrangements
• Navigating a route to the sweet spot for repowering
AGRICULTURAL/CROFTING
• Commercial, linked-up solutions to agricultural, rural and crofting issues
DUE DILIGENCE
• Our Property, Planning and wider teams provide focused commercial reporting for funders and purchasers
• Commercial understanding of the Scottish market and key relationships with relevant authorities and stakeholders
TAX AND STRUCTURES
• Market leading tax advice for developers and to provide for landowner requirements whilst maintaining a fundable structure
• JVs and all other structures to accommodate landowner/third party participation and the interests of stakeholders and secondary funders
ENVIRONMENTAL
• Environmental/Statutory Regimes – we can provide advice across a range of statutory regimes with a particular focus on environmental matters
• Legal Reviews – covering environmental statements and other submissions to ensure they are fit for purpose (with potential appeals in mind)
CORPORATE/COMMERCIAL
• Aviation - expertise in negotiating mitigation contracts
• Financing – bank or private equity
• Community Schemes – community participation, co-operatives, community developments and more
• Commercial – commercial contracts and intellectual property
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Outstanding commercial pre-litigation and litigation advice, but also resolution through mediation and arbitration with successful outcomes
