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John Chalmers

John Chalmers

John obtained extended rights of audience (solicitor advocate) in 2008 and is the partner in charge of the firm’s Edinburgh office which undertakes exclusively litigation and dispute resolution work with an emphasis on work in Scotland’s higher civil court, the Court of Session. His team also deal with referral work in the Court of Session for solicitors outside Edinburgh. His practice is principally in the public sector and insurance fields and includes casualty – representing insurers, claim handlers, local authorities and other self-insured organisations in defending claims. He has acted in a number of high-value claims involving serious injuries. He also acts for insurers in recovery actions against third parties including fire and other serious damage claims. He has expertise in insurance law (advises insurers on issues affecting validity of insurance contracts, fraudulent claims and disputes with policyholders); health and safety prosecutions/fatal accident inquiries (has acted in a number of prosecutions arising under health and safety legislation); conducting FAIs for insured entities and local authorities; judicial review, principally for local authorities; and media law (acted as Edinburgh correspondent on behalf of News Group in the Sheridan v News of the World defamation action, currently under appeal). Advises media organisations on defamation and contempt of court issues. Deals with commercial litigation in the Court of Session and Sheriff Court in matters such as contractual disputes, high value performance bond enforcement, interdict/interim interdict applications and reduction actions. Carries out presentations to clients principally in the public sector and insurance fields. Principal clients include Direct Line Group, NIG, Gallagher Bassett, North Lanarkshire Council; referring solicitors. Notable cases include Sidey v Clackmannanshire Council (procurement/damages), United Central Bakeries v Spooner Industries (factory fire – sale of goods, misrepresentation), Cunningham v Cameron/British Gas (house fire-fault by neighbour and utility company), Liquidators of Scottish Coal Company for Directions (environmental liabilities, insolvency, property law). South Lanarkshire Council v Coface (performance bond enforcement).
Graeme Edward

Graeme Edward

Solicitor-advocate with extended rights of audience to appear in the Court of Session and the Supreme Court. Accredited by The Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in personal injury law and specialises in defending personal injury claims in both the Court of Session and in Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland. Advises some of the UK’s largest general insurers as well as local authorities, public sector bodies, loss adjusters and other insurance intermediaries. Main areas of expertise are employer’s liability, public liability, industrial disease, professional negligence and motor claims. Also experienced in health and safety law providing advice to clients on health and safety issues and representing companies and public bodies following criminal prosecution under health and safety legislation and at fatal accident inquiries.
Phyllis Garden

Phyllis Garden

Partner
Victoria Leslie

Victoria Leslie

Partner
Alasdair Maclure

Alasdair Maclure

Partner in commercial property. Undertakes a broad range of commercial property work with emphasis on leasing (acting for both landlord and tenant)..
Alan Michie

Alan Michie

Highly experienced partner dealing with extensive and varied commercial property workload including acquisitions and disposals for owner/occupiers, investors and house builders, commercial leasing and securities. Major clients include Wood Group, Kirkwood Homes, Skene Group and ANM Group.
Jody Mitchell

Jody Mitchell

Jody has significant experience advising on corporate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, equity investments, and restructures.  He also advises on commercial contracts, including framework agreements, distribution and agency.  Additionally handles work for corporate lenders and borrowers on a range of structured and general finance transactions. Clients include TUV Nord, Neptune Marine Services, Harbro and Atlantic Offshore. 
John Mitchell

John Mitchell

Partner in commercial property with an emphasis on development work and leasing.
Hazel Moir

Hazel Moir

Partner in the rural unit involved in varied agricultural practice, including purchases, sales, security transactions, leasing and partnerships.  Also involved with forestry transactions, sporting and minerals
Stephen Morrice

Stephen Morrice

Head of commercial property and partner dealing with commercial and residential property development and investment purchases and sales, leases and option contracts. Clients include Carlton Rock Limited, Gilcomston Investments Limited, Bancon Homes, Arjo Wiggins Fine Papers Limited and Prime Properties Aberdeen.
Sarah Morris

Sarah Morris

Sarah is a partner in the firm’s Edinburgh office, which undertakes exclusively litigation work with an emphasis on work in Scotland’s higher civil court, the Court of Session. Sarah also deals with referral work in the Court of Session for solicitors outside Edinburgh. Her focus is on work for public sector clients and major insurers. Acts for one of the UK’s largest general insurers, handling a large volume of damages claims in both the Sheriff Courts and Court of Session. Experienced in defending reparation claims involving public liability, home liability, motor and employer liability. Handles property disputes, including high-value-subrogated claims for insurers seeking to recover their outlays. Sarah also deals with commercial work in the Court of Session, including contractual claims against both public sector and non public sector organisations, intellectual property and interdict claims, as well as media work including defamation and privacy. Sarah oversees the debt recovery work in the Edinburgh office. Advises on pre-action recovery, the tracing of debtors abroad, the raising of proceedings and enforcement.
Peter Murray

Peter Murray

Peter is a partner and head of corporate. He specialises in corporate finance transactions, partnership and group restructures. He has significant experience in negotiating high value commercial contracts and leading on international projects. Peter’s work often involves an intellectual property dimension, particularly in relation to service companies in the energy sector.
Craig Pike

Craig Pike

Partner mainly specialising in the administration of estates, drafting of wills and advising in the use of powers of attorney/guardianships. Along with this, Craig advises on elderly client care together with care costs as well as tax planning and also deals with the purchase and sale of property.
Nicola Reid

Nicola Reid

Private client services with an emphasis on residential property.
David Scott

David Scott

Commercial Property, Planning and Licensing lawyer with a background in dealing with all aspects of commercial property including purchase, sale, securities, investment, leasing and development. David now heads up the planning and licensing team within the commercial property department. He advises on all aspects of the planning process, from applications and objections to appeals and judicial review, negotiating planning agreements and planning conditions, interpreting policies and the local development plan process, as well as representation at inquiries. He has significant experience in both the property development and the renewable industry, and has advised on planning and property matters in relation to several significant wind farm applications. He has also been involved in applications for landfill sites, flood alleviation schemes, small scale hydro, and solar projects. His licensing work involves advising on all aspects of liquor licensing, and guiding clients through the licensing process. David speaks regularly on property and planning law at industry events, and delivers the renewable energy element of the Diploma in Legal Practice at Aberdeen University. Clients include local authorities, housebuilders, commercial developers, landowners and third sector organisations.
Sarah Stuart

Sarah Stuart

Partner in construction unit (based within the commercial litigation division). Experienced in both contentious and non-contentious construction work drawing on an understanding of the reasons why clients end up in disputes to assist in the drafting and negotiating of contracts and advising on resolving disputes before resorting to litigation. Represents clients in the construction industry and service companies in the oil and gas industry. Well acquainted with alternative methods of dispute resolution including adjudication particular to the construction industry, expert determination and mediation. Experience includes: advising on development agreements, building contracts, sub-contracts (including interfacing issues), consultant appointments, collateral warranties, novations and performance bonds. Recent projects include; advising a global service company on the procurement of new leased premises including negotiation of the development agreement and review of the construction suite; advising housebuilder clients on disputes over claims under missives, ownership disputes and defending interim interdict (injunction) proceedings; advising clients in relation to intellectual property disputes in the Court of Session; advising and representing clients in relation to recovery of documents under Section 1 of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act; advising on complex partnership disputes involving succession and property issues;  advising clients on enforceability of rental clauses in terms of the Competition Act 1998; preparation and conduct on seminars for clients, construction industry bodies and organisations on general contract law and common disputes arising under the contracts (particularly construction contracts).
Tim Thomas

Tim Thomas

Partner in litigation unit specialises in commercial litigation and insolvency. Commercial litigation – broad range of commercial disputes; area of practice extends to a wide variety of contractual disputes, debt recovery, actions for interdict, breach of fiduciary claims, evictions, shareholder disputes, intellectual property issues; works closely with the employment unit advising and litigating over restrictive covenants, confidential information and other employment contract related issues. Has represented clients in appeals in property-related litigation; regularly instructs junior and senior counsel for a variety of Court of Session work; advises clients on disputes over intellectual property rights; significant experience in Court of Session Section 1 Administration of Justice Act Petitions (Dawn Raids). Recent outer house actions include complex intellectual property disputes involving the instruction of forensic IT experts. Recently acted for clients pursuing a multifaceted Court of Session action for specific implement and damages, requiring the instruction of numerous experts in fields including landfill construction, pollution migration, the movement and migration patterns of fish and quantification. Experienced in alternative dispute resolution and has recently completed two high-value mediations. Insolvency – focuses on acting for insolvency practitioners in formal appointment work, an advisory capacity, debt recovery, and in contentious dispute work. Also works closely with colleagues in other commercial units advising and litigating on behalf of creditors against insolvent businesses. Currently in the lead role, acting for the trustee, one of Scotland’s largest property fraud sequestrations, pursuing numerous Court of Session actions involving actions for proving the tenor, unjustified enrichment, and issues of adoption of forgery, mora taciturnity and acquiescence. Recently took the lead in an inner house appeal acting for an IP. Acts for defenders being pursued by their former company in administration. High-value Court of Session commercial action. Includes allegation of breach of directors duties and fraud on creditors concerning international property investments and construction projects.
Fiona Thomson

Fiona Thomson

Partner
Kirk Tudhope

Kirk Tudhope

Partner in Inverness and head of Ledingham Chalmers’ employment team.  Represents and supports a large cross section of employers across the Highlands and Islands and North East in the private, public and voluntary sectors including Lifescan (Johnson and Johnson) and Baxters Food Group. Over and above conducting Employment Tribunals Kirk focuses on offering pragmatic advice on the wide ranging issues facing employers including discipline, compliance with Equality Act, Data Protection and TUPE. Kirk also provides innovative training and seminars to clients and organisations including the CIPD.Accredited by the Law Society as a specialist in employment law.
Douglas Watson

Douglas Watson

Partner in the private client services department providing advice on all aspects of inheritance tax planning, Wills, Trusts including Charitable Trusts, and executries;  residential property purchase and sale transactions, and land development option agreements from the private client perspective
Jennifer Young

Jennifer Young

Jennifer is a partner and, since 2012, Chairman of Ledingham Chalmers LLP.  Her role as Chairman involves strategic planning, governance, people and business development and client management.  Alongside that role, and as a Law Society of Scotland accredited construction specialist, Jennifer continues to provide legal support to businesses working in all areas of the construction and engineering sectors.  She has been principal construction law adviser on a number of projects for property developers, educational institutions, commercial clients procuring construction work and specialist sub-contractors, advising on pre-construction procurement issues, risk management during construction as well as dispute management and resolution.  That includes carrying out risk reviews, analysis and negotiation for construction and engineering contracts, as well as utilising her dispute management experience in litigation, arbitration and mediation.  Particular sector experience working with oil and gas contractors as well as in the traditional construction sector.