Sheila Webster > Davidson Chalmers Stewart > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Davidson Chalmers Stewart Offices
12 HOPE STREET
EDINBURGH
EH2 4DB
United Kingdom
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Sheila Webster
Work Department
Dispute resolution.
Position
Head of Dispute Resolution, with responsibility for the development of the Dispute Resolution team, including Commercial Real Estate, Construction and Employment work. Particular specialism in property related litigation, having been recognised by ‘The Legal 500’ and other directories as a leading specialist in this field for many years. Work highlights include (1) major landlord and tenant issues, including successfully enforcing keep trading obligations; advising on significant dilapidations claims for property investment company and separately for tenants; successfully challenging refusal to consent to retail park changes; and advising on subletting and assignation disputes; (2) real property issues including advice on challenges to land registration decisions by Keeper of Registers for private individuals; advising on lease notice validity, advice on missives dispute in relation to development site and title conditions advice to housebuilders including Muir Group; and (3) commercial litigation including judicial review, arbitrations (including appointment as arbitrator), professional negligence claims against solicitors and surveyors, insolvency and security enforcement, contract enforcement and partnership dispute matters. Appointed as an arbitration property and contract disputer.
Career
Trained Brodies; qualified 1991; Assistant Solicitor, Litigation team, Menzies Dougal Milligan 1991-92; Assistant Solicitor and Associate, Litigation department, Dundas & Wilson 1992-2002; Partner and Head of Property Dispute team, Bell & Scott 2003-09; Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution, Davidson Chalmers Stewart 2009.
Memberships
Law Society of Scotland; WS Society; Property Litigation Association.
Current Past-President of the Law Society of Scotland.
Education
Bridge of Don Academy, Aberdeen; University of Aberdeen (1988 LLB Hons; 1989 DipLP); University of Manchester (2002 MBA).
Leisure
Travel, reading, family.
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Real estate > Property litigation
(Hall of Fame)At Davidson Chalmers Stewart, the ‘very experienced’ Sheila Webster leads a team adept at managing landlord and tenant disputes, including issues related to notice disputes, subletting applications, and dilapidations claims. Webster is also skilled at representing property developers in title and property contract disputes.
Scotland > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
(Leading partners)Led by the highly renowned Sheila Webster, Davidson Chalmers Stewart is adept at handling a broad range of contractual disputes and professional negligence claims. The team welcomed Ewan McIntyre in May 2023, who joined from an in-house counsel position, bringing a strong background in insurance litigation. Magnus Miller left the firm in June 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Scotland > Real estate > Property litigation
- Leading partners Scotland > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Property litigation Scotland > Real estate
- Commercial litigation Scotland > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Environment
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Public sector > Health
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Real estate > Planning