United Kingdom - Scotland • Dispute resolution
Stronachs LLP
Based in Aberdeen, Stronachs LLP acts for domestic and international clients across the oil and gas, energy and construction sectors on a range of commercial disputes, from contractual issues and warranty claims to shareholder disputes and damages actions, and continues to be increasingly active in property, construction and insolvency-related litigation. Practice leader Robert McDiarmid handles commercial disputes in the energy and construction industries, while the Inverness-based Colin Sandilands has notable experience in property-related claims. Deborah Law, who was promoted to partner in June 2022, is another key contact in the group.
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Testimonials
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‘This is a friendly approachable firm, where they all seem to work as a team and always get someone to answer your queries.’
‘Robert McDiarmid and the team handled our case with great efficiency, always providing good clear information and providing answers to any questions.’
‘The team at Stronachs has a deep understanding of the legal landscape in their chosen area of expertise.’
'Easy to talk to and no jargon.'
‘Robert McDiarmid and Claire Stewart are lovely individuals to deal with. Robert has a particularly deep understanding of legal process and always takes a very balanced viewpoint on litigation. This comes with an ability to accurately predict reactions from the other side of the case. Both are very responsive, caring, and we really feel that we have people that care about our best interests.’
‘I have consistently been impressed by the thoroughness of Stronachs' investigation and preparation of disputes, some of which are extremely complex, both factually and legally.’
‘Robert McDiarmid has shown a detailed and thorough hands-on understanding of very complex cases, and his grasp of the issues is consistently impressive. He is also inventive in finding promising new angles to consider.’
‘Colin Sandilands was exceptionally good at distilling what was important in order to defend our position. He dealt with the situation with an extremely measured and even-handed approach.’
Key clients
- Weatherford International plc
- Global Energy Group
- Fairhurst
- Marshall Errock Construction Limited
- Peterson (UK) Limited
- Inverness Glass Co Ltd
- Glen Mhor Limited
- Subsea Tooling Services UK Limited
- Xodus Group Limited
- AMS Global Group
Work highlights
- Represented Weatherford International plc and its subsidiaries in a commercial and intellectual property dispute.
- Represented a shareholder, who has raised a petition at the Court of Session for orders under s. 994 of the Companies Act 2006 (unfair prejudice shareholder petition). The petition seeks orders for the compulsory sale of another shareholder’s shares in a private limited company to the client, owing to allegedly unfairly prejudicial conduct in the running of the company’s affairs by the other shareholder and director.
- Represented Marshall Errock Construction Limited in relation to a multi-adjudication and dispute with its main contractor.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Robert McDiarmid