Philip heads up our litigation practice in Scotland and deals with a broad range of commercial disputes. He acts for a wide range of organisations and individuals in a variety of disputes including a number of well-known blue chip hospitality, leisure and retail clients. His focus is on achieving commercial and cost effective results and often advises on risk management approaches and strategies to avoid pursuing a dispute through the courts. He prides himself on giving straightforward commercial advice. He is one of two solicitors in Scotland to be accredited by the RICS as a mediator. Philip has wide ranging expertise and specialisms and advises on contractual disputes, real estate disputes, insolvency, debt recovery, licensing, regulatory, professional negligence, interdicts and financial services disputes. He is regularly asked to present seminars to the RICS in Scotland and is a member of the Property Litigation Association.
United Kingdom - Scotland • Real estate
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Solicitor advocate Craig Neilson, who splits his time between Edinburgh and London, heads up Dentons‘ property litigation team in Scotland, whose recent work has included landlord and tenant issues, such as commercial lease disputes, dilapidation claims and the recovery of rent and possession, as well as title problems and construction-related work. One of the main contacts is counsel Fiona MacGregor, an expert in matters at the intersection with property, planning and public law.
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Key clients
- Aberdeen Standard Investments
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport
- JD Wetherspoon plc
- M & G Real Estate
- Marks & Spencer plc
- Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
- Peel Retail Developments Limited
- Redevco
- TSB Bank plc
- Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited
- Wildstone
Work highlights
- Advised Glasgow Prestwick Airport on number of public inquiries into windfarm developments proposed in close proximity to the airport.
- Acted for Lujo Properties Limited in a sheriff court action concerning the validity of the landlord's attempt to irritate the lease.
- Acted for a private client in a sheriff court action raised against them by James (Glasgow) Limited in a dispute over whether a strip of land owned by the client forms part of the verge to the public road.
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Craig Neilson